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Creating a Language for the Web - NYTimes.com
WHEN a friend recently asked for advice about using social media, I excitedly embarked on a description of my daily routine — checking in on Foursquare to share my whereabouts with friends, posting…
A Crowdsourced Chair, Built Using Data From Thousands Of Butts | Co.Design: business + innovation + design
It’s like something out of a middle school nightmare: you’re asked to sit down in front of hundreds of your peers. In front of you, a heat map appears, showing the stress you’re…
Confessions Of A Sriracha Fanatic : NPR
Confessions Of A Sriracha Fanatic I knew I had crossed the line when one day I found myself squirting a little red sauce on dark chocolate. I looked in the mirror and took a deep breath as I wiped a…
just tristan. - two years ago, today….
today marks two years since i sent my very first email to dennis and naveen (wow i was such a nerd! ha). naveen sent a reminder to team foursquare today and i thought i d share it on my blog. Man,…
Richard Olsen: Most Beautiful Handmade Houses (PHOTOS)
"My perception was that architecture, as it was practiced, was a dying thing, that you had to get into building if you wanted to be independent of all these horrible structures and the monolithic…
The frequent fliers who flew too much - latimes.com
There are frequent fliers, and then there are people like Steven Rothstein and Jacques Vroom. Both men bought tickets that gave them unlimited first-class travel for life on American Airlines. It was…
The Case of the Coffee Smart Cover | Two Lives Left
I bought a new iPad a few weeks ago. With it, I also purchased the tan leather Smart Cover. I’m not too careful with my cover. I chose the leather cover thinking the more scuffed and damaged…
Mario Batali Kitchen - Video Inside Mario Batali's Kitchen - Esquire
The Tequila Martini You Should Drink Tonight You might expect Mario Batali, one of the most recognizable and renowned chefs in America, to have a pretty nice kitchen. And you would be right, for the…
Denver: A Great Burger Deal at Marczyk Fine Foods (Marczyk's II) | A Hamburger Today
[Photographs: Daniel Zemans] Marczyk Fine Foods (Marczyk's II) 5100 East Colfax Avenue, Denver CO 80220 (map) and one other location; 303-243-3355; marczykfinefoods.comCooking Method: GrilledShort…
emerging bets at the intersection of technology and culture / what consumes me, bud caddell
May 3rd, 2012 • posts i've written click to embiggen Download Deutsch LA’s Key Startups and Trends for 2012 Deutsch LA’s Invention Strategy team journeyed to South by Southwest…
The End of the Pep Guardiola Era - WSJ.com
The praise heaped upon Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola was often so effusive that in September 2010, perhaps in an attempt to defuse the adulation, he joked: "Maybe it's true. Maybe when I p—,…
Zach Braff’s Farmhouse in the Sky - Home Design Spring 2012 -- New York Magazine
It was in 2007 that Zach Braff got a very hot tip from a friend of his, actress Heather Graham: Legendary Broadway director Tom O’Horgan’s apartment was coming up for sale in a Union…
Remembering poker legend Amarillo Slim - Grantland
When I first attended the World Series of Poker (WSOP) there were no corporate sponsors, no scantily clad models hawking online poker, and no TV cameras. The big action was found downtown on Fremont…
tash wong — Starting a coaster company
About a month ago Tom announced the start of Coastermatic. Coastermatic is a service that allows Instagram users to print their photos on to stone coasters. We’ve been working on it rather…
Can the Detroit Tigers Make the AL Playoffs With Three Stars and Nothing Else? - Grantland
It's not supposed to be this easy. Superstars are precious commodities, for which teams are willing to sacrifice blood, treasure, and their future. You consider yourself fortunate if you have one on…
BetaKit » Startups in the Business of APIs
Instead of starting from bare bones and building everything involved in an app, including news feeds, notification systems and more, application programming interfaces (APIs) allow companies to focus…
Phys Ed: How Interval Training Can Improve Health - NYTimes.com
John P. Kelly/Getty ImagesCan brief bursts of exercise improve your health?While many of us wonder just how much exercise we really need in order to gain health and fitness, a group of scientists in…
'Hot Dog' Meets 'Bun': Famous Food Discoveries : NPR
If you're watching a sports game at home, at a bar or at an arena, what better way to enjoy it than with some nachos, pretzels or hot dogs? As a former baseball player, Josh Chetwynd knows a thing or…
Who Made That Mason Jar? - NYTimes.com
