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7 Microlog entries tagged with ‘newyorktimes’
Ten Things to Do Before This Article Is Finished
The New York Times asks: what’s on your life list? I sort of have one, and have already ticked off a few items. But maybe I should write it down, to make sure I haven’t missed anything. Interesting ·
‘Controlled Serendipity’ Liberates the Web
Someone at the NYT discovers link-blogging, even though hundreds if not thousands of people have been doing it for YEARS! Everything said here, everything quoted by others, it can all be said of blogging in general — or at least blogging as it was a decade ago [c/o LinkMachineGo]. Arts & Culture ·
The 24-Hour Cycle at Clean Rite Laundromat
I love stories like this. Is there anything like it outside of the US? It’s such a contrast to my local laundrette, where I’ve never met another soul (apart from the guy who takes in the binliner full of clothes). Interesting ·
Meet the Life Hackers
Another piece from my year-old collection of open tabs, thanks to which a new term has been introduced to my vocabulary: ‘interruption science’. Interesting ·
What Really Causes Civil War?
In the end, it all comes down to greed, power and money. Arts & Culture ·
The Brand Underground
I’m not sure how to take this article on independent fashion brands from the NYT. On one hand the author is trying to compare independent streetwear labels and associated ‘anti-brands’ with the underground cultural signifiers that came before them (graffiti taggers; record labels like SST; bands with strong visial identities like Black Flag, etc.) but on the other, the whole thing reads like an advertisement for cooler-than-thou hipster elitists (which is surely the antithesis of the genuine independent, underground spirit the author wishes were there). In the end, I’m left thinking that it’s all just commerce, and that money ruins everything worthwhile. Arts & Culture ·
The New York Times Newsroom Navigator
All newspapers should have something like this [c/o kottke.org]. Media & Journalism ·
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