Never thought I'd see this in the Economist....
The agritainment business: Hedge-fun managers | The Economist
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Showing posts with label whimsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whimsy. Show all posts
15 July 2009
15 April 2009
Wes Anderson & His Influences
Great five part article about Wes Anderson's work and the diverse set of artists who have informed and inspired his own creations. Check it out below.
The Substance of Style-Wes Anderson: "Detractors say Anderson’s dense production design (courtesy of regular collaborator David Wasco) overwhelms his stories and characters. This complaint presumes that in real life our grooming and style choices aren’t a kind of uniform—visual shorthand for who we are or who we want others to think we are. This is a key strength of both Anderson and Salinger’s work. Both artists have a knack for what might be called “material synecdoche”—showcasing objects, locations, or articles of clothing that define whole personalities, relationships, or conflicts."
The Substance of Style-Wes Anderson: "Detractors say Anderson’s dense production design (courtesy of regular collaborator David Wasco) overwhelms his stories and characters. This complaint presumes that in real life our grooming and style choices aren’t a kind of uniform—visual shorthand for who we are or who we want others to think we are. This is a key strength of both Anderson and Salinger’s work. Both artists have a knack for what might be called “material synecdoche”—showcasing objects, locations, or articles of clothing that define whole personalities, relationships, or conflicts."
13 February 2009
Fantastic NYC Vignettes
Charming little snippets of the characters that populate our everyday lives as we bustle past each other, head down about our own business.
One in 8 Million - New York Characters in Sound and Images - The New York Times
One in 8 Million - New York Characters in Sound and Images - The New York Times
27 January 2009
Jump London
Jump London
Excellent short doc about parkour and free running in Britain. Fascinating, beautiful, austere sport...
(via Kotke.org)
Excellent short doc about parkour and free running in Britain. Fascinating, beautiful, austere sport...
(via Kotke.org)
17 November 2008
Miro!
Miro at the Modern
Great slide show from NYT about MoMA's new show. I hope to take a trek to see it in the coming weeks.
Great slide show from NYT about MoMA's new show. I hope to take a trek to see it in the coming weeks.
18 September 2008
A watery palimpsest
British canals | A watery palimpsest | The Economist
Wonderfully rich musings on those winding thoroughfares of quiet meditative solitude.
Wonderfully rich musings on those winding thoroughfares of quiet meditative solitude.
11 September 2008
13 May 2008
Wikipedia Labors
FT.com | The Undercover Economist | Is that a big number? - Wikipedia edition: "Clay Shirky reports on a conversation with a TV producer, after describing a flurry of activity on the Pluto page:
She heard this story and she shook her head and said, “Where do people find the time?” That was her question. And I just kind of snapped. And I said, “No one who works in TV gets to ask that question. You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus you’ve been masking for 50 years.”
So how big is that surplus? So if you take Wikipedia as a kind of unit, all of Wikipedia, the whole project–every page, every edit, every talk page, every line of code, in every language that Wikipedia exists in–that represents something like the cumulation of 100 million hours of human thought. I worked this out with Martin Wattenberg at IBM; it’s a back-of-the-envelope calculation, but it’s the right order of magnitude, about 100 million hours of thought.
100 million hours sounds like a big number, but as Clay goes on to describe, it’s tiny. 100 million hours is about 20 minutes per US citizen - roughly the amount of time collectively spent watching advertisements in a typical weekend. (That’s Clay’s number: I’d have guess it only took"
She heard this story and she shook her head and said, “Where do people find the time?” That was her question. And I just kind of snapped. And I said, “No one who works in TV gets to ask that question. You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus you’ve been masking for 50 years.”
So how big is that surplus? So if you take Wikipedia as a kind of unit, all of Wikipedia, the whole project–every page, every edit, every talk page, every line of code, in every language that Wikipedia exists in–that represents something like the cumulation of 100 million hours of human thought. I worked this out with Martin Wattenberg at IBM; it’s a back-of-the-envelope calculation, but it’s the right order of magnitude, about 100 million hours of thought.
100 million hours sounds like a big number, but as Clay goes on to describe, it’s tiny. 100 million hours is about 20 minutes per US citizen - roughly the amount of time collectively spent watching advertisements in a typical weekend. (That’s Clay’s number: I’d have guess it only took"
08 May 2008
14 April 2008
Alternative Career?
Weekend in New York: Martinis - Places That Put the Proper Prefix on the -tini - Travel - NYTimes: "Every drink is made with almost appalling care by bartenders who would rather shake up drinks than chat up customers."
Yep, I definitely need to get into this business. Exactly my mentality when I host something... but seriously, excellent article about a return to precision and craftsmanship. Finally!
Yep, I definitely need to get into this business. Exactly my mentality when I host something... but seriously, excellent article about a return to precision and craftsmanship. Finally!
03 April 2008
11 March 2008
Serial Entrepreneur
Business.view | Seed capitalism | Economist.com
Interesting...I have definitely seen these infomercials and am increasingly keen on purchasing one of these units. An indoor herb garden really brings kitchen cuisine to the next level.
Interesting...I have definitely seen these infomercials and am increasingly keen on purchasing one of these units. An indoor herb garden really brings kitchen cuisine to the next level.
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