January 2011
93 posts
I love the Internets.
This guy was caught in thundersnow in DC last week. With an ice cream cone.
(Original article)
This what the internets did. Fuckin Keanu Reeves.
(source article)
Bobulate: On why, or the magic of coffee →
bobulate:
I would stand eyes level with the yellow formica counter, and watch her make magic. The steps were always the same. Although I could barely see over the counter, I could make out the ceramic mug. Guiding boiling water in motion, she’d bring the kettle to the cup. And I’d watch water — see-through…
Lover’s Lane // Hunx & His Punx
Boom Town and Bust City: A Tale of Two New Yorks →
capitalnewyork:
By Lizzy Ratner for The Nation
nyphil:
Happy Birthday, Wolfie!
Today is the...
How can NYC use technology to serve citizens?
New Yorkers: follow our new Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne.
Clay Shirky on Brian Lehrer →
foreignaffairsmagazine:
Watch Clay Shirky, author of “The Political Power of Social Media” (Jan/Feb 2011), discuss social media and Tunisia on the Brian Lehrer Show.
Magdalena Czarnecki
snarkyswede:
Swedish designer extraordinaire, who studied in Australia & worked for a time in Italy. Interview here.
Get yr mob nicknames here! →
cnnmoneytech:
In honor (?) of the 127 mafioso swept up in a huge FBI sting this week, find out what you’d be called if you were a made man. I’m Twenty Eyes (wtf?), which is at least better than Boyfriend getting “Frankenberry.” Get your own at the link above! - Julianne
Winter S.A.D.ness songs: The diagnosis and the... →
plittly:
I love this so much. This is something I think about a lot, because there are so many songs/albums that remind me of specific seasons—generally because I’ve become obsessed with them during that period. (Bows and Arrows by the Walkmen is a winter record, because it was on heavy rotation in January 2004; Tone Soul Evolution by the Apples in Stereo is one of my summer jams, because it’s...
“I think the people in America who are underrepresented, who are angry and who...”
– The New Yorker editor David Remnick speaking at 92Y last night. Read more on NBC New York. (via 92y)
Runway To Green
vogue:
Photographed by Tim Walker
There is no limit to the power of fashion and, this year, the industry is setting its sights on building a brighter, better, and infinitely greener future by participating in a new program, Runway to Green. The program, which funds leading environmental organizations like the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), has to date called on 24 fashion brands and...
20th Century Boy // T.Rex
CENTER STREET.
downtownfrombehind:
Allison Beale, Fashion Publicist, Writer & Founder of George Public Relations, in the snow for downtownfrombehind.
Originally haling from the south, this now New York based fashion publicist, self confessed music lover, yoga hunting force of nature made this snow shoot on busy Centre street look effortless earlier in January. Now that’s the kind of person you want...