2012 Winners From the National Geographic Photo Contest
A look at the winning photos from the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.
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Ian McRoberts of the Custom Button Co. has joined the quasi-prestigious Board of Directors of our Museum of Online Museums and we're sending him some gifts to go along with our thanks. Remember, unlike...
View Article2012 A Year On My Lid
"This video is to show people what it is like to fight fires, and what firefighters across the nation do every day." 2012 A Year On My Lid. Via Cynical C.
View ArticleFelicidario
The Felicidário is a calendar and a growing dictionary with 365 practical definitions of happiness. Every day for a year, the Felicidário will suggest a new idea of happiness. In Felicidário,...
View ArticleMirage
Local note. One of our favorite Chicago newspaper stories ever at a location that is now one of our favorite watering holes, The Mirage Tavern, 35 Years Later, by Marcus Gilmer.
View Article2012 Brand New Awards: Now Accepting Entries
The 2012 Brand New Awards are now open and accepting entries.Submission process can all be completed online. Shipping printouts and actual samples is optional. (Your entries are still going to be...
View ArticleNina Paley's 'This Land is Mine'
Nina Paley's This Land Is Mine, complete with a helpful "Who's Killing Who?" guide.
View ArticlePhilippe Starck's Blade Runner Drive
The latest in a long history of collaborations between LaCie and Philippe Starck: the Blade Runner external drive.
View ArticleAn Indefensible Defense of Hecklers
FotA Steve Heisler's fantastic, thorough response to this indefensible defense of heckling.
View Article'Downloaded' Trailer
Trailer for Downloaded, a documentary about the rise and fall of Napster.
View ArticleSimple Geometric Rings
Jewelry that celebrates simple geometric shapes always gets my vote. Love this Diamond Ring and Double Loop Brass Ring by BEPARTstudio on Etsy.
View ArticleThe Reconstructionists
The Reconstructionists, a collaboration between illustrator Lisa Congdon and writer Maria Popova, is a yearlong celebration of remarkable women – beloved artists, writers, and scientists, as well as...
View ArticleSite Inspire
Talented Daniel Howells updated his fantastic site inspire. If you ever need some visual inspiration for web projects, this is the place to go. He lets you narrow down your search in very specific...
View ArticleHailed as a Conquering Hero
"Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load." A classic. In...
View ArticleThe Reconstructionists
The Reconstructionists, a collaboration between illustrator Lisa Congdon and writer Maria Popova, is a yearlong celebration of remarkable women — beloved artists, writers, and scientists, as well as...
View ArticleLearn To Unlearn
Lina-Marie Köppen's Learn To Unlearn project shows how everyday objects might look – if we knew nothing about them.
View ArticleKim Jong-Un Looking at Things
In honor of his birthday today, Kim Jong-Un Looking at Things.
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