February 2011
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“Critique by creating.”
– Michelangelo (via azspot) the best answers are better ones.
Feb 1st
January 2011
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The Times's Dealings With Julian Assange →
I’m a little puzzled by the complaint that most of the embassy traffic we disclosed did not profoundly change our understanding of how the world works. Ninety-nine percent of what we read or hear on the news does not profoundly change our understanding of how the world works. News mostly advances by inches and feet, not in great leaps. The value of these documents — and I believe they have immense...
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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“Intelligence, academic performance, and prestigious schools don’t correlate well...”
– What the science of human nature can teach us : The New Yorker (via mokoyfman) this is real.
Jan 26th
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Harry Potter and the Farmer’s Market →
If you’re somebody who’s interested in communicating big ideas, food is one of the most powerful tools you’ve got. It’s a universal, irresistible hook—the most common denominator. You can get people to think about economics, sociology, physiology, psychogeography (?!)—anything you want, really—if you simply connect it back to food. Not food policy!—I mean the real, tactile experience of food in...
Jan 21st
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Jan 11th
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“No culture in history has been more distracted. If you are wondering why there...”
– Donald Miller (via azspot) TRUTH.
Jan 10th
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Why Wasn't I Consulted?  →
all of this.
Jan 7th