August 2009
25 posts
John Burns On: His Hair
Tod Williams: What’s with the crazy hair? Does it help?
John Burns, The New York Times: Tod, I can’t imagine that many people would sit still for a discussion of my relationship (or lack of it) with my barber, though you’re far from alone, among those who have watched PBS, in thinking that a pair of Australian sheep would do me no harm.
Recipe for strawberry cream puffs. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/kcDHR (via @design_sponge)
Meet Amar Ramroop: Times Scholar, future nanotechnologist and coolest Community intern *ever* http://bit.ly/QGpf5
Woodstock: I shoulda been there, born in the wrong decade. @nytimes readers share photos http://bit.ly/5AWtc & videos http://bit.ly/8SsDt
When ladybirds attack http://bit.ly/N68GZ
Ha: You can watch fans recreating the scene via Web cam. RT @nytjim: Another 40 year anniversary. Crossing Abbey Road. http://bit.ly/hmxtm
A fave John Hughes moment: [[Sings]] “When Cameron was in Egypt’s land… Let my Cameron go!” Yours? http://bit.ly/T4SS2
Reporter David Gonzalez and @nytimes readers discuss Sotomayor’s confirmation and what it means to Puerto Ricans in NYC http://bit.ly/VRWQY
Perhaps even greater than a Yocco’s hot dog: Panda Bread http://bit.ly/IZrFv (via @lemondroptweets)
“Rating is about to spread like a pandemic. Everything—everyone—will get rated by...”
– Kevin Maney
Guardian: Rad robots through the ages http://bit.ly/vKXZ4
Keeping it in perspective: If the Twitter community was just 100 people http://bit.ly/PqZIr (via @Gizmodo)
The guys at @HellForLeather have their latest photo feature up. Subject: Works Engineering in Greenpoint, Brooklyn http://bit.ly/1abqpD
Has Wikipedia become less welcoming to new contributors? http://bit.ly/OFqtU
Reporters jumping into @nytimes discussions today: Michael Luo on layoffs http://bit.ly/KkN71 & Mike Grynbaum on cabbies http://bit.ly/4TXjq
“God mode. Total invincibility to all attacks. You can just stand there and the...”
– “Halo 3 Cheat Codes, As Explained By Neglected Girlfriend Janet Iverson” (by Andrew Kiraly, via McSweeney’s)
“Stop thinking ‘campaigns,’ start thinking ‘conversations.’” The Power of Social Media http://bit.ly/R9mpB (via @johnrobinson & @markbriggs)
NYC: Anti-scooter? Wes discusses in this week’s issue of Newsweek: http://bit.ly/180jMO (via @HellForLeather)
Not news to anyone: Mister Softee Busted For Being Mister Druggie http://bit.ly/2O23ly