Minimalist Graphic Interpretations of Philosophical Concepts — Prints by Genis Carreras | Society6

Art Prints by Genis Carreras | Society6. Similar:Treasure peaceful moments in a turbulent world.AestheticsA quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier wi…CultureOn Her One Free Day Between Two Shows…[View the story “On Her One Free Day Bet…DesignAll the Classroom’s a StageSome good observations in this essay. As…AcademiaFascinating observation…

A Klingon Christmas Carol

Performers Ali Kidder-Mostrom (L) and David Coupe perform a fight scene as a translation of their dialogue is projected on a screen during a performance of “A Klingon Christmas Carol” in Chicago, December 20, 2012. —A Klingon Christmas Carol Similar:Facebook’s Censorship Problem Is What Happens When a Tech Company Controls the NewsFacebook makes editorial decisions…

The end of history and the last website

Something else has changed, too, beyond the proliferation of screens. Today, I don’t think—and I’m almost afraid to write this, because it’s like the tolling of some great bell—today I don’t think the amateur’s best effort is good enough. We as internet users have less patience and less charity for janky, half-broken experiences. (Which is…

Page Weight Matters

Unexpected consequences, when a developer slims the size (in terms of data) of the YouTube video-watching page from 1.2M down to under 100kb. Having just finished writing the HTML5 video player, I decided to plug it in instead of the far heavier Flash player. Bam! 98KB and only 14 requests. I threaded the code with…

So long, Newsweek

Reaction to the cover: – ‏Newsweek’s last print issue has just a hashtag on the cover. Like using your final breath to ID the killer. @sacca – Newsweek’s last cover: one more flippant stunt. Ooh! A Hashtag! I’m proud to have worked there 1985-93. @jswatz – Glad to see @Newsweek going all digital! Love the…

Annie — Cabinet Tomorrow

My 10yo daughter Carolyn played Annie in a Stage Right! Greensburg production Sunday. I was delighted to play President FDR. Here is a clip from our longest scene together, the Annie Cabinet Scene. Similar:Carolyn and Nick in Beauty and the BeastAestheticsSpanish dance @laurelballettheater @westmorelandsymphony The NutcrackerDance3-Year-Old's Birthday Party Theme: 'NewsHour'When a young St. Paul boy…

My tween found this creative use for an extra iPad stylus

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How to create a magazine: 5 tips from top designers

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Coverage Rapid, And Often Wrong, In Tragedy’s Early Hours : NPR

Nearly everyone reported so many things wrong in the first 24 hours after the Sandy Hook shootings that it’s hard to single out any one news organization or reporter for criticism. Among the news outlets that wrongly reported major parts of the journalistic building blocks of “who, what, where, when, why and how,” were CBS, The Associated…

As Shooting Story Unfolds, Media Struggle With Facts

With so many unanswered questions, TV correspondents were left to set the scene and to convey the impact in words that continually failed them. However apt, the phrase “parents’ worst nightmare” became an instant cliche. And the word “unimaginable” was used countless times. But “imagine” was exactly what the horrified audience was helpless not to…

Roger Ebert on how the press reports mass killings – Boing Boing

I have no patience for TV news, and feel my blood pressure rise when I see the fear-mongering (“What was the chemical spilled on Route 66 that 10,000 motorists drove over on their way home from work? Will it cause you and your family to die a horrible death? Janice will have that story after…

Why no new Christmas carols?

Historically it’s been nearly impossible for a new Christmas song to break the impenetrable monopoly of “Away in a Manger” (1885); “The First Noel” (1823); “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful” (1743); “Silent Night” (1818); “Deck the Halls” (1862); “Jingle Bells” (1857); “We Three Kings” (1857); “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (17th century); “Hark! The Herald…

UChicago College Admissions, Indiana Jones Mystery Package

What we know: The package contained an incredibly detailed replica of “University of Chicago Professor” Abner Ravenwood’s journal from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. It looks only sort of like this one, but almost exactly like this one, so much so that we thought it might have been the one that was…

Stage Right offers four versions of its musical ‘Annie’ | TribLIVE

Leapin‘ Lizards! There are four versions of the adorable little orphan with the big voice in Stage Right‘s holiday production of everybody‘s favorite musical, “Annie.” They‘re not on stage at the same time, and John Noble, who plays the one-and-only Daddy Warbucks, says each of the girls adds a little something different to her performance…

Storage Wars Sued By Its Star; Show Is Faked And Execs Were Confronted By Cast, Court Papers Charge

“Reality TV” star is shocked — shocked — that his own show is faked. Storage Wars Sued By Its Star; Show Is Faked And Execs Were Confronted By Cast, Court Papers Charge | Radar Online. Similar:CNN employees resign after retracted articleCNN is pretty upfront; three journalists…BusinessWest Side Story (One-Minute Preview)From Mrs. Lovett two weeks ago…

A Quick and Comprehensive Guide to Type

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McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Welcome to My Rare and Antiquarian eBook Shop.

Face it—eBook sales are up, analog eBook sales are down. Pretty soon collectors are going to realize that normal people no longer share their bourgeois fascination with things like the bittersweet aroma of ink on paper, or the satisfying heft of a classic hardcover, or the fact that books don’t randomly turn off when you…

StoryNexus: building your own adventure games

If you’re a veteran gamer you’ll remember the golden era of text-based adventures. The Hobbit, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Zork… titles that conjured whole worlds out of narrative descriptions and two-word player inputs. That genre never went away, of course – interactive fiction communities still thrive on the web (a good place to look is…

Bad Doggy — practicing “Tomorrow” with a human Sandy

Bad Doggy — practicing “Tomorrow” with a human Sandy – YouTube. Similar:So peaceful and majestic. Another outing with my son.Personal8yo who found 1500-year-old artifact in a lake: “I had to give the sword to the local muse… I was crawling along the bottom of the…AmusingAs part of an ongoing feud over the rights to use…

Crazy-looking keyboards that never caught on

As the typewriter become popular, it was sometimes referred to it as a “literary piano,” or “the sewing machine of thought.” But the piano and the sewing machine both require a more complex interaction between fingers and machine parts than does the keyboard, which essentially requires you to press whatever button features the letter or…