Before a New Jersey-born son of a Scottish farmer named John Landis Mason patented his jar in 1858, home-food preservation was a tricky affair. Modern heat-based canning, pioneered by a Frenchman in…
Apple squared, (four)squared — Tech News and Analysis
I was down in Soho last week, visiting (of course) the new Manhattan REI store. After the shopping spree, I pulled out my iPhone and found a dinner recommendation on Explore: five of my friends had…
Undercurrent – The Cook’s Economist: Functional Publishing Models
Two years ago at our Web2.0 Expo talk, Alex and I posed the question: “How much does your startup make off one million users?” It’s still a worthwhile question, especially…
The Promise of Today’s Factory Jobs - NYTimes.com
To hear Mike Bink, one might believe American manufacturing is about to recapture its lost glory. Master Lock, which has made locks in Milwaukee since 1921, has brought 100 jobs back from China…
Is Whole Foods Really That Much More Expensive? | The Billfold
Every month, I dump a pretty big chunk of my paycheck into organic groceries at Whole Foods. I know shopping for organic groceries at Whole Foods is expensive, and that it adds up, but it got me…
Agile, social, cheap: The new way NPR is trying to make radio » Nieman Journalism Lab
The last time NPR launched a show was five years ago. It was the Bryant Park Project, a morning newsmagazine aimed at younger listeners. The network developed the show in secret and beefed up its New…
Zach Klein On His New Startup: DIY, A Community and App For Kids Who Make | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.
"Facebook and Twitter don't promote creativity, so new members wouldn't know that it's valuable." Mr. Klein sans cabin. The last time we checked in on Vimeo cofounder Zach Klein, the self-described…
A father's lament: The real world is not a game | Internet & Media - CNET News
There was something about the Mama Bear family tech conference a week ago that creeped me out. I am the father of a 5-year-old boy, and perhaps a third of the people at this conference were trying to…
Talking Food and Stuff With Aziz Ansari | Food Republic
Do you find it hard to find good food while you're on the road? Not at all. I was in Asheville and Nashville last weekend and made it two great restaurants. Most cities have a food scene.…
9 Foods to Eat to Slim Down for Summer: BA Daily: bonappetit.com
Photograph by SuperStock/CorbisWake up call: You just took your summer wardrobe out of storage, and daaaamn those shorts are short! Time to whip that beach bod into shape. But getting flat abs or…
A Conversation with Billy Reid | Hypebeast
If old fashioned southern hospitality and integrity is what the fashion industry needs, it need look no further than Billy Reid. A welcome deviation from the often self-absorbed work-only mentality…
A Fistful of Style • Thrift Post-Season Roundup. About 6 weeks ago I...
Thrift Post-Season Roundup. About 6 weeks ago I announced Thrifting Season was open. I figure since then I’ve gone to 12 discreet stores about 40 times (total). Figure 2 trips per…
Interest in Indiana microbrews is nowhere near tapped out | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
12:54 AM, Apr. 27, 2012 | Justin Miller, left, and Jordan Gleason, two of the five co-owners at Black Acre Brewing Company, hold two of their house beers.. Kelly Wilkinson /…
The devaluation of everything: The perils of panflation | The Economist
PRICE inflation remains relatively subdued in the rich world, even though central banks are busily printing money. But other types of inflation are rampant. This “panflation” needs to be…
The design of a signage typeface | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog
The story begins in 2006 with a trip down Route 66. Day in, day out, I looked at U.S. traffic signs that were either set in the old, somewhat clumsy “FHWA font series” or the new…
24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites | FATHOM Travel Blog and Travel Guides
This is what it looks like when we plan a trip at Fathom HQ.Traveling can be exhilarating and exhausting, inspiring and intimidating all at once. But with every personal connection the world gets…
Why Do We Collaborate? - Forbes
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. –Martin Luther King Jr. Why do human beings…
How 401(k)s are failing millions of Americans - The Week
In-depth briefing More than half of U.S. workers have no retirement plan at all. And even those who do have a 401(k) typically don't have enough money to retire comfortably posted on April 20, 2012,…
Readability, Instapaper, the Network and the Price we Pay - Anil Dash
This is a long-ass post. In summary: Readability and Instapaper are two awesome reading tools that actually aren't in competition since Readability is mostly a network and Instapaper is mostly an…
When the Music Moves the Chef and the Menu - NYTimes.com
