May 2013
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“You see, we are faced with a situation in which the managing of information has...”
– http://www.theawl.com/2013/02/an-interview-with-avant-garde-poet-kenneth-goldsmith
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April 2013
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An acquisition is always a failure →
swissmiss, swiss-miss.com “An entrepreneur is someone who, almost artistically, designs a living entity which embodies the values, beliefs, and ambitions of the creator. It’s impossible for a larger entity to swallow a smaller one without completely reshaping it. When this…
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March 2013
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Creative People Say No →
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5 Ways Not to be Boring with Your Next... →
Scott Schwertly, ethos3.com The natural trajectory of the human species is monotony. Need proof? Just look at any old person’s daily routine. It starts with the daily pill organizer, hits full speed at oatmeal and Metamucil, and usually ends with a dose of Wheel of Fortune a…
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January 2013
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“If you’re told what to look for, you can’t see anything else. So one thing is to...”
– Edward Tufte (via austinkleon)
Jan 20th
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Jan 4th
alaindebotton: Work finally begins when the ... →
twitter.com Work final­ly begins when the fear of doing noth­ing at all trumps the ter­ror of doing it badly.
Jan 4th
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Jan 2nd
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“Our chief criterion was always audience comprehension and comfort, and this...”
– Ted Sorensen (JFK’s Speechwriter)
Jan 2nd
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Do you ever put them on? by Jonathan Harris →
weird, crazy and funny story.
Jan 1st
Patience by Jonathan Harris →
This is a really funny story. Love the way Jonathan Harris impersonates the characters’ voices.
Jan 1st
The kind of man I am by Jonathan Harris →
A few minutes of conversation overheard on a plane and well captured by Jonathan Harris.
Jan 1st
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Jan 1st
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Richard Rodney Bennett’s musical quest →
“When I came across something I liked,” Mr. Bennett said in an interview with The Guardian in 2011, “I wanted to find out as much as I could about it. This was as true of hearing Hoagy Carmichael for the first time as it was later when I first heard Boulez. Being on a musical quest was something I always enjoyed.”
Jan 1st
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Seth Grahame-Smith on inspiration for ALVH →
Q: Why Abe Lincoln, vampire hunter? A: I was in a bookstore a couple of years ago during the lead-up to the bicentennial of his birth. It was also the time when the Twilight craze was taking off, and the front tables were crowded with Lincoln books and vampire books. It wasn’t much of a leap to think, “Wouldn’t these two things be better together?”
Jan 1st
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December 2012
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Demand Better Curation →
Dec 1st
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Read those who inspire you →
Dec 1st
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Drake's view on Tumblr →
Dec 1st
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November 2012
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“A good teacher, in my opinion, is by turns playwright, actor, director, and...”
– Laura Raidonis Bates on Theatre as a Teaching Metaphor 
Nov 19th
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“There is not anything that, if you have the imagination, cannot be converted...”
– Gay Talese
Nov 18th