September 2009
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Vitalic’s video for “Poison Lips”
off the new record, Flashmob
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Stiletto Stoners →
They’ve got killer careers and enviable social lives. They’re also major potheads. Why are so many smart, successful women lighting up in their off-hours?
“Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears”
- Steve Case
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.
- Albert Einstein.
Obama: U.S. 'Determined To Act' On Climate Change →
President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the global economic recession could hinder the ability of countries to take necessary steps to combat climate change.
Obama acknowledged that the United States has previously failed to recognize the magnitude of the climate change issue, and he pledged his government’s commitment to developing clean energy sources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
a mantra: I will Thy will to will
Recession Dims Stars' Style Power →
Interesting article on celebrities turn clothing designers and they’re staying power in the fashion market.
(via Wall Street Journal)
La Shana Tova!
mistakes are ok
Japan's first lady: 'Venus is a beautiful place' →
“As Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, agonises over the formation of his government, he is unlikely to be losing much sleep dreaming up a role for his first lady. While Michelle Obama, Carla Bruni and Sarah Brown have all had to strike an awkward balance between supportive wife and public figure, Miyuki Hatoyama has cultivated a third role – that of pedlar of new age...
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Big Food vs. Big Insurance →
No one disputes that the $2.3 trillion we devote to the health care industry is often spent unwisely, but the fact that the United States spends twice as much per person as most European countries on health care can be substantially explained, as a study released last month says, by our being fatter. Even the most efficient health care system that the administration could hope to devise would...
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Yacht’s video for “Psychic City (Voodoo City)”
“to be a zombie all the time requires such dedication”
- brian eno
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Health’s video for “Die Slow”
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The Juan Mclean’s video for “Happy House” [DFA]
“you can’t always do better work on the computer, but you can speed up the process by using one”
- Wim Crouwel from the documentary Helvetica, when discussing the creation of typography and the slow process of design in the 1960s
How Could This Happen to Annie Leibovitz? →
Absolutely engrossing story about Annie Leibovitz’s $24 million debt.