Into Infinity
Each refresh pairs a circular piece of visual art with an 8-second audio loop from the likes of dntel, Meanest Man Contest, and Odd Nosdam.
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Into Infinity
Biophony
Clive Thompson on How Man-Made Noise May Be Altering Earth’s Ecology
“For example, the population of spadefoot toads in the Yosemite region of the Sierras is declining rapidly, and Krause thinks it’s because of low-flying military training missions in the area. The toad calls lose their synchronicity, and coyotes and owls home in on individual frogs [...]
Give More Get More
Buy MP3s, support touring bands
“Every time you buy an MP3 album from Insound (not EPs or singles), Insound will donate $.25 of our take to a touring band.”
Best sandwiches in America?
Al’s, Borinquen sandwiches land on coveted Esquire top sandwiches list
Now I must try this jibarito from Borinquen.
When Audiences Get In on the Act
“If we are too conscious of our own presence in the presence of art, it can be a distraction to engagement. Think of how hard it is to connect with a beloved painting if you come upon it after too many hours in the museum, your feet sore and [...]
Going green
Every reason David Banner turned into the Hulk on TV
24. Being tied up and fed soup by an elderly Japanese woman who doesn’t
understand words like “You’ve GOT to cut me loose!”
William Gibson interview
Rolling Stone interview with William Gibson
“People worry about the loss of individual privacy, but that comes with a new kind of unavoidable transparency. Eventually we’re going to know everything that every twenty-first-century politician has ever done. It will be very hard for politicians and governments to keep secrets. The whole thing is porous. We just [...]
AT&T surveillance
AT&T Invents Programming Language for Mass Surveillance
I’m this close to completely unplugging, burning off my thumbprints, and heading for the hills.
Stuffed
Stuffed: A Journey of Midwestern Sausage Traditions
I prefer to do my research at Hot Doug’s.
