February 2011
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Churnalism.com →
This site allows you to compare text to press releases to see how much the news you read is just regurgitated PR.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Manifesto for His Apprentices
1. An honest ego in a healthy body.
2. An eye to see nature
3. A heart to feel nature.
4. Courage to follow nature
5. The sense of proportion (humor)
6. Appreciation of work as idea and idea as work
7. Fertility of imagination
8. Capacity for faith and rebellion
9. Disregard for commonplace (inorganic) elegance
10. Instinctive cooperation
(Via The Happiness Project )>
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What Your Favorite Classic Rock Band Says About... →
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Clip and Pen
whatthecool:
Clip and Pen by korean product designer Giha Woo.
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Broadcasting legend remembered, celebrated by fans...
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN SUMMER 2008 in The Reflector
Author’s Note: My last article for Mississippi State University’s campus newspaper, The Reflector, was also my favorite: writing about the legacy of Jack Cristil, Voice of the Bulldogs for nearly sixty years.
In light of Cristil’s announcement hours ago that he will retire, I decided to repost that article here, since it...
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Cassette Tapes Get A West Coast Rewind (NPR) →
The frontiers of hipster-dom! This piece talks about how cassette tapes are seeing a revival from micro-indie labels in Los Angeles.
I appreciate their enthusiasm, and how using cassettes encourages home recording and music exploration, but the fact remains:
Tapes are pretty still awful.
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10 tips for young designers
Great list posted on Swiss Miss:
These are some insightful and thought-provoking lessons from Wieden+Kennedy’s Executive Creative Director, John C Jay: 10 Lessons for young designers.
1: Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do. 2: Work harder than anyone else and you will always...
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newsweek:
Sad Journalism Drink Link (we really just did that) of the Day:
How Do You Envision Making a Living in 5-10 Years as a Journalist?
(Oof.)
Hmm…
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10 mindful ways to use social media →
This is a good list of tips to consider when using twitter, facebook or even Tumblr. Unfortunately, certainly don’t follow these all the time.
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Barcode-to-Bibliography App Makes College... →
Come on, technology! This is just too much.
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Speck by Speck, Dust Piles Up - The New York Times →
When I saw the New York Times had a story about dust, I thought it was another ridiculous trend story … but it turned out to be a pretty interesting examination of what people keep in their homes and lives. From books to collections, this story examines the care and maintenance it takes to keep up our lives. Check it out.
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