Hello and welcome to another link dump. Yes I’m still here, yes I’m still writing sometimes. There are a lot of weird and wonderful things in this world if we’re patient enough to see them. Such as… Cornell University Library’s digital collection of punk fliers. More than 2,000 scans of messy, raw, Xeroxed graphic design.Continue reading “Links! August 11, 2021”
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Links! April 15, 2021
When Food & Wine Magazine published a recipe for Mole Verde, they included limes and hot sauce in the photo. This turns out to have been a mistake. They issued an apology and reshot the dish without the offending condiments. It might seem like a small quibble, but it’s really not. Food is a bigContinue reading “Links! April 15, 2021”
Links! January 22, 2021
It’s a new year and it feels like a new world, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you, but I’m inhaling the pungent aroma of possibility. I’ve got some new writing on the way that will be featured here, as well as some new maker projects / hardware experiments that I’ll also write about. StayContinue reading “Links! January 22, 2021”
Links! December 18, 2020
A website that drops you in a random Google Street View location. Go get lost. An archive of public sculpture in Grand Rapids, MI. Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell made complex tetrahedral kites? These are the most striking photographs I’ve seen in a long time. More great images from The Public Domain Review,Continue reading “Links! December 18, 2020”
Links! August 20, 2020
Ambient cinema. Instructions for how to make a “Very Slow Movie Player” using an e-ink display, a Raspberry Pi computer and a picture frame. I really want to do this. There’s a new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator that uses a combination of Open Street Map data and AI to make a somewhat realistic renderingContinue reading “Links! August 20, 2020”
Links! August 5, 2020
Lately I’ve been nostalgic for an older, slower, more curious version of the internet. Social media can really be an anxiety-inducing hell-scape. Then I thought, hey, those old forms online sharing and discourse never went away, even if they went out of style. I can make my little corner of the web however I want.Continue reading “Links! August 5, 2020”
The Best Articles I Read in 2013
Each December I post a list of the best articles I read of the year. It’s a way to reflect on the year past and the ideas that influenced me. This year’s list is pretty long, enjoy! 1. Dave Hickey’s Politics of Beauty A great piece about one of my favorite art critics. “His argumentContinue reading “The Best Articles I Read in 2013”
The Best Articles I Read in 2012
Thanks to Instapaper, I keep track of all the articles I read digitally. At the end of each year, I compile a list of the best articles, essays, and blog posts. This is the first time the list has appeared here, on my new blog (as the first post, no less). Note: These are articlesContinue reading “The Best Articles I Read in 2012”
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