August 26, 2012

The Apollo 11 Saturn V launch. RIP. (h/t @nycsouthpaw

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August 21, 2012
The 20 most-watched TED Talks to date

brooklynmutt:

  1. Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (2006): 13,409,417 views
  2. Jill Bolte Taylor‘s stroke of insight (2008): 10,409,851
  3. Pranav Mistry on the thrilling potential of SixthSense (2009): 9,223,263
  4. David Gallo‘s underwater astonishments (2007): 7,879,541
  5. Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense (2009): 7,467,580
  6. Tony Robbins asks Why we do what we do (2006): 6,879,488
  7. Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action (2010): 6,050,294
  8. Steve Jobs on how to live before you die (2005): 5,444,022
  9. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (2006): 4,966,643
  10. Brene Brown talks about the power of vulnerability (2010): 4,763,038
  11. Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation (2009): 4,706,241
  12. Arthur Benjamin does mathemagic (2005): 4,658,425
  13. Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing your genius (2009): 4,538,037
  14. Dan Gilbert asks: Why are we happy? (2004): 4,269,082
  15. Stephen Hawking asks big questions about the universe (2008): 4,153,105
  16. Jeff Han demos his breakthrough multi-touchscreen (2006): 3,891,251
  17. Johnny Lee shows Wii Remote hacks for educators (2008): 3,869,417
  18. Keith Barry does brain magic (2004): 3,847,893
  19. Mary Roach 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm (2009): 3,810,630
  20. Vijay Kumar demos robots that fly like birds (2012): 3,535,340

(via dailydot)

March 21, 2012

The visual life / street photography

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Filed under: fashion photography 
December 12, 2011

Exercise and health. (via Justin Valente)

November 23, 2011

david:

JUST PUT THE FUCKING TURKEY IN THE OVEN

“Give this lady a damn cooking show.” — themattsmith

(via kateoplis)

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Filed under: thanksgiving 
October 28, 2011

(via The Daily Beast)

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October 15, 2011

David Harvey kind of sort of (most clearly at 10:30) hints at the coming of Occupy Wall Street, back in June 2010. 

October 15, 2011

Tina Brown interviews Tom Ford, 12/09.

October 8, 2011

newsweek:

It’s tough, sometimes.

[via]

English idioms.

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Filed under: language 
October 8, 2011

therestlessnative:


Terrific piece from Al Jazeera feat @davidgraeber my fav speaker from #occupywallstreet movement. 

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