January 2011
24 posts
clientsfromhell:
Client: “My site is down. What did you do?”
Me: “Well, I haven’t done anything in a while. Can you get to Google.com?
Client: “No. Why did you take Google down too?”
WatchA not so big fat Indian wedding
WatchIn this excellent interview, she talks about the vision behind her latest MoMA show, Talk To Me, while in her signature fashion interjecting higher-order insights about the role of design that transcend the immediate context of the exhibition.
Many people think that technology is a problem in that it dehumanizes people. And, instead, I think it’s a great thing because it humanizes objects.”...
“I don’t have this huge, overarching plan. I don’t know what I’m gonna wake up...”
– - Jon Hamm
viaPAUL ISAKSON
“Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be...”
– Surprise Quotes - BrainyQuote
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Kathakali in Mumbai
Sopanam is a non-profit cultural organization devoted to promoting the classical music and art forms of Kerala, especially Kathakali.
The organization is run by a few art lovers who are passionate about preserving the rich tradition of Kerala’s art forms. Over the years, Sopanam has presented several Kathakali performances as well as other art forms like Mohiniattam, Ottamthullal,...
“Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. We don’t...”
– John Green (via abodycomingthroughtherye)
“Starbucks introduces the new 31-ounce ‘Trenta,’ which I believe is Italian for...”
– STEPHEN COLBERT, The Colbert Report (via inothernews)
Where Good Ideas Come From – TED →
Ideas also tend to be the result of a “slow hunch” — a prolonged incubation period where ideas tend to marinate until we’re fully able to grasp them. What we may interpret as an “epiphany” is really just the end result of constantly molding different sources of inspiration over time. In Darwin’s case, he thought he just came up with his theory of natural selection on a whim, but we know by looking...
“We’re all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the...”
– Literature Quotes - Quotables
I Can Has Funding: Cheezburger Raises $30M For... →
via caterpillarcowboy
The Value of Ritual in Your Workday - Peter... →
The power of ritual is profound and under-appreciated. Mostly, I think, it’s because we live in a time-starved culture, and ritual is time-indulgent. Who can afford the luxury of doing one thing at a time? Who has the patience to pause and honor an activity before and after we do it? We all should. Religions understand and leverage the power of ritual. In Judaism, blessings are as plentiful...
“I must learn to love the fool in me- the one who feels too much, talks too much,...”
– I must learn to love
“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power...”
– Good morning and good night
Watchedelman8095:
A great documentary on skateboarding in Shanghai
-Amanda, 25, US
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An evening in Patong, Thailand
She was standing there, right where the Bangla street starts; holding up a mirror in her hand and staring proudly into it. She was wearing a burgundy dress and a loud perfume. With bright red wig, glaring lipstick that was pretty hard to miss and the 6 inch fakes, she ‘Sawadika-ed’ every white man seductively, offering him a thai memory. or something like it.
Right across the street,...
