ArtDaily: Treasure hunter Greg Brooks of Sub Sea Research says he found $3B WWII wreck.
Nations seem to temporarily misplace their ships ...
NY Times: Newt Gingrich Attacks New York Times Editorial Board.
“I learned through Twitter that Mr. Gingrich criticized this paper’s editorial writers because, he says, we live in high-rise condos and take the subway to work ‘unlike the rest of America.’” I understand the need to analyze it, but I really wonder what the hell he was trying to get at. Taking subways doesn’t indicate elitism to me - nor does living in a high-rise. Does it to you? Why?
CNN: Prosecutors drop Lance Armstrong doping investigation.
Free, but probably won’t be the last. Whether you believe or not, some will forever dog him.
Testing one more time.
Still screwed. Completely illogical. Getting there. Slowly.
Trying to fix my RSS feed. With limited results.
Expression Engine has difficulties with time ... sorry for meta-postings in your aggregators.
The Coolist: Boxx Electric Bike.
I’ll pedal, all the same. Don’t think I want people to believe I’m driving a food-and-drink-cart scadged from an airline.
Jay Mug: Ira Glass to all beginners …
May not want to hear it, but it’s the best advice.
LA Review of Books: An Appreciation for James Hillman (1926-2011).
“The soul sees by means of affliction … the wound and the eye are one and the same.” I have to admit, shamefacedly, that I missed the announcement of James Hillman’s demise on October of last year. A great man. The NY Times did him a disservice by prominently linking him to the Bly/Men’s movement. Hillman was so much more than that. His books got me through some rough patches with grace and style, linking today’s modernity to Greek myth (myth being a continuing thread in my life). I had the opportunity to meet and thank him in person here in Santa Fe. I will cherish that memory. Rest in peace, James.
Salon: Can bells and whistles save the book?
“What matters is not the story on the page — or the screen — but the story in your head. Interactive baubles pull a reader’s attention back to the screen, serving as a reminder of the thing you want to go on forgetting: the fact that all of this is just made up, words on a page. Some enhanced e-book publishers have cottoned onto this problem and as a result they’ve moved away from inserting video or clickable illustrations into their books, and in new directions.” And yet ... the newer generations absorb information and ‘story’ in fundamentally different ways, don’t they? They live with multitasking and distraction and construct coherent narratives. I like this article, but can’t completely buy into it.
EnergyBoom: Boulder Electric Vehicle Sells First Electric Truck with Max Speed of 70 MPH.
Cool - looks sort of like a Euro-design steam iron on wheels.
NY Times: For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches.
CJR: NYT Paywall Datapoints of the Day.
Perhaps, but they’re still offering low cost deals for periods of time. Once the specials stop, what happens?
Daily Beast: The Fireplace Delusion - A Metaphor for Religious Belief.
LA Review of Books: True Story.
The mythology of film school. “With each passing year, a new and ever-growing horde of students arrives, checkbooks at the ready, poised to live out the Steve Boman dream. But film school is not a dream or a myth; it is a school, a place to learn the nuts and bolts of shooting a movie. If you are looking for anything more than that, buyers beware.” All the best folks I worked with, learned by doing ... working in the industry. Starting at the bottom and pushing upwards.
Flickr: myvintagevogue.
Scans from vintage Vogue magazines. I expect this poster may run smack dab into a copyright challenge shortly (yet I hope not), so enjoy while you can.
Dismal.com: The January Jobs Jolt.
Annoying, that morning news talk shows feel they have to echo the worst parts of the McLaughlin Report (talking over each other).
The Atlantic: Why Your Prius Will Bankrupt Our Highways.
“Since back in the Eisenhower era, the federal government has maintained a Highway Trust Fund, paid for mostly by taxes on fuel, that helps cover the repair and construction of our country’s roads, bridges, and mass transit. The idea was that drivers themselves should bear some of the cost the roads they used. Unfortunately, Congress hasn’t raised the gas tax since 1993. Since then, inflation has eaten away at least a third of its value.” Driving down to Austin over the holidays, I have to say that our interstates are disgusting. They used to be smooth and well-kept ... now crisscrossed with cheap tar gap-fill and potholes. Some are turning to gravel, like the remnants of Route 66.
Reuters: The French breast implant scandal.
“Maybe it’s shameful, but there you go. [snip] We live in a capitalist world.” And that says it all, doesn’t it?
Reuters: China’s Wen: May consider bigger role in EU rescue.
Been waiting for China to give America a little slap, by supporting the Euro.
NY Times: A Painful Betrayal.
“Abortions make up only about 3 percent of its work, but most of this crowd also objects to its leading role in providing access to contraceptives.” Like I’ve said before ... ignore this issue at your peril, ladies. Otherwise, it’s yearly pregnancy and early death for you.
BBC News: Lifting the Cutty Sark into place.
A bit o’ melodrama, what?
The Atlantic: Would Mitt Romney Be the Richest U.S. President Ever?
“Romney is worth more than the last eight presidents, combined, times two. Should you care?” I’d say so.
iainclaridge.net: Leica love.
All other cameras are merely poseurs.
Motoriginal: 1 of 2 SC Atlantics.
I love Bugs.
Percolate!
We’re being involuntarily leveraged by automatons.
