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designcloud: Selfportraits by Kyle...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:22:49 -0700

designcloud:

Selfportraits by Kyle Thompson

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyle_thompson/

Such a fan of this guy’s work

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Tue, 01 May 2012 22:09:34 -0700

"The big rule that I was taught in minimalism is that you have got 7-10 minutes to read your story,..."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:29:33 -0700

“

The big rule that I was taught in minimalism is that you have got 7-10 minutes to read your story, and in that 7-10 minutes you have got to make people laugh—that’s most important.

You have got to make them feel something, some sympathetic physical reaction. Disease does that, illness does that, violence does that, sex does that.

And third, and most important is you have got to break their heart at the end. When they’re laughing the hardest or when they are feeling the sickest, you have got to break their heart. It’s talking about the things we cannot talk about that is so incredibly powerful. It gives people freedom not just to talk about those, but to laugh about those things. And that, my god, we don’t need anything beyond that.

”

- Chuck Palahniuk on NPR

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:02:04 -0700

washingtonpoststyle: Today, in two images. Rosemarie Colvin...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:16:54 -0800

washingtonpoststyle:

Today, in two images.

Rosemarie Colvin holds a photo of her daughter Marie Colvin, a journalist who was killed today while reporting in Syria.

Photo by Kathy Kmonicek (AP) | 2007 portrait by Bryan Adams

alexiatsotsis: via siliconvalleyryangosling There’s totally a...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:02:23 -0800

alexiatsotsis:

via siliconvalleyryangosling

There’s totally a joke to be made here about “gross spread.”

luckyshirt: I can’t believe I made this.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:26:48 -0800

luckyshirt:

I can’t believe I made this.

apoplecticskeptic: jeffmiller: (via The Apple Boycott...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:13:46 -0800

apoplecticskeptic:

jeffmiller:

(via The Apple Boycott Graphically Explained - Forbes)

I mostly agree, but the argument is more complicated than this.

Interesting, and certainly complicated. I’m curious to learn more, though.

It really irked me that so many articles left out this kind of information. Foxconn employee daily salary sounds terrible to us, but the average cost of living is necessary to understand the full picture. I don’t think “buying Apple” is a solution of any sort, but the rest of the information definitely fleshes out the picture.

newsweek: apsies: Let’s marvel at the fact that Newsweek has a...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:43:53 -0800

newsweek:

apsies:

Let’s marvel at the fact that Newsweek has a Pinterest board devoted to Rick Santorum’s sweater vests. “Sleeves slow him down.”

And this is why Newsweek wins at the internet.

Aw, shucks.

The best response to being interrupted by a cellphone ringtone.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:46:11 -0800

The best response to being interrupted by a cellphone ringtone.

The sentences of Twitter

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:49:12 -0800

The sentences of Twitter:

Average English sentence is 14 words. Average English word is 5 characters long. 140 characters isn’t all that restricting.

“It’s really kind of wonderful to learn that that person whose incisive thinking you so admire has some of those incisive thoughts while eating tacos.”

If you haven’t been keeping up on the SOPA or PIPA, this...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:10:05 -0800

If you haven’t been keeping up on the SOPA or PIPA, this video is a nice summary of why you need to care. If you like the Internet as it is, you need to be paying attention.

If you do/say any of the above things: stop!

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:40:26 -0800

If you do/say any of the above things: stop!

The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:25 -0800

The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists:

Truth!

1. The Poisoned. “The fact that you included Adele on this list of 100 things you like makes it a total joke.”

2. The Really Pretty Sure Person, Who Is Really Pretty Sure. “I’ve never seen Game Of Thrones, but I’m really pretty sure it’s not as good as Boardwalk Empire.”

3. The Person Who Is Exactly Right. “It really seems like this list of things you thought were good is just your opinion.”

If/when I have a Christmas tree, this is what the topper will...

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:17:31 -0800

If/when I have a Christmas tree, this is what the topper will look like

A distressed bride attempts suicide in China after her fiance...

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:11:05 -0800

A distressed bride attempts suicide in China after her fiance abruptly called off their marriage. Still in her wedding gown, she tried to kill herself by jumping out of a window of a seventh floor building. Right as she jumped, a man managed to catch and save her.

45 Most Powerful Images of 2011

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Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:47:43 -0800

Great tips for using Twitter and other social media outlets in a...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:08:00 -0800

Great tips for using Twitter and other social media outlets in a professional way.

However, I have a tip to add: Proofread all tweets and posts. The phrase is “err on the side of caution,” not “air.”

teenvogue:

Social-media savvy Teen Vogue editors reveal their best Twitter advice. Check out their tips here »

The “Women in business” graph in the bottom left...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:58:22 -0800

The “Women in business” graph in the bottom left corner is startling.

curiositycounts:

Despite decades of progress for women in the workplace, there’s still a significant gap to be closed

Girl Walk All Day, a dance project/music video for Girl Talk

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:47:46 -0800

Girl Walk All Day, a dance project/music video for Girl Talk