February 2012
10 posts
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Doug Wheeler Installation at David Zwirner...
image from artnet
I recently made the trek over to West 19th and 11th avenue in Chelsea to see what most of the art community here in New York City had been excitedly bumbling about since January. Doug Wheeler, the respected contemporary artist known for his work with light sculpture inspired by the mid-20th century experience, had apparently created a sensation at his gallerist David...
Awww hey Whitney and Robyn mashup. #dance
An almost perfect personal worldview.
I’m editing this a bit, but this is a beautiful worldview from al3x:
In terms of social ideology, I identify as a secular humanist. On matters of faith, I’m an agnostic. Politically, I’m a [registered—I’m not registered] independent; my politics are closest to that of The Economist newspaper [obviously, this is my employer and they are so for a reason]: mildly Libertarian,...
I’m obsessed with this band from Kansas...
Planned Parenthood: Open Letter →
My friend Caroline McCarthy writes an amazing, honest post below on why reproductive health and free access to care matters so incredibly much. Cheers to her brave honesty!
caro:
Breast cancer has ripped through my family so violently that I’m pretty much guaranteed to get it in a pretty nasty form down the road if I haven’t already managed to get mauled to death by rabid howler monkeys. But I...
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January 2012
21 posts
WatchLast night at Chairlift’s album release show at Bowery Ballroom, one fangirl went a bit nuts…watch Caroline’s reaction while singing “I Belong in Your Arms,” one of the better tracks on the new record Something. Also, buy their album; it might be one of the best released in the last 6 months.
Chairlift at Bowery Ballroom
WatchPlants not only as “extraordinary travelers in Space, but as incomparable travelers in time…
Thanks for the Gem from The BBC on a Magnolia seed and tree found in a bronze-aged Japanese village.
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Found on Reddit: an urgent letter from Rep Zoe...
I directly quote from the letter posted here (originally sourced from Alexis Ohanian’s twitter):
“Yesterday was important. Emails and phone calls poured into the US Capitol. The message in opposition to SOPA/PIPA was clear. As I was on the floor of the House yesterday, I can assure you that the actions taken were noticed by the Representatives. For myself, I was inspired that millions...
Trying out a sweet new widget from Appinions...the...
Want to know what sites will be totally,... →
Susans, my new favorite Japanese lady band at...
Aww shucks! I like our Tumblr too.
thelaurenproject:
So, I said to myself, I said, “Dang. I really wish The Economist had a tumblr and I wish that it was all charts.”
And then I decided to quit being so lazy and look into it.
And then everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
A reflection on focus and freedom.
Today was both a culmination and a beginning, all wrapped up tightly into 17 hours. My team and I finally launched a product on which I’ve been hyper-focused for the last 6 + months. My heart rate has been measurably higher, and my left eye is twitching. I should be in bed, but I can’t fall asleep.
There’s something funny about focus. It can be utterly liberating, knowing...
“For the past sixty years, TV executives have been making the decisions about...”
– Will Robert Kyncl and YouTube Revolutionize Television? : The New Yorker (via thisistheverge)
Finally, I'm teaching a Skillshare class. Come...
I’m only one of their biggest fans, and I’m friends with most of their employees. It’s embarrassing that it’s taken this long to post a class. Come learn how to turn that hobby of yours into your rent check on February 2nd at the Skillshare HQ in Soho!
WatchJimmy Fallon is too good (and I don’t even watch TV). This makes me want to work on his show. Happy Friday!
rand0mflora:
spiffypop:
monkeyaround92:
ofunicorndust:
isagrimorie:
falulatonks:
the casts of Parks and Recreation and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
6bee - We’re Not Gonna Take It
Most fun I’ve ever seen!
Reblogging this because it’s super delightful.
The moment...
The New York Tech Meetup last night and why the...
At the New York Tech Meetup last night, 2 projects demo’d that proved in my and many other’s minds why the Alley is better than the Valley…at solving real world (not just first world) problems.
Deaftel is a service that helps the way deaf people communicate. It’s a phone service that turns one person’s speech into text which is subsequently relayed to the deaf...
Help fund my new friend Ari's record project on... →
December 2011
2 posts
My good friend Chris, articulating the difference...
October 2011
5 posts
Happy Halloween! (infographic) →
WatchAmazing video in tribute to Steve Jobs. It’s hard not to think about him waking up every morning via the alarm on my iPhone and checking email in my MacBook Pro. Thanks for this Wired.
“People are informed today. People are online. People in Kansas do yoga, you...”
– — Brendan Burke, “a tall, tattooed truck driver with a degree from NYU and The New School” (Esquire) (via soupsoup)
Re Occupying Wall Street and the financial crisis…insight from the ground
September 2011
4 posts
Adrian Sanders of thegoodkarma.co | Erica Berger
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Fossil to Future
A few days ago, I got pitched by a Dutch company, DSM, in regards to their range of nutritional products and their line of automotive plastics.
I know—I read the beginning of the email and thought the same as you are thinking now—why the heck are they pitching me and what kind of hoohaa is this? As a 7 year vegetarian (sometimes pescatarian), I’m always critical of companies...
Last night, I saw a friend of mine play an...
August 2011
11 posts
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WatchI’m so excited for my friend Patti’s art show tomorrow night in Brooklyn. Her take on Paris and photography is incredibly insightful and creative.
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Building a MVP (minimum viable product) in 54...
This weekend, I participated in NYC Startup Weekend at the co-working space and educational campus, General Assembly.
At the moment, my brain is wrecked. But what I’m not is over doing this—rapid prototyping, startup bootcamp, or working with my particular team. If anything, this showed me more of what is possible when getting together with the right team, motivating each other in...
Bam. Check out What The Founder? →
Startup friends, please take my super short survey... →
