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Extremes in heat threaten the world’s coral reefs
Global climate change is not really going so well, is it? Well, we shouldn’t say that, because there is a chance that its just this years’ extreme heat that is causing problems in the world,...
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NY Times on the “Underbelly Project” in New York City
We got to hand it to the Underbelly Project, with a full exhibition found hidden in the infrastructure of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. As the NYTimes, puts it, “That’s because the...
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Great read: Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity in the NY Times
Yes, read! Please read, because this NY Times piece we just read on building museums and a new Arab identity is really fascinating. What we tend to forget in the West is the amount of progress and...
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Fourteen Actors Acting, great feature on NY Times
This is fantastic, a great way to close out the year in film, with the NY Times doing a cool feature of “Fourteen Actors Acting,” some beautifully shot black & white shorts with famous actors like...
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The Secret of Pop Songwriting
Keep it simple stupid. Well, that is easier said then done. Writing a pop song, in the vein of Coldplay, Kanye West, or The Killers is a hard thing to do. Sitting alone in a room trying to create a...
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Designing Books in the Digital Age… a great read.
Everything about this story is a great read, from the Sunday NY Times this past weekend. We here go by way of the book and Internet, sometimes at the same time. This captures the essence of old world...
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Crossword Puzzle Wrapping Paper
It may not be the wrapping paper time of the year, but we have an early idea for you that can be your yearly investment for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthdays, Xmas, all Jewish Holidays, Easter,...
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If you don’t already, get to know Obama adviser and Human Rights champion,...
As we get more and more active in Libya, we should all get to know Obama adviser and National Security Council member, Samantha Power. A journalist at age 22 in the Bosnian War, she wrote extensively...
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Humpback Whales are the Rick Rubin’s of the Pacific Ocean
Studies have shown that humpback whales not only sing underneath the ocean, they imitate the singing of other whales. As the NY Times reports, “some of their tunes turn into worldwide hits, with...
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Tyler, the Creator gets the NY Times treatment
We still haven’t figured out how we feel about Odd Future or its centerpiece figure, Tyler, the Creator. Not that we don’t appreciate the sound or the style, and we like that he is a spirited figure,...
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Great Interactive Arctic Monkeys special with NY Times Magazine
We think the best part is the just the short introduction that the NY Times writer, Jacob Brown, came up with: When you’re a teenager, you drive in a van from Sheffield to small-town gigs across...
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Who is responsible for the Mason Jar?
All text via the NY Times: By HILARY GREENBAUM and DANA RUBINSTEIN NY Times Published: April 27, 2012 Before a New Jersey-born son of a Scottish farmer named John Landis Mason patented his jar in...
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