-
At this time, many young Iranians all over this world are watching us, and I imagine them to be very happy. They are happy not just because of an important award, or a film or a filmmaker, but because at the time, in talk of war, intimidation and aggressions exchanged between politicians, the name of…
-
@stoweboyd: To think outside of the box, you first need a box http://t.co/N4uNLEKm How metaphor and embodied cognition impact innovative thinking. February 26, 2012 at 04:25AM via http://bit.ly/w0Gu3f (via stoweboyd) I have been curious about the interaction – if any – between Lakoff, Bordiue [sic], and de Certeau [sic?].
-
todaysdocument: On February 26, 1939, in a dramatic act of conscience, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) when it barred the world-renowned singer Marian Anderson, an African American, from performing at its Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Mrs. Henry Roberts, 02/26/1939
-
There is not a trace in us of that humble acceptance displayed by our parents, who were convinced that administrative issues were of utmost importance and who considered interaction with the state as something to be celebrated. We do not feel that respect, rooted in the distance between the lonely citizen and the majestic heights…
-
-
1984 was a love story.
1984 was a love story. austinkleon: Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story, in his Fresh Air interview: When I think of “1984” and “Brave New World,” two brilliant, dystopian books, I remember some of the ideas better in “Brave New World” because I think some of the ideas were stronger and more…
-
theavc: huffpostcomedy: unlikelywords: “It’s a damn travesty that we live in a world where @lindsaylohan gets to host @NBCSNL for the 4th time – but @azizansari remains snubbed.” Kenny Fucking Powers clued me in to this stat and it was obvious people would need graphical evidence of this travesty. As I am inartistic, I got…
-
What if we could see and interact with the output of the code directly? Why isn’t coding more like drawing a picture? How does it come that traditional tools, like pen and paper, are still the benchmark when it comes to connecting the creator with her piece of work? Emanuels Journal: The Tools We Need…
-
What if we could see and interact with the output of the code directly? Why isn’t coding more like drawing a picture? How does it come that traditional tools, like pen and paper, are still the benchmark when it comes to connecting the creator with her piece of work? Emanuels Journal: The Tools We Need…
-
(via xkcd: Kerning)