Friday, December 28, 2007

American beauty? - Times Online

American beauty? - Times Online

Fun article comparing British women to American women

A Death in the Family: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com

A Death in the Family: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com

An incredible article by one of my favorites Christopher Hitchens.

This article came recommended (and good thing they did) from by the NY Times in The Sidney Awards II.

The Seeing Tongue: Science News Online, Sept. 1, 2001

The Seeing Tongue: Science News Online, Sept. 1, 2001

Using your tongue to see images

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Blaine Lourd Profile - Executive Articles - Portfolio.com

Blaine Lourd Profile - Executive Articles - Portfolio.com

As in the last posted article, this came from the NY Times piece about the best articles of 2007.

This article is good for anyone interested in Finance, especially if you have a read A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

Annals of Transport: There and Back Again: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Annals of Transport: There and Back Again: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

I never knew people commuted THAT much! A very interesting look into the livers of all us worker bees.

A Question of Blame When Societies Fall - New York Times

A Question of Blame When Societies Fall - New York Times

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Lowe Holiday Card

Lowe Holiday Card

This is Lowe NY's (a worldwide advertising agency) holiday card. By far the most creative and entertaining holiday website/card on the internet!

And how did the snag that website name!?!?!?

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Universe - Laws of Nature - Physics - New York Times

Universe - Laws of Nature - Physics - New York Times: "“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.”"

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Google Zeitgeist 2007

Google Zeitgeist 2007: "We're bidding adieu to 2007 with a look back at the breaking news, the big events and the must-have gadgets that captivated us this year"

YouTube - Chinese Food On Christmas

YouTube - Chinese Food On Christmas

This is my friend's brother. He is incredibly talented and funny. Definitely check this video out!

Sunday, December 9, 2007

The 7th Annual year in Ideas - The New York Times

The 7th Annual year in Ideas - The New York Times

This is part of the NY Times weekly magazine. This week it goes over some of the most "curious, inspired, perplexing and sometimes outright illegal innovations of the past 12 months." Below are links to what I thought were some of the best.

Fake Titlt-Shift Photography
Left-Hand-Turn Elimination
The Murphy Balcony
Neurorealism
Prison Poker
Two-Birds-With-One-Stone Resistance

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

American Gladiators Is coming back to TV!

American Gladiators Is COMING - DoubleViking Video

Finally, one of the best game/sport shows is coming back on the air!

Junior Fear Abroad - New York Times

Junior Fear Abroad - New York Times

A Junior university student write about her time abroad in Italy. An excerpt below which is a very good description of American students everywhere.

"American college students already have to live down a stereotype of their own making. Hordes of them drunkenly parade — or literally pub crawl — past Renaissance masterpieces on the streets of Florence at 4 a.m., shouting clichés like “Ciao, bella!” and “La vita è bella!” Add in our often laughable pronunciation of Dante’s beautiful language and our sinfully casual dress — the North Face fleece college uniform sharing the streets with Dolce & Gabbana-strutting Italian babes — and you can see why it’s an uphill struggle."