August 2008
22 posts
“… at the same time, this is a pretty good existence, when you think of the...”
– Daniel Nayeri, from The Curator
Kevin Kelly knocks off Michael Salter's styrofoam... →
And it looks great! I’ve been planning on trying one of these (you know, one day, when I don’t live in a one-bedroom apartment), and so it’s good to see others picking up on it.
August 27, 2008: Williams on Poetry →
“Poetry is a good game - let us take it lightly. But is also ‘liberty and power’ - let us take it seriously.”
- Williams, The English Poetic Mind, 1932.
August 26: 2008: Tillyard on living vicariously →
“The exaltation of poets into demigods is all part of the modern tendency to live vicariously, to watch semi-divine sportsmen giving exhibitions instead of playing yourself, to listen to…
August 25, 2008: Lewis on Writerly Courage →
“I know that we hear much of this kind of courage in publisher’s advertisements; there every scribbler is ‘daring’ when he defies gods whom he does not believe in, or conventions that have no…
Port? Starboard? Let's clear this up. →
Trajan (typeface) - Wikipedia, the free... →
look who we found in the related links section …
August 19, 2008: Reynolds on the Unreliability of... →
Regarding the manner in which artists depict historical characters in the modus vivendi of their own age:
“I have often wondered when and how this historical sense began, and how far it has…
YouTube audio: unexpected but useful.
I’ve been impressed lately with how much old audio can be found on YouTube. It makes sense, of course, but I didn’t see it coming.
I’m bookmarking these mostly for my own reference, but you may find them interesting as well, Dear Visitor: C. S. Lewis on Charles Williams, the only surviving reel of Lewis’ BBC war talks, and actual video footage of G. K. Chesterton. Who...
Palm tree guide →
I’ve been meaning to learn the different palms. Here’s a decent overview.
August 17, 2008: Lewis on literary experience and... →
“Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the priviledge, of individuality. There are mass emotions which heal the wound; but they destroy the privilege. In them our separate selves…
Batman trailer acted out by kids →
very awesome. I like to imagine that it was directed and edited by 8-year-olds, too.
Total Immersion: How I Learned to Swim... →
good to combine with my sailing lessons? maybe.
YouTube - Fighting Giraffes →
I never would have expected that giraffes could hit that hard. Also fun is listening to the tourists ooh and aah.
Shapeways →
design your own 3D object, and have it rapid-prototyped by Shapeways. Neat!
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon occurs when a person,... →
Aha! I’ve been wondering if this had a real name. I always assumed it was a combination of short-term memory and the Confirmation Bias. But what do I know?
QUIKEA! A guide for shoping through IKEA very... →
E & I already take this approach, but it’s nice to know that others have seen the light. Except parking in the loading zone; we’re not in THAT big of a hurry. The big secret is to go backwards.