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Contemplation: Pseudovariety and Globalization
The idea of pseudovariety (“the illusion of diversity, concealing a lack of real choice” ~ Steve Hannaford) is presented to me initially by a fascinating info graphic displaying the separation of soft...
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Watching Our Opinions
There is a wonderful list at Overcoming Bias about “Opinion Warning Signs” (I was made aware of this list by the always interesting and relevant Kottke). Upon reading through the list a couple of...
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When Real is Fake is Real
One of the pressing issues for many navigating the tempestuous realm of the Internet in this modern-day and age, is the challenge of determining what is real. We are warned about the importance of...
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Contemplation: My Unease with Nostalgia
This Kottke post (in which Mad Men’s Don Drapper talks about nostalgia, mashed into a Facebook promotion) made me think about my constant unease with both the feeling and idea of nostalgia. I remember,...
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An Homage to the Greatest Toys
Kottke provided a link to possibly one of the greatest articles I’ve read in a long time yesterday. Written by Jonathan Liu on on Wired, the article lists the “The 5 Best Toys of All Time.” The article...
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Contemplation: The Impracticality of Modern Cuisines
Kottke links to a blog post by Waldo Jaquith about how impractical a cheeseburger is as a meal, and how, it is essentially an impossible meal prior to our modern agriculatural systems. It is a...
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Signs of the Apocalypse: The End of (American) Football?
Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier have a very fascinating article on Grantland about the possible end of football due to the increasing apparent risk of severe head injuries sustained by players (cred, as it...
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A Super Mario Summary
I have long enjoyed the Super Mario franchise of video games, ever since my uncle bought himself an NES and let my brother and I play the first game in the late 80s/early 90s. I cannot claim to have...
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Taco History . . . The Best History?
Okay, of all of the great things I could have asked to read about today, I am hard pressed to think of anything more exciting than a general history of tacos. Well, a Smithsonian interview with...
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Great Blogs to Read: Alex Wild’s “MYRMECOS”
So, in case you didn’t know, not only am I a blogger myself, but I enjoy reading a wide variety of blogs out there on the interwebs. Some of these I enjoy exceptionally more than others and will often...
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