September 2011
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Fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life. I don’t think you...
– Bill Cunningham (via theprettypalate)
June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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A compilation of 2011 National Mag Award finalists... →
Even includes handy Instapaper links. I <3 Longform.org
Introducing T on Tumblr
Check it out! Everybody’s on Tumblr.
joshuanguyen:
nytimes:
The Times is excited to be joining the Tumblr community today! Please follow us at T Magazine on Tumblr.
Love the design of T on Tumblr.
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March 2011
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I’ve had Twitter on the brain because of the Post’s Twitter at Five series. This video sums up my thoughts.
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ShortFormBlog: Some quick math: How does Fukushima... →
OK. So things are bad (especially if you live near Fukushima…) but not that bad….
shortformblog:
8,217 the just-reported peak of the radiation at the Fukushima plant per hour, in micro-sievert
300M the peak of Chernobyl’s radiation output per hour – at its damaged core – in micro-sievert source
» To explain: This number comparison is to emphasize the difference...
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February 2011
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Study: Cats manipulate women →
I KNEW IT!
today:
Cats attach to humans, and particularly women, as social partners, and it’s not just for the sake of obtaining food… Researchers determined that cats and their owners strongly influenced each other, such that they were each often controlling the other’s behaviors.
Researchers, solving the important feline issues.
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99% Invisible →
Looking for something to do this long weekend? Listen to 99% Invisible, a great podcast that looks at the design of ordinary objects around us.
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Watson has lots in common with a top-ranked human Jeopardy! player: It’s very...
– Ken Jennings, “My Puny Human Brain” from Slate. Oh Ken, you slay me. (via michellelegro)
Radiolab is now on Tumblr →
My favourite podcast is now on Tumblr!
If you’ve never listened to Radiolab, you’re missing out.
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Man vs. Machine: Watson on Jeopardy and a... →
Sadly our intern did not include the epic, time-traveling battle between John Connor and SkyNet. Also, that one time when C3PO and Chewbacca played board games in A New Hope. Oh god, I’m a HUUUUGE NERD.
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Apparently if you splice the various McBain clips from the Simpsons you get a very watchable mini-movie. Awesome.
Also amazing is the fact that “ice to see you” was used in the Simpsons and by the writers of Batman and Robin
January 2011
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