April 2009
39 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-26) →
J. Tillman (22)
Ray LaMontagne (4)
Badly Drawn Boy (3)
Ben Lee (2)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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SVA MFA Design Lectures on iTunesU →
How did I not know about these? This is a program I always eyeball, but don’t know if I’d ever have the guts to apply. I mean, putting aside whether or not I’d actually get in, $32,000/year plus NY living expenses? You seem awesome, SVA, with your Sagmeister and Glaser-lead classes, but in the words of Randy Jackson, “I just don’t know, dog*.”
*or is it...
Why Isn’t the Brain Green? - NYTimes.com →
“We tend to always wonder,” she replied: “What’s that person’s true preference? What do they really want? I think that’s the wrong question, because we want it all.” People have multiple goals. If group involvement or the ordering of choices changes the process of making a particular decision, and in turn the result — whether because it tweaked our notions of risk or because it helped elevate...
“Talk to me. Let me be your traveling pants.”
– Andy Bernard
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“People think that design is styling. Design is not style. It’s not about giving...”
– Paola Antonelli
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“Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by...”
– Ivan Chermayeff (via affremblequotes)
“I wrapped a movie called ‘Zombieland,’ in which I was constantly...”
– Woody Harrelson
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so...”
– J. K. Rowling
“I think Dubai is like an oasis. It is an illusion, not real. You think you have...”
– The dark side of Dubai - The Independent (via josh) (via whatson)
Except oases are real, mirages are illusions.
But I’m saving this article to read later, it looks fascinating.
“I am still every age that I have been. Because I was once a child, I am always a...”
– Madeleine L’Engle
(Love her. I still read A Ring of Endless Light probably once a year. Don’t even talk to me about what they did to that book in the terrible Disney Channel Movie they tried to make of it, starring a pre-OC Mischa Barton. Way to destroy a good thing Disney.)
Self, stop stress-eating peanut m&m’s, or you will stress-not-fit-into-any-of-your-pants.
Someone remind me to go for a run later.
