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Six-Word Travel Memoirs 03/28/08

Condense your entire thoughts on a life of travel into six words… a writer’s nightmare, an editor’s dream. My personal favorite: All my stuff is in storage. Filed Under: Funny, Humor, Travel, Writing comments on Six-Word Travel Memoirs

How to Fake Cross-Processing in Photoshop … 03/25/08

Nice guide to reviving some old film techniques using photoshop. Filed Under: Photography, Photoshop, Software, Tutorial comments on How to Fake Cross-Processing in Photoshop (And Why You'd Want To)

Man, 101, to Run London Marathon 03/11/08

And you thought you were in good shape. A 101-year-old man has his sights on the London Marathon in a bid to become the world’s oldest competitive runner. Working plumber Buster Martin ran Sunday’s Roding Valley half marathon in Essex in five hours 13 minutes, and is now focusing on London’s … Filed Under: Amazing, Health comments on Man, 101, to Run London Marathon

Fuel Efficiency: The Opel T1 Got 377mpg in… 02/28/08

Stick that in your hybrid and smoke it. I looked into hybrids a bit and realized the gas mileage isn’t much better than traditional engines, the key to hybrid’s success is, to my mind, best explained by the sense of guilt free superiority it lends their owners. Still, I’m not cynical … Filed Under: Auto, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment comments on Fuel Efficiency: The Opel T1 Got 377mpg in 1973

Debunking ‘Third-World’ Myths 02/26/08

A fantastic talk by Hans Rosling from the TED conference archives. Rosling does a nice job of debunks some myths about the so-called “developing world.” But really what carries the point home is the stunning animation software developed by Rosling’s Gapminder Foundation. The software was recently acquired by Google, so expect … Filed Under: Amazing, Finance, Health, Society, Technology, Video comments on Debunking 'Third-World' Myths

Tom Coates on the One Laptop Per Child Pro… 02/20/08

By far the best piece of writing on the One Laptop Per Child project that I’ve run across (my own included). I’ve been following this project for over a year now (partly because of my job at Wired, but also partly because I just think it’s a great idea) and watched … Filed Under: Children, Economics, Environment, Finance, Hardware, Internet, Society, Technology comments on Tom Coates on the One Laptop Per Child Project

A Data Point on Every Block 02/15/08

This is a fantastic interview with Adrian Holovaty, who’s something of a personal hero. His new venture, a hyper-local news site by the name of EveryBlock, is absolutely stunning in the amount of data to puts at your fingertips. Unfortunately it only covers San Francisco, Chicago and New york. A fair … Filed Under: Amazing, Interview, Journalism, Maps comments on A Data Point on Every Block

Skull-A-Day 02/15/08

I never pretended that my photo of the day project was original, but I never realized how many people have some kind of __________ of the day thing going on. It’s something like the phenomena that happens when you buy a new car and suddenly you notice that car everywhere you … Filed Under: Art, Painting comments on Skull-A-Day

Ralf Potts on the Banality That is ‘Eat, P… 02/12/08

Travel writer Rolf Potts has a excellent and brutal piece skewering Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling travel book, Eat, Pray, Love which a friend of mine described as “the most nauseating, narcissistic, bucket of crap I’ve ever suffered though.” And not that it matters, but yes, my friend was a woman. The legacy … Filed Under: Reviews, Travel, Writing comments on Ralf Potts on the Banality That is 'Eat, Pray, Love'

The Amazing and True Story of Charles Fawc… 02/12/08

The amazing and true story of Charles Fawcett, who died in London on February 3 at the age of 92. His unlikely — some would say unbelievable — life seems to have been a healthy mix of careless lunacy and incredible luck, balanced with a love of the underdog and the … Filed Under: Amazing, Expat, Obituary, Soul comments on The Amazing and True Story of Charles Fawcett