December 2008
18 posts
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November 2008
24 posts
Twitter In Controversial Spotlight Amid Mumbai... →
Amid cellphone pictures and tweets, we were able to keep abreast of what seemed to be happening, and where it was going down, all the while not really knowing those other key, canonical components of journalistic information gathering—namely, who or why. I was struck, as never before, by the ability of data to outstrip information.
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A Rundown of NYC Tacos
I’ve been on a taco tear recently and am writing up mini-reviews of my favorite taco joints. To state my biases upfront: I’m a sucker for baja-style fish tacos, a little grit in the tortillas, and ratio always reigns supreme.
Tortilleria Los Hermanos
The Tortilleria is a taco factory with a mini taco-stand inside. You feel the damp, corn-soaked air pumped into your face from...
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“I believe in the theory that some people are cooks, while others are bakers....”
– Emily Weinstein
I am a cook, but I have slowly become better at baking by restraining the experimental temperment when flour is involved.
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“Adolescence was invented in the 19th century to enable middle-class families to...”
– Newt Gingrich, Let’s End Adolescence
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“The city [New York] has enlisted six deep-sea divers who are living for more...”
– New York Times
“The more Bertoni improved upon Netflix, the harder it became to move his number...”
– NYT (via ayjay)
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“A bright and sensitive British boy turned by public-school sadism into a warped,...”
– Adam Gopnik, Prisoner of Narnia
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“Hedge funds started out as snipers. Now we are the infantry.”
– Anonymous Hedge Funder
“The bigger criticism of [Malcolm] Gladwell is not that he’s unoriginal but that...”
– Jason Zengerle, New York Magazine
There’s a lot to say on the topic of consumerism and popular “idea culture” being intellectually bankrupt. There’s also a lot to say about the confusion of wealth and intelligence. I’m not going to say all those things, just...
The Pierces - Three Wishes
via 5oh7
“Great presidents, besides being stubborn and disagreeable, are more extroverted,...”
– Fred Greenstein, Princeton University
Basically, we’re supposed to elect an Odysseus to the Presidency.
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“We need to introduce the election people to the Trader Joe’s & Whole Foods...”
– Neil (via ben)
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