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No one is a foreigner in New York. And in New York, you walk. Your rapport with the terrain is like nowhere else; you measure distances with your bones and your muscles. You build a physical relationship to the city.
– Emmanuel Schalit cf. “By its nature, the metropolis provides what otherwise could be given only traveling; namely, the strange.” —Jane Jacobs, via Jonah Lehrer (via bobulate)(via bobulate)
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Obama sings! He sings Al Green!
In the office late tonight, we all just took a break to huddle around someone’s computer and grin like idiots at this.
What the what!
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King of the Cosmos →
A profile of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Tyson spreads himself so wide for two reasons. One is that there’s so much in the sky to talk about. The other reason is down here on earth. For all the spectacular advances American science has made over the past century—not just in astrophysics but in biology, engineering, and other disciplines—the best days of American science may be behind us. And as American science declines, so does America. So here, in the dark, under the stars, Tyson is going to try to save the future, one neck cramp at a time.
(via the-feature)
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719-266-2837. →
fek:
Call it. Listen. Then click.
Then save that number in your telephone forever.
The best.
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Longreads: New York Times Magazine Staff: Our Top Longreads of 2011 →
These were the results of a poll of all New York Times Magazine staff—edit, art, photo & production. We decided to do two lists: ‘Them’ and ‘Us,’ and hopefully that doesn’t get us in trouble with the Longreads governing body.
THEM
These were the consensus picks of the staff, with…
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A Handbook For Flipping The Bird All Over The World
(via fastcompany)
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npr:
In honor of the classic SNL skit poking fun at NPR, Ben & Jerry’s has released a new flavor: Schweddy Balls Ice Cream.
Mmm…. Good times.
zuh!!
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From NPR’s Kitchen Window: Confessions of a Sriracha Fanatic
In case anyone was wondering, Sriracha is the official condiment of ShortFormBlog. It’s the perfect complement for falafel.
(via npr)
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