December 2010
18 posts
Reimagining Televised Debates →
Conor Friedersdorf makes so much sense here.
Why Bob Seger deserves to be heard →
Michael Hann at The Guardian expresses my sentiments exactly.
The tyranny of choice →
In the (as usual) unmissable year end issue, The Economist discusses the fact that the more choice you have, the more paralysed you become.
Vapornews: The Huge-Then-Disappearing Stories of... →
…Wherein Jim Poniewozik at TIME reminds us of the 24-hour news cycle’s worst instincts.
A Retro Look in High-Tech Electronics →
I want that record player!
On Writing, Thinking, And Technology →
Conor Friedersdorf thinks about the ways different people approach writing in these technological times.
Wearing the Right Stuff →
Henry Fountain tells of an exhibition about the history of the spacesuit. Check out the graphics as well.
The quest for the perfect Chinese dumpling →
Only one word comes to mind: yum.
Close the Washington Monument →
Worth thinking this through. (via Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Dish)