Sounds of the Kitchen: For New York chefs like Eddie Huang of Baohaus, center, one of the most crucial ingredients in the kitchen is audible, not edible. THINGS can get frantic at Recette. It’s one…
NimbleTV Aims to Stream TV on Devices - NYTimes.com
In a move that could hasten the slow pace of so-called TV Everywhere, a technology start-up is introducing a way to move a whole subscription’s worth of TV onto the Web, with or without the…
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Is It Better to Work Out in the Morning?: The Daily Details: Blog : Details
While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, I find people who manage to rise with the sun and hit the gym before work thoroughly annoying. Sure, jealously plays a significant part in all this;…
Athens of the Now - The Morning News
David Graeme Baker, Spare Room with Montana Guitar. Courtesy the artist and Artists' House Gallery. For a long time after leaving for college I would tell people that my hometown, Nashville, was a…
The Serious Eats Guide to Grilling | Serious Eats
[Top photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. All others: Josh Bousel, unless otherwise noted] With grilling season just around the corner, now's a good time to bone up on your basics so that you'll be ready…
Vampire Weekend’s Baio – “Tanto” at Pretty Much Amazing | PMA
It’s not only Rostam Batmanglij that’s making music outside the band that made him famous. Now Chris Baio, Vampire Weekend’s bassist, is churning out Summer-appropriate tracks.…
Aziz Ansari :: Business, Major :: Paste mPlayer
Kyle Kinane Death of the Party Reissue
Is Bubba Watson Going To Be A True Star?: Golf Digest
April 23, 2012 Is Bubba Watson going to be a true star? Not just a character or an occasional winner. But a real force, a major figure, a virtuoso who through performance and personality can help…
On Whiskey and Grease: Pappy Van Winkle - Grantland
The best bourbon you will never find in time for Fathers Day By Wright Thompson POSTED JUNE 16, 2011 Pappy Van Winkle If you love your dad, you'll buy him some Pappy.
Buffett Diagnosis Likely Only Fuels Succession Clamor - Deal Journal - WSJ
Succession at Berkshire Hathaway had already been a hot topic, but it’s likely to draw even more attention with this evening’s news that Warren Buffett has stage 1 non-life-threatening…
Old Brands Get a Second Shot - WSJ.com
Get ready for the return of Astro Pops, Boast logo shirts, National Premium beer and the Seafood Shanty restaurant chain—all names that had avid followings in their time. The difficult economy…
Design Staff – Story-centered design: Hacking your brain to think like a user
Photo by Fred Seibert When I first started designing interactive products, it was a struggle. Small projects were fine. But when the interactions got more complex, I noticed that tools, team…
Where Food Goes On The Grill | Food Republic
Here at Food Republic, we take grilling seriously. Many of us are out of practice after a long winter, so welcome to pre-season. Take a knee. Let's go over the basics. In the true spirit of grilling…
A Brief History of Anxiety - NYTimes.com
Often I sense its electric energy during the initial phone call. Anxiety is like that. It leaps from you to me then back again like some unruly spirit. But that faint buzz reveals surprisingly little…
How I Made Sleep a Priority—And Got More Productive - Lifestyle - GOOD
When I was around 10 years old I would regularly wake up at 5 or 6 a.m. to play Nintendo before school. My brother, six years my senior, would sleep in as late as possible and remind me on a daily…
the sap also rises: the myth of risk reduction
garry kasparov, considering the slowdown in technological development*, writes that People have a sense that we should receive benefits from our investment, but need to reduce the uncertainty. Risk…
P.J. O'Rourke: My Life as a Failed Country Gentleman - WSJ.com
I decided to become a rustic squire when I was 32 and stupid as only 32 can be. Youth's frantic idiocy doesn't have the means. Simple-minded old age lacks the energy. In midlife, we're as dumb as we…
American Mozart - Magazine - The Atlantic
So here is the president of the United States, enjoying canapés and small talk at Daniel, chef Daniel Boulud’s gourmet restaurant just off Park Avenue, with the right touch of…
How Director Casey Neistat Went Rogue With Nike's New Ad | Co.Create: Creativity \ Culture \ Commerce
The latest Nike ad begins with a shot of director Casey Neistat’s hand removing the company’s FuelBand fitness tracker from its case and pointing at the slogan on the packaging: "Life is…
Studies Link Personalities to Buying Habits - NYTimes.com
IF you had $1,000 to splurge, would you buy French doors for the living room or a weekend vacation in France? How you answer says a lot about you. According to a recent psychology study, people who…
