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Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim:…
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Maurice Sendak 1928 – 2012
kuvva: Maurice Sendak, notably known for this iconic children’s book from 1963, ‘Where The Wild Things Are’, died today at the age of 83. A man that will be sorely missed and reminds many of us about the wild adventures of mischief Max in his wolf costume and his fierce-looking monster-friends.
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kottke.org: Magazine publishers turning against apps
kottke.org: Magazine publishers turning against apps jkottke: In a thoughtful piece, Jason Pontin discusses the evolving sense among magazine publishers that native apps might not be as amazing for them as originally thought. To my nose, there is the faintest whiff of sour grapes (really just a whiff), that readers did not respond as expected,…
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C’mon, who’s it gonna be? Rhizome has posted a job listing to replace Lauren Cornell as Executive Director, but nobody seems to have any idea who could replace her. The applicant would need to be familiar with net art and new media, have curatorial and/or grant-writing experience, and have the ability to bring in cash…
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But the real problem with apps was more profound. When people read news and features on electronic media, they expect stories to possess the linky-ness of the Web, but stories in apps didn’t really link. The apps were, in the jargon of information technology, “walled gardens,” and although sometimes beautiful, they were small, stifling gardens.…
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This college freshman at Berkeley has made perhaps the most automated dorm room in the history of college. (Although surely somebody from MIT will give him a run for his money.) Yes, it’s complete with Justin Bieber playing as the morning alarm clock, and a “party button” that bumps dance music and turns on a…
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How to Think Critically: A Guide?
modernandmaterialthings: I’ve recently been given an interesting (and challenging) task at work: create a training program that teaches people how to think critically about research, data, consumer insights and media strategy. The idea is that this program would be used as a kind of directional guide to help people evaluate the research they use at…
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You know the economy is bad when…
underpaidgenius: people are willing to pay $99 for a resume template. Using a template to stand out from the herd of other job seekers is counter intuitive, too.
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afterbite: 3 This looks like a riff on Lawrence Argent’s monumental sculpture “I see what you mean”
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blech: Oyster Card signed by William Gibson at the Zero History blog.