May 2012
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Morning Music Recommendation: Let My Love Open The...
April 2012
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“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his...”
– John James Audubon (b. April 26, 1785)
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March 2012
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Science Terms That Could Be Indie Band Names
*(An incomplete list)*
The Covalent Bonds
Progeny
Golgi Apparatus
Moraines
Heritable Traits
Chronostratigraphy
Quantum Foam
Van Allen Belt
Mass Spectrometry
Mole
Hiatal Hernias
The Subduction Zones
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What Podcasts do you listen to?
I listen to a lot of podcasts, so I thought I’d make a list of some of my favorites and maybe a little bit about why I like each one. Jordan, Jesse, Go! -Hosted by Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris, this is one of the few free-form podcasts that is actually listenable. Full of obscure pop-culture references and running jokes, it’s a lot of fun.
Risk! -Created by Kevin Allison (comedian...
Opinion: Why Instagram photos cheat the viewer by... →
While interesting, I can’t help but see Stern’s argument that camera apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic as defensive and a little deceptive. He says:
“Any news photographer worth his or her salt will tell you that the best camera is one that lets you take the photo unencumbered by the technicalities of the process. A camera that lets you record the scene with the light and...
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February 2012
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How Carrots Became The New Junk Food by Douglas... →
This is a fascinating piece about how to market something relatively common
in uncommon ways:
Dunn’s team talked to more than 20 agencies. One firm pitched a commercial
with a vegetable army, baby carrots in the lead, storming a beach defended
by junk food. Another proposed pairing two unlikely celebrities together,
or maybe rival politicians, with the punch line “Look who’s...
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How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy - The Atlantic →
This is a great read. Though it’s definitely unsettling to imagine cats are leading us to early deaths and possibly madness. I always knew there was somethings suspicious about them.
A Guide to the Digital Advertising Industry That's... →
Get to know the digital advertising technology that’s going to eventually
take over your life:
“The significance of tailored commercial messages and offers goes far
beyond whether or not the targeted persons buy the products. Advertisements
and discounts are status signals: they alert people as to their social
position. If you consistently get ads for low-priced cars, regional...
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In a virtual world, reality is king: Why Lana Del...
First, if you’re interested in pop culture or ridiculous internet semi-controversies, take a minute to read Alex Pappademas’ examination and review of pop singer Lana Del Rey and her new album. Almost all discussion of Lana Del Rey is not about her music (which is both bizarre and predictable), but instead her persona and whether she should be considered an authentic artist or merely a...
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January 2012
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Jonathan Franzen is worried about e-books. Should...
At the Hay festival in Cartagena, Colombia, acclaimed author Jonathan
Franzen discussed at length the woes of increasingly popular e-books (1):
“Someone worked really hard to make the language just right,
just the way they wanted it. They were so sure of it that they printed it
in ink, on paper. A screen always feels like we could delete that, change
that, move it around. So for a...
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No posts today - stop SOPA/PIPA →
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What Occupy can learn from the Hunger Games by... →
This is a fascinating examination not only of the popularity of dystopian novels among modern young adults and how that reading, from Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games to Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta, affect their perceptions of the real social issues we face today:
Unlike in escapist fantasies such as “Star Wars,” where the rebels unambiguously deserve our support as...
SOPA-Supporting News Outlets Aren't Covering SOPA... →
MSNBC, Fox News, ABC, CBS and NBC have dedicated no time to covering the Stop Online Piracy Act in their evening newscasts since Oct. 1, according to a report by Ben Dimiero of Media Matters For America.
CNN, meanwhile, has dedicated a single evening news segment to the issue. All of the companies covered in the report have either publicly supported SOPA or have parent companies that have done...
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Would Alabama and LSU have played if UA had won...
After last night’s 21-0 win over LSU, Alabama is enjoying it’s 2,342th national championship win. The two teams facing each other again has been a contentious topic after the teams’ November 5th 9-6 ‘game of the century.’ My theory is that we would not have seen a match up if the Crimson Tide had edged out the Tigers. This is because the BCS is basically an arbitrary...
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December 2011
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I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping ... by... →
Roger Ebert is on point with his list describing why movie revenues continue to decline:
2. Ticket prices are too high. People have always made that complaint, but historically the movies have been cheap compared to concerts, major league sports and restaurants. Not so much any longer. No matter what your opinion is about 3D, the charm of paying a hefty surcharge has worn off for the...
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