January 2012
12 posts
3 tags
killer whales have the highest concentrations of toxic substances like...
– Dog Trained As Ultimate Whale Pooper Snooper : NPR
December 2011
28 posts
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I Love Charts: Conclusion →
ilovecharts:
Yesterday we posted a chart to which some people took offense. One person took the time to write us directly with her anger about the chart. I took exception to her tone and disagreed with her assertions and regrettably fell into one of the more simple traps of poor communication, writing a …
a long one, but an interesting read, even if you don’t care anything about...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Frank Sinatra (6)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (5)
Sufjan Stevens (5)
Elvis Presley (4)
Dean Martin (4)
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An interesting video that explores the complexities (and perhaps pretentiousness) of the art world, particularly in the realm of the modern art movement of relational art.
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Avijeet Sachdev: Jobs had Apple. Zuckerberg has... →
avijeet1:
I love spending time on the computer, learning about social media, film, photography, coding, all that stuff, but most people can’t believe that I know this much. They think, oh you’ll be someone huge in the future, just because I know my way around a computer.
Sure, that’s awesome, but you know…
The pressure placed on today’s young adults is so intense. This is one...
A book, too, can be a star, ‘explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh...
– Madeleine L’Engle (via -daydream-believer-)
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness
and just be...
– Guillaume Apollinaire
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Journey (28)
Yo-Yo Ma (14)
Stuart Duncan;Chris Thile;Edgar Meyer;Yo-Yo Ma (9)
Yo-Yo Ma;Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra;Ton Koopman (3)
Yo-Yo Ma;Ennio Morricone (3)
Imported…
November 2011
7 posts
10 Things 90s Kids Will Have To Explain To Their...
good:
“While most things we experienced as tots in that headiest of eras seems pretty self-explanatory (plaid was everywhere, Leonardo DiCaprio was the molten ball of light around which the solar system turned, and there was no color too bright for your sweatpants) there are some things that will be a bit harder to explain. Here, a primer for when your future children want to know what the hell...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
Relaxing Piano Music Consort (19)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (8)
Frédéric Chopin (6)
Antonio Vivaldi (5)
George Gershwin (4)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
John Williams (47)
The Puppini Sisters (14)
The Real Tuesday Weld (12)
Orchestra (6)
John Williams;Utah Symphony Orchestra (2)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Pink Martini (63)
Madeleine Peyroux (47)
Andy Scott (4)
Charley Drayton (4)
Chavela Vargas (1)
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October 2011
33 posts