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"Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has apparently found rare Joy Division and New Order master tapes when..."

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:01:00 -0800

“Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has apparently found rare Joy Division and New Order master tapes when digging up the basement of a new restaurant in Manchester.”

- NME

I Love You by Jocelyn Duke

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:10:52 -0800

I Love You by Jocelyn Duke

“China is a liar.” (Taken with Instagram at The...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:06:23 -0800

“China is a liar.” (Taken with Instagram at The White House)

My valentines. ♥ ♥

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:22:11 -0800

My valentines. ♥ ♥

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:26:22 -0800

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education:

austinkleon:

One of the great errors of an elite education, then, is that it teaches you to think that measures of intelligence and academic achievement are measures of value in some moral or metaphysical sense. But they’re not. Graduates of elite schools are not more valuable than stupid people, or talentless people, or even lazy people. Their pain does not hurt more. Their souls do not weigh more. If I were religious, I would say, God does not love them more. The political implications should be clear. As John Ruskin told an older elite, grabbing what you can get isn’t any less wicked when you grab it with the power of your brains than with the power of your fists.

Another excellent article by William Deresiewicz—worth reading if only to discover the phrase “entitled mediocrity.”

I like this.

Watch this. The comparison between environments we build on...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:32:51 -0800

Watch this. The comparison between environments we build on screens and the environments we’ve built in the physical wold is brilliant. The whole thing is great.

He also does a nice profile of Robert Irwin in there, who is a favorite of mine.

"This is the axe my grandfather made. My father replaced the handle, and I replaced the blade."

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:47:07 -0800

“This is the axe my grandfather made.
My father replaced the handle,
and I replaced the blade.”

- Proverb (via bestmadeco)

"You can fondle the cube, but it will not respond."

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:01:03 -0800

“You can fondle the cube, but it will not respond.”

- Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds

"Baja is the new Tuscany."

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:43:00 -0800

“Baja is the new Tuscany.”

- Anthony Bourdain

onyxearth: Aaron McElroy

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:51:46 -0800

onyxearth:

Aaron McElroy

Contemporary Geoglyphs by Jocelyn Duke

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:53:39 -0800

Contemporary Geoglyphs by Jocelyn Duke

newspeedwayboogie: Moonface - Teary Eyes and Bloody...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:38:36 -0800

newspeedwayboogie:

Moonface - Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips

Fucking incredible new song from Spencer Krug’s Moonface. There are so many things I love about this, the Bowie and new wave references, the driving organs, the love song (perhaps), the abrupt ending.

But most of all the opening lyrics: Teary eyes and bloody lips, make you look like Stevie Nicks

Spencer Krug 4lyfe. Also Dusdin 4lyfe because that’s another one of his pics on the cover.

James Fallows and me on the U.S. Constitution, NBD

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:27 -0800

James Fallows, responding to my question on his Reddit AMA yesterday:

[…]our political system is uniquely resistant to change. Our Constitution is harder to change than most other countries’ – and is getting quite old now. If “the Founders” were around today, they would never come up with something like today’s Senate. They were practical-minded people, and they would have seen it as unworkable that (a) a state with over 30 million people had the same representation as one with half a million people, (b) the modern abuse-in-practice of the filibuster makes it possible for an entrenched minority to block majority will. I don’t have the cite here, but a very valuable piece in the NYT a few days ago pointed out that no other countries are copying our Constitution. It no longer makes sense.

I cleaned it up a bit.

And here’s the NYT piece he references: ‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World. One highlight:

In a television interview during a visit to Egypt last week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court seemed to agree. “I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012,” she said. She recommended, instead, the South African Constitution, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or the European Convention on Human Rights.

Thanks to James for pointing my mind in new directions, and thanks to everyone who voted for my question.

About to be defeated by a fried chicken benedict as Chris looks...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:20:00 -0800

About to be defeated by a fried chicken benedict as Chris looks on.

Best book.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:12 -0800

Best book.

Me, to James Fallows on Reddit: You’ve said in this discussion: “the foundations of...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:50:39 -0800

Me, to James Fallows on Reddit:

You’ve said in this discussion: “the foundations of American democracy and self-government are a cause for serious worry.”

I tend to agree with this statement, but I have a hard time pinpointing the biggest fissures in the foundation. I often blame first past the post voting for creating a homogenous legislature. I also worry that national politics self-selects pathologically narcissistic individuals who are easily bought. But that’s just me.

What worries you most about American democracy? And could you elaborate on what you mean by self-government?

Please upvote me?

And, of course, you can give your own answer here. Are you worried about American democracy? If so, why?

measuredvoice: globalspin: Doug & Mars (by Kevin...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:51:28 -0800

measuredvoice:

globalspin:

Doug & Mars (by Kevin Baird)

This photo sums up the reasons why I love SpaceUp. It’s technical but friendly. The attendees are babies and greybeards, veterans and newbies, women and men. Best of all, everyone teaches and learns and communicates while they’re having fun.

We’re extremely proud to support SpaceUp. There’s so much beauty in this picture!

This makes me so happy.

Photo

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:27:52 -0800

"Fine, it may not be legal to flip the bird on television, but that’s simply a remnant of the fifties..."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:04:00 -0800

“Fine, it may not be legal to flip the bird on television, but that’s simply a remnant of the fifties we haven’t shaken. Unless somebody was handing out Xanax with the foam fingers, Lucas Oil Stadium was ringing with the music of profanities last night. More to the point, television viewers were submitted to ad after ad that likened women – negatively – to sofas, cars, and candy. Mr. Winter didn’t have anything to say about that, so I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks profanity is somehow more harmful to our children than images of violence and misogyny.”

- Sasha Frere-Jones to Tim Winter of the Parents Television Council, from M.I.A. Shouldn’t Have Apologized.

dusdin: Sharon’s album is officially released today. Couldn’t...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:40:41 -0800

dusdin:

Sharon’s album is officially released today. Couldn’t be prouder to have my photos on the front, back and inside.