Justin Timberlake and Estee Stanley’s HomeMint Home Collection on ELLEDECOR.com
Written by Amy Preiser For years, Justin Timberlake has moved seamlessly between the movie, music, and fashion industries. But today's announcement of HomeMint, a collection of home goods and art…
Tigers owner Mike Ilitch driven to rebuild Detroit – USATODAY.com
DETROIT – Michael Prather walks unevenly down Montcalm Street past Comerica Park, where the Detroit Tigers will play in a few hours. He holds a whiskey bottle, clumsily covered by a brown…
Don't Blame Hogan Gidley For Rick Santorum's Sweater Vest: An Exit Interview With Rick Santorum's Peacock Message Man: Death Race 2012: GQ on Politics: GQ
Hogan Gidley bows his head over three egg whites scrambled dry with cheddar cheese and prays. It's been less than 48 hours since his boss, Rick Santorum, dropped out of the race, and he's had an…
Practical Tips from Four Years of Worldwide Travel | Legal Nomads
As promised in my last post about homesickness and long-term travel, I wanted to publish a follow up about the more practical side of my time on the road. I started out having no idea if I had…
An Interview Into the Philosophy and Workings of Bike Brand Rapha | Hypebeast
In the grand scheme of brand history, heritage-inspired cycling apparel label Rapha is still in its relative infancy, having started only eight years ago in 2004. In this short period of time, the…
Soccer Is Ruining America - WSJ.com
Soccer is running America into the ground, and there is very little anyone can do about it. Social critics have long observed that we live in a therapeutic society that treats young people as if they…
The Steampunk: A Curious Coffee Contrapulation « Dear Coffee, I Love You. | A Coffee Blog for Caffeinated Inspiration.
04.05 The upcoming SCAA Event will bring about many things—great parties, good friends, a new US Barista Champion and a first hands-on look at some of the industries newest products. Topping…
Has Innovation Lost Its Meaning? Percolate's Noah Brier On Its True Definition | Fast Company
"For better or worse, the word 'innovation' has come to represent so much that it seems to have lost most of its meaning," says Noah Brier, cofounder of Percolate, a company that helps brands create…
Thinking About Innovation | Noah Brier dot Com
Last week I linked to a presentation I gave about innovation to VCU and some people seem to have liked it, so I figured I’d repost it here with a bit more context. A few months ago I got an…
What It Takes To Innovate: Wrong-Thinking, Tinkering & Intuiting :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
Polaroid co-founder Edwin Land said, "The test of an invention is the power of [the] inventor to push it through in the face of staunch - not opposition, but indifference - in society." Great ideas…
Are You As Busy As You Think? - WSJ.com
There was a time, not so long ago, when I was busy, busy, busy. At least I thought I was. I told people I worked 60 hours a week. I claimed to sleep six hours a night. As I lamented to anyone stuck…
Wood & Faulk at Dunderdon / Dunderdon Blog | Dunderdon
Leather craft has seen a resurgence in recent years, but few designers approach the medium with the refreshing mix of calculation and whim that has made us fans of Portland-based line Wood &…
The Scout :: Features :: What’s In Store :: What’s In Store? - Saturdays Surf
For years surfing in NYC was reserved for the die hards. Even though the Atlantic Ocean is minutes away, the urban density didn’t make transporting a surfboard an easy task. Nonetheless the…
Dinner With Daniel: A Q&A with 'Parks and Recreation' star Aziz Ansari about Kanye West, his favorite foods, and more - Grantland
I always loved Tom Snyder's chain-smoking, rambling, hour-long conversations with celebrities on his after-hours NBC Tomorrow show. Or when Larry King would show up and just talk and talk —…
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Small Paper Prioritizes Photography, Wins Awards | Raw File | Wired.com
“Where the hell is Dubois County and what the hell is The Herald?” you might ask, flipping through the 2012 newspaper picture editing winners from the prestigious Picture of the Year…
Woody Allen, Creative Management Genius: Observatory: Design Observer
Woody Allen and Naomi Watts on set. PHOTO: edavidoveSometimes we can learn the most from master practitioners in fields different from our own. Robert Weide’s superb documentary on…
Cocktail Recipe: Bourbon Sidecar for Two - NYTimes.com
Ko Sasaki for The New York Times This classic sidecar is made with cognac. Forgive me, but I’m about to go pedantic for a minute. I’m always disturbed by the scene in which the…
20 Great Things To Eat And Drink in Ohio | Food Republic
El Greco's is dive pizza at its best.
