Just one link this AM. I can’t decide what to think of these portraits of the children of the new Russian elite. Somehow I think they don’t feel as odd here in the US as they do in Russia. The sexualization of childhood and the push to mimicking adult behaviors and attitudes in 12 year olds is common here. Nonetheless …
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Morning Linkage (Apr 29)
Style points: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/04/28/photo-stylish-robot.html http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/2009/04/reader-submission-patricks-photos.html Legal Notes: The Google books settlement may not be — a settlement that is. http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/04/googles-book-settlement-delayed-as-resistance-appears.ars Didn’t they teach these fools to be careful who they bully. Lessig twitters Warner Bros. take down notice. http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/29/warner-music-claims.html Images: If you’re feeling the need to be totally creeped out. Bits from the latest auction of MJ’s stuff. …
Morning Linkage (Apr 27)
Some vaguely related photos from Milan Design Week. Many cool seating surfaces. Some that I would hesitate to call chairs. http://www.core77.com/blog/milan09/milan_design_week_09_tuttobene_13287.asp Design as a profession is currently having a crisis of relevancy. Trying to figure out how it can value to society rather than merely add value to the bottom line. As is the case in …
Morning Linkage (Apr 24)
In the I wonder who was after what department. The judge in the Pirate Bay trial is a member of a copyrights advocacy group. And this is just coming out? Either the PB lawyers are incompetent (mistrial, incompetent defense) or clever (mistrial, judge not impartial) http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/judges-conflict-of-interest-surfaces-after-pirate-bay-trial.ars Fabulously beautiful Japanese depictions of nature. http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/04/nature-of-utamaro.html Half a million …
Morning Linkage (Apr 23)
Black and White is old skool and that’s good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruipalha/ I probably qualify for “life experience credit” for this course but you all might want to consider it. Internet Age Writing Syllabus and Course Overview, by Robert Lanham http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2009/4/20lanham.html Earth Day link — an unobtrusive rain water capture system http://www.aquascapeinc.com/why_rainxchange Wow — that’s like, so, Elvis …