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What we are facing over a decade is a decade of emergency rescue, of resiliency, of attempts at sustainability, rather than some kind of clear march toward advanced heights of civilization. We are into an era of decay and repurposing of broken structures, of new social inventions within networks, a world of ‘Gothic High-Tech’ and…
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kottke.org: Loving pencils
kottke.org: Loving pencils jkottke: Three years ago, I came across a post on the Sharpie blog — I don’t know how or why I was following Sharpie’s blog, but such were the mysteries of our universe in those long-ago days — announcing a new kind of pencil: a mechanical pencil with liquid graphite ink, with…
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Starbucks added it will partner with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by giving the Colombian Coffee Grower Federation and suppliers and exporters throughout Colombia $3 million over the next three years “to provide technical and agronomy support to Colombian farmers.” (via Starbucks to open first Colombia store, will sell Colombian coffee –…
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MANY POEMS enact wild rides of the imagination, but John Ashbery’s “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” which announced a new kind of craft in 1974, is also vivid in concreteness and its emphasis on form. Referencing a Mannerist painting by Parmigianino, Ashbery carefully elaborates size, angle, light, texture, and time (a “peculiar slant / Of…
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It’s a long read and worth every word. So go read it. A Nearly Perfect Book : OBlog: Design Observer
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explore-blog: Discoveries which changed the world’s eating habits, from this charming 1949 illustrated cookbook.
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npr: seedtoshirt: Chittagong, Bangladesh – Today was a big day. We took a tour of the factory that is making our men’s t-shirt. These flowers were a gift from our hosts and the badge is an official “buyer” security pass. We even got to ride in the special elevator reserved for buyers only. We are…
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tarot-sybarite: Depression: Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (2433) – Can use in US, U.K., Canada and Singapore Suicide Crisis Line: 1-800-999-9999 National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK (8245) National Adolescent Suicide Helpline: 1-800-621-4000 Postpartum Depression: 1-800-PPD-MOMS NDMDA Depression Hotline – Support Group: 1-800-826-3632 Veterans: 1-877-VET2VET Crisis Help Line – For Any Kind of Crisis: 1-800-233-4357 Suicide & Depression…
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Leonard had a breakout, with “Glitz” (1985), and it led many of us to raid the back catalogue with glee. Some of the books weren’t easy to get hold of, and the hunt only sharpened our zeal. A friend and I ravened through whatever we could lay hands on; there is a strange, barely sane…