DIY vs. Buy: Coconut Rum | Serious Eats: Drinks
[Photograph: Marcia Simmons] I've always been a coconut fanatic. When I was a kid, my grandpa would tap a coconut twice with a hammer, and then expertly split it in half over a bowl. The juice that…
Donors’ demand brings booze to Peden Stadium, Convo | The Post
Beer and wine will be available for purchase at Peden Stadium and The Convo beginning next fall and winter, but only to a select segment of fans and students. In recent mailings to members of the…
ESPN Masterful start for Fred Couples
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- What is it about Fred Couples and the Masters? The guy drives down Magnolia Lane and his birth certificate shifts into reverse. His bad back becomes Cirque du Soleil loose. The…
The Game of a Lifetime - WSJ.com
Like almost anybody who has picked up a golf club, my stepfather has always had a fantasy: To play at the Augusta National Golf Club. The legendary Georgia course is home to the Masters Tournament,…
What Food Goes Best with IPA? | Serious Eats: Drinks
Editor's Note: We love beer and food together, and always get excited about a particularly delicious pairing. Today, Certified Cicerone Michael Agnew is here to help us find the best dishes to eat…
Aziz Ansari's Latest Is 'Dangerously Delicious' : NPR
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The Best Juicer | The Wirecutter
After a lot of research, I've chosen an Omega 8003 juicer. It is more efficient at squeezing nutrients and liquid from leafy greens than the more popular and excellent Breville juicers–some…
Undercurrent – How To Hire A Digital Director
—Finding the right people is a job So you’re building an internal unit concerned with understanding the way the internet is affecting your business. You want to take the reins and…
Tiger Woods - GQ May 2012: Profiles: GQ
There were colors in the sycamores on the back side of the Santa Monica Mountains like high autumn in Maine, and a cool swirling breeze worked its way around the Sherw
Photo Essay: The Straight Razor Shave | The Art of Manliness
Here on AoM we’ve talked a lot about the glory of getting a straight razor shave at a barber shop. It’s the man equivalent of getting a facial at a spa. It’s a super relaxing…
Forget Today’s Drama, Dustin Curtis’ Svbtle Is About Pushing Blogging Forward | TechCrunch
Well-read designer Dustin Curtis has come up with a new blogging platform called Svbtle, that’s meant to help you take blog posts from ideas to well-presented articles. At first, it looks like…
Can You Ever Guarantee A Mega Millions Win? - Forbes
Hey, it's a better bet than Greek bonds (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Over at the Washington Post, Brad Plumer looks into the question of whether a wealthy person could guarantee himself a win by buying…
Surf economics: Beach rush | The Economist
Pareto optimality: do not disturb THE sea temperature off the Gower Peninsula in Wales fell to 6°C on March 10-11th, but the three-mile stretch at Llangennith was dotted with neoprene…
If Apple Opened An iBank It Could Have 37 Million Customers On The First Day | Fast Company
According to a new survey from research consultancy KAE, about 10% of U.K. and U.S. citizens questioned would actually lodge their precious money with Apple, were the firm to spend some of its $100…