February 2010
28 posts
New Favourite Twitterer
“Esme’s Porridge — Every morning my girlfriend texts me to tell me about how her porridge was that morning. This is what she says.”
http://twitter.com/esmesporridge
WatchSatellite Car Chase ‘filmed’ on Google Maps
acatalepsy
wordjournal:
noun • incomprehensibility of things; the state of being impossible to understand; the skeptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain.
From the Greek α̉- (privative) + καταλαμβάνειν (‘to seize’).
From today's HoC Sci and Tech committee 'evidence...
154. We welcome the Government’s acknowledgement that there is no credible evidence of efficacy for homeopathy, which is an evidence-based view. However, the Government’s view has not translated into evidence-based policies. 155. The NHS funds homeopathy and has done so since 1948. We were disappointed that, in light of its view on evidence for homeopathy, the Government has no appetite to...
Wes Anderson and Futura Font →
“Typographically, Wes Anderson uses Futura (and altered versions of Futura) as his house font… Unlike the ubiquitous and easily adaptable Helvetica, Futura can often be challenging to use. It was one of the first sans-serif fonts developed, and it was a radical departure from typography’s past. Developed by Paul Renner in 1928, Futura was a study in geometry. The characters are based...
As far as the Internet now knows, I can kickflip.
“Journalists are leaving newspapers the world over as the advertising recession...”
– Media Monkey | Media | guardian.co.uk
New Yorker on Tea Partiers -- "It's the economy... →
I’ll say one thing for the Tea Party ‘movement’ — they have great taste in hats.
Tabloid Watch -- "Moir 'illogical' and... →
WatchNote to self: work for Wired.
The Saddest Cookbook In The World →
“The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join it or not, and it is one...”
– JFK (via crookedindifference) (via spacethebeyond) (via itsfullofstars)
Journalism Start-Up Checklist →
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Art on the Underground
Linear: Dryden Goodwin’s portraits of Jubilee Line staff
Gawker: AOL's Robo-Reporters Will Swarm You Like... →
WatchLos Campesinos! - In Medias Res
My friend’s great new album is out this week, and this is my favourite song from the record. Like the opening line — “let’s talk about you for a minute”.
Look Out For Yellow A4 Paper On Russell Hoban Day →
The Guardian's "25 top web influencers" story... →
… is based on a list made in 2007. Hm?
jamesrb.co.uk » The curious case of The London... →
Spinner Music: Los Campesinos review/post →
This technically makes me a freelance music journalist, alongside my editorlance men’s journalism and unpaidlance fiction writing.