February 2011
27 posts
Unsustainable's First Rule of Velociraptors →
unsustainable:
I have a million movies in my head that I won’t share here because of Intelleckshual Porportie Laws, but the basic premise is the above. Any movie, any television show, any musical, opera, ballet, rock show, high school play, dance recital, or poetry reading: a single select member of the cast, crew, or audience will have the mystical and absolute power to push a button...
January 2011
21 posts
W. W. Norton: It is the Medium's Fault When... →
wwnorton:
The life span of black ink in disposable plastic pens is estimated to be about four and a half years. The blue ink in plastic pens starts to fade away in two. And newsprint is only intended to last for a day.
Already, scientists are experiencing difficulty in deciphering the technology that’s…
“You will observe that she is writing this nonsense not in a peer reviewed...”
– The Last Psychiatrist: Are Chinese Mothers Superior To American Mothers? —Thanks to Geeta for the tip. I particularly like the lyric added to “Minuet in G.”
“George Chapman, the first well-known translator of the Iliad into English, had...”
– On Modern English Translations of the Iliad —grazie, @kidchamp
“AT&T shivers in delight at hearing these words come from the Chief...”
– FCC v. AT&T reveals the limits of corporate personhood at the Supreme Court. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine —Dahlia Lithwick on the Supreme Court may be my favorite writer/beat combination in all of journalism.
The year in question was several years ago (a post...
““We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we...”
– UnMasquerade
“I’m inventing a machine
for concealing my desire.
And I’m inventing another...”
– Poet’s Sampler —the beginning of Aaron Kunin’s poem “The Sore Throat.” Click through for the whole thing.
