January 2011
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After Tunisia: Obama's Impossible Dilemma in Egypt →
“But in the growing battle between Arab autocrats and popular oppositions, the U.S. is finding itself torn between the reliable allies it needs and the democratic reformers it wants.”
This really is a must read.
Watchblogwell:
marktomczak:
Caldwell’s first Super Art Fight Battle. This was an awesome time filled with awesome people!
WITNESS THE ‘CORNING
This…. this is awesome. Hilarious. And something that needs to happen at my school.
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New Photo Site from Creator of The Big Picture
photojojo:
Alan Taylor created the ever-great Big Picture over at The Boston Globe, which showcases great photojournalism from around the world.
He’ll be moving over to The Atlantic to create a new photo site named In Focus. Can’t wait to see what it’s all about.
via A Photo Editor
The Atlantic keeps getting better and better.
Indistinguishable From Magic: Costumes: the... →
dresdencodak:
I mentioned before some of my favorite character designs in the world of comics and have been meaning to tackle this subject again. I came to realize, however, that “character design” is itself a fairly massive subject, and that it would be best to break the topic down into separate…
Every article from Dresden Codak is fantastic.
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I think we all know the feeling.
When you are dying to say exactly how you feel. To go to someone and just unleash everything you truly are thinking. You imagine it in your head and picture it going perfectly, every word placed exactly where it is supposed to be. Your point of view expressed so incredibly well that the other person can’t help but be swayed by your perspective.
And then you take a step back and remind...
As it is my last semester in college.
I will undoubtedly be a little self reflective in the coming months.
This will most likely spill onto Tumblr.
You have all been warned.
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Dembot: Rocketboom Update →
knowyourmeme:
For those who are wondering about the future of Know Your Meme in light of recent events, please check out the latest update provided by Rocketboom founder slash KYM co-creator Andrew Baron.
dembot:
Traditionally, I did so much blogging about Rocketboom here on my personal blog, people would become shocked to see the kinds of details I would happily reveal about the business.
I...
Wikipedia's 10th Anniversary →
theatlantic:
Wikipedia, that vast storehouse of knowledge and other sentences passing for knowledge, turns 10 years old this weekend. The 5th-most-popular website has become, as Jonathan Lethem puts it, “a Borgesian paraphrase of our entire universe,” and is considered an almost impossibly valuable resource by many. But there’s something disturbing about the way it flattens everything it...
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Jon Stewart offers his thoughts on the tragic shooting in Tucson.
[tds.]
See Also: Stephen Colbert’s reaction.
Major Respect for Jon Stewart.
britticisms:
New Lykke Li!
“I Follow Rivers” by...
“As the referendum proceeds, voters must be allowed access to polling stations;...”
– President Barack Obama • In an editorial, published in the New York Times, emphasizing the need for an honest vote in Sudan tomorrow, where they’ll be deciding whether to split the southern part of the country from the main country – a vote that Obama has long pushed for diplomatically. Obama...
Crazy/awesome 420MP zoomable image of the Carina... →
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Vinyl Sales Increase Despite Industry Slump →
perpetua:
I wrote this item based on this big packet of data from Nielsen SoundScan. I really geeked out over that stuff, let me tell you. Here is the specific data for top vinyl sales in 2010, for your information.
Top Ten Vinyl Albums, 1/4/2010 - 1/2/2011 1. The Beatles Abbey Road (35,000) 2. Arcade Fire The Suburbs (18,800) 3. Black Keys Brothers (18,400) 4. Vampire Weekend Contra (15,000)...
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