Melting Statute of Liberty
It's been really hot in New York this summer. How hot? Well, have you seen the Statue of Liberty lately?
View ArticleNoMad Library Bar
Related to below, if you find yourself in Midtown and are hot and thirsty, check out the fab Library Bar at The NoMad Hotel.
View ArticleBarcarolle
Meant to link earlier, somehow listening to this in the car on the way to work in the morning just makes the traffic melt away......
View ArticleReview: Doxie Go WiFi scanner
The evolution of gadgetry in recent years follows a general recognisable pattern: smaller, simpler, less clutter. It’s also a pattern largely ignored by the vast majority of scanners, and the reason...
View ArticleFriday Likes 13
Two thirds of today's Likes have an Austin connection, which I point out only because I need to fill at least two lines of text in my Friday Likes intros. The other third has to do with Chicago. So...
View ArticleMontauk, by Sarah Kay
I had the honor to see the lovely Sarah Kay perform her poem Montauk live two days ago. It moved me to tears. Sarah Kay is a stunning young lady. A true master of words. If you haven’t seen her TED...
View ArticleCreativeMornings Video: Jonathan Harris
I am thrilled to share our latest CreativeMornings/NewYork talk by the wonderfully thoughtful Jonathan Harris. In this talk, appropriately given during CreativeMornings’ Arts + Tech themed month done...
View ArticleActs of Magic
Tagged with: cannibals, magic, science, witchcraft, zombies. Acts of Magic by Haisam Hussein.
View ArticleSetlist
Do you use Rdio? And you like to go to live concerts? If you answered both questions with a yes, boy, do I have an app for you: By linking your Rdio account to Setlist, you’re able to see if artists...
View ArticleTimelapse Tutorials
An introduction to what should be an interesting series of timelapse tutorials. I'm assuming Step 1 is going to be "Move to somewhere that's very scenic."
View ArticleSpectator of your own Life
“The more you document your own life, the more you check in, you tweet, the more you post photos of what you did last night, the more you do all of this stuff, or even in my case, the more you listen...
View ArticleEndless
The Endless Suspension Lamp by Jason Miller is a beauty. (Wish I could afford it.) (via dwell)
View ArticleElena Giavaldi
Talented designer and illustrator Elena Giavaldi really knows how to make judging a book by its cover easy. As a book cover designer, she creates very cool, contemporary compositions for some of the...
View ArticleThe Sound and Music of The Dark Knight Rises
The sound and music of The Dark Knight Rises.
View ArticleLiquor and Lit
FDL Classic #1. "I quickly met my second wife, a brilliant graduate student who liked to brag that she had never met a man who could drink her under the table. Then she met me." Liquor and Lit, by...
View ArticleEasy Cocktails from the Cursing Mommy
FDL Classic #2. "Fortunately, however, tonight is Make Your Own Goddam Dinner Night, a recently instituted family ritual I shared with you in last week's column." Easy Cocktails from the Cursing Mommy,...
View ArticleA Bar on North Avenue
FDL Classic #3. "O'Rourke's was the ultimate singles bar, it was said: You went there with a date, and came home alone." A Bar on North Avenue by Roger Ebert.
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