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Ten names of countries that could also be names of reggae or funk bands.
Stemming from a conversation at work and in descending order of likelihood. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cape Verde Ascension Island Democratic Republic of the Congo El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago Wallis and Futuna Central African Republic Montenegro Oman
Posted in Humor, Politics, Travel
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The deathly hallows.
Spoiler alert: at midnight, I will watch my first Harry Potter movie. Before tonight, I have never read a Harry Potter book or watched a Harry Potter movie. Until a couple weeks ago, I didn’t know the full name of … Continue reading
Every letter counts.
2011 June 2, 8:46 pm As my live-tweeting of last week’s National Spelling Bee finals attests, my misspellings outnumbered my correct guesses by a factor of five, which led me to the realization that I am not a good speller. … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Design, Food, Nostalgia, Typography
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And you already know how this will end.
Tetris used to be a fixture of my mornings, a harbinger of the day ahead. It starts empty, builds rationally, and is led to disarray and disaster through series of unexpected events. There is almost always something left to clear. … Continue reading
Posted in In case you missed it, Nostalgia
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The world’s most prolific street photography collective.
Jon Rafman’s 9 eyes curates the work of the world’s most prolific street photography collective. via Evan Sharp
Posted in Art, In case you missed it
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Artisanal GIFs.
With broadband connections and high-definition YouTube and Hulu clips as prevalent as they are, why do people want to watch these relatively grainy, endlessly looping little videos? Part of the answer is that animated GIFs—soundless, coarsely textured, and powerless to … Continue reading
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A continuation of habitable space.
Bridging the line between clothing and architecture, the spacesuit is a portable environment: a continuation of habitable space, safe for human beings, capable of radical detachment from the Earth. Geoff Manaugh Based on an interview with the author, I added … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Design
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Scaffoldage.
I am now subscribing to Scaffoldage. (via things magazine)
Posted in Architecture, In case you missed it
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You are listening to Los Angeles.
You are listening to Los Angeles is an astounding single-serving site. Technically, it’s a cloud-leveraged mashup of a SoundCloud file, LAPD streaming audio, Cabin typeface, and a Flickr photo. As an experience, it’s not unlike a Pandora station started by … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, In case you missed it, Music
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A Jeopardy drinking game.
(via Christina) 1. Pick a player (last night, it was Sara, since we were at her home). 2. Drink once every time they get a question right. 3. Drink twice every time they get a question wrong. 4. Waterfall when … Continue reading
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Urban light.
Why did I only now learn this existed? It’s on my itinerary next time I’m in Los Angeles. (via GOOD)
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Monster movies.
A couple film-related nuggets I picked up on Clusterflock: If LeBron James starred in Space Jam 2, he would leave the Toon Squad for the Monstars in the middle of the movie. Via Clusterflock “Let’s Enhance” is certainly a direct … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, In case you missed it
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