February 2011
“Still, as in most movies today, here eyes and brows and mouths are the main...”
– Observations on film art : THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Faces behind facebook
January 2011
“Comparing Didion’s idea of a writer’s notebook to a Twitter account might seem...”
– On Keeping A Twitter « Thought Catalog
“But it was a style I liked, and I submerged myself happily in its rigors when I...”
– Does a strict upbringing make you a better designer?: Observatory: Design Observer
“Spotify, a digital music service that has been popular in Europe but met...”
– Spotify Close To A Deal With EMI - NYTimes.com
“Fancy derailing a discussion but aren’t sure how to go about it?...”
– New Statesman - How to argue on the internet
“How did you come up with the concept? I was fascinated by how sandboxy and...”
– IndieGames.com - The Weblog - Road To The IGF: Minecraft’s Markus Persson
“The Internet is a network of networks. But what’s often forgotten is that...”
– Tunisia, Egypt, Miami: The Importance of Internet Choke Points - Andrew Blum - Technology - The Atlantic
“I don’t want to Spiek for anyone else, but my Twitter feed is full of Helvetica...”
– Fonts In Use – The Typographic Monotony of American Retail
“According to the new model of brain activity that the researchers have devised,...”
– New research suggests our brains delete information at an ‘extraordinarily high’ rate — Engadget
“But the problem is that historians, preservationists, and cultural critics...”
– The Geopolitics of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
“No offense to the Times, which did a great job reporting the story, but it...”
– A Bad Sign for Google - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
“Yet the internet widely prefers cats. Some of the most popular Internet memes...”
– Why The Internet Chose Cats « Thought Catalog
“By showcasing the most witty, joyful, bullet-pointed versions of people’s...”
– Is Facebook making us sad? Stanford University research and Sherry Turkle’s new book Alone Together suggest that social networking may foster loneliness. - By Libby Copeland - Slate Magazine
“Now, I don’t know about “desperate,” but, truth be told, it was definitely a...”
– Once upon a time on the internet « Snarkmarket
“It was actually a fascinating conversation with MoMA, as we each worked to...”
– MoMA acquires digital typefaces; what does that mean?
WatchJost Haas // The story of the last glass eye maker in Britain (by Yatzer)
“Most people assume that online readers primarily view a small number of big-name...”
– Rands In Repose: Interview: Marco Arment
Watchsparkle face test (by andrew benson)
“It turns out that Hollywood is taking advantage of its most compelling...”
– The strange trajectory of Hollywood movies: Fizzling in U.S. but skyrocketing overseas | The Big Picture | Los Angeles Times
“Just look at Roxxxy, a $3,000 talking sex robot that comes preloaded with six...”
– Book Review - Alone Together - By Sherry Turkle - NYTimes.com
“Who’s in the top seat matters very much to whether a company can design well. If...”
– Subtraction.com: This Could Be Google’s Design Moment
“The information comes from anonymous Pentagon sources who told NBC that although...”
– Report: U.S. Can’t Link Bradley Manning to Julian Assange | Threat Level | Wired.com
“Patton Oswalt’s curious epitaph to to Geek Culture a month ago in Wired...”
– The 126th MLA Convention: Invite Us All In! | The Awl
