May 2012
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April 2012
Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? →
Long but interesting read on loneliness and the social technologies that are supposed to be bringing us closer together.
I like this line a lot, talking about online self-presentation: “Curating the exhibition of the self has become a 24/7 occupation.”
Isn’t that the truth. Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, all used to broadcast a massively edited version of ourselves...
YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF: ON SEEING THE 100%... →
youmightfindyourself:
by Haruki Murakami
One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl. Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is…
fruits and vegetables
probertson:
original size
kairosclerosis
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the moment you realize that you’re currently happy—consciously trying to savor the feeling—which prompts your intellect to identify it, pick it apart and put it in context, where it will slowly dissolve until it’s little more than an aftertaste.
The Robertson Tunnel
Latest PROMETHEUS Rating Talk: “Not One Frame Will... →
YESSSSS
WatchFor our friend Janiel, cuz I’m sure he misses Jonas and I have a hunch he’d like to hear him talking.
house-elves:
do you ever want to slap yourself in the face because you know you should be doing something productive but instead you choose to sit in front of a laptop for hours on end doing shit that has no beneficial impact on your life and this just happens day after day after day and still you refuse to accept the fact that you have a problem
Haha, what? Nooo. That would be… sad....
Fake It 'Til You Make It
Yesterday I went to see Austin Kleon give a talk on his book Steal Like An Artist during an extended lunch hour. I probably started following Austin after one of the arty blogs I frequent posted his Newspaper Blackout Horoscopes, and I liked his stuff and attitude so much I kept coming back.
Besides his blackout stuff, Kleon also put together a little talk/presentation on creativity and...
