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Fleet Foxes. Dungen. First Avenue.
If that headline doesn’t tell you everything you need to know, try this on for size: Fleet Foxes, one of my favorite new bands from 2008, will be sharing the First Avenue Mainroom stage with Dungen come Sunday, August 9. Dungen … Continue reading
Waxman-Markey
The Economist this week leads its United States section with an overview of the cap and trade bill working its way through the House. It’s called Waxman-Markey and it’s not as great as you might think. On May 15th Henry … Continue reading
Jason Hawkes
The tagline on Jason Hawkes website reads simply “aerial photography.” That’s true, I suppose, but it hardly seems to describe why you should pay him any attention. Hawkes shoots landscapes touched by humankind and clearly inspired by some other greats: You … Continue reading
Are Apple’s ads better than Microsoft’s?
Adman Chris Matyszczyk ponders over at Technically Incorrect whether Apple’s ads are in fact better than Microsoft’s. If you’re gut says yes, you’re gut is right, but Chris lays out just why this is. If you asked anyone in the … Continue reading
For-profit GlobalPost aims for world coverage
Serendipity led me to the GlobalPost this afternoon as I tried to clear out the tons of unread items in my Google Reader (after two hours, I still have 1000+ unread items). First I read an article linked from McClatchy’s … Continue reading
Brasil’s best beaches
I have a never-ending love for Brasil, a country I’ve never been to, and when I finally get there, I’ll be referencing the Guardian’s list of Brasil’s top 10 beaches.