January 2011
55 posts
“[Wojnarowicz] made a rough-and-ready art out of his fury at do-nothing public...”
– David Wojnarowicz Ruckus, as Viewed From Britain
Previously.
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“You know who dies in plane crashes and loses at life in general? People who wear...”
– Choire’s Patented Program to Treat Fear of Flying
Also comes with some excellent title attribute in an <a> tag, if you’re into that!
“We’re now starting to do random bag searches in subways in Washington D.C....”
– Bruce Schneier on Moscow Airport Explosion - Esquire
Foster did the best story on this story.
“Went to Thun today. Cold but clear and the sun finally came out. Off by 4 a.m....”
– My mother’s emails from Switzerland are getting more and more Hemingwayesque.
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“We hear the feedback from the web loud and clear: people are asking for even...”
– Official Google Blog
Yeah, well, it is true that people are interested in content farms but it’s not the kind of interest Google is talking about.
“Have I sold out? Well, that depends on your definition of selling out.”
– Mike Barish, on working with Chevrolet to make a living doing travel writing and video
“Two days of skiing and we are still standing—barely. Dad is napping and I will...”
– Further updates from my mother on my parents’ trip through Switzerland. They are big on me trying to get a date with Samantha Brown, who is married. Previously.
WatchEaster Island time lapse, February 28, 2009.
In Defense of Offense
In a particularly ironic move for legislators that rang in the 112th Congress by reading a document that, among other things, guarantees the American people’s right to free expression, Representatives John Boehner and Eric Cantor said last November that the National Portrait Gallery shouldn’t host an exhibit on “difference and desire in American portraiture” because they...
“Got the word on ski rentals today. How much were you thinking you would inherit?”
– An email from my parents on the cost of renting gear in Switzerland, where they’ll be skiing the next few days.
Announcing: Jauntsetter Travel Consulting →
WatchRented a car yesterday to get off the Strip and drove along lovely Northshore Road, past Lake Mead. Stopped at one of the many picnic areas to check the view and shoot this short panorama.
10 essential NYC addresses
davidlandsel:
2) M. Wells Long Island City Whenever you doubt New York’s ability to keep reinventing itself, stuff like this Quebec/white trash/farm-to-table place in a crappy old dining car above the LIRR tracks at Hunterspoint pops up. I mean, Jesus.
Landsel has developed an excellent editorial rubric here.
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“The program is sort of a lead-generation service for travel writers, similar in...”
– Jetsetter tests travel writer trip planning service
“Any call to cool “inflammatory” speech is a call to police all...”
– Jack Shafer writing in defense of freedom of expression. Previously.
Your Winter Weekend in Paris: An Itinerary →
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The devil’s in the details. Dutch Kills Ice/Trilogy, Shlomo Godder. They don’t really have a website—just directions—so go check it out.
Best. Bar.
An argument I didn't expect to make
I agree about the importance of presenting a panoply of ideas and preserving classics for future generations. But I also support the use of intellectual property in the public domain to build derivative works so that we can continue to have conversations about ideas. You want to rewrite Mark Twain’s 126-year-old book? Have at it. I’m not going to pick up a copy, but I don’t want...
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“Whatever “customer service” means when it comes to books and authors, figure it...”
– The Web Is a Customer Service Medium
WatchI was going through my iPhoto library and found this time lapse of Machu Picchu from March 2009.
WatchI was going through my iPhoto library and found this time lapse of Machu Picchu from March 2009.
Portrait of an Immigrant Detainee as a Young Man -... →
negevrockcity:
This is long form journalism at its best.