January 2011
33 posts
WatchLykke Li’s video for “Follow Rivers”
(via Dazed and Confused)
“We turn everything we do — whether it is selling, whether it is building a better product, whether it is just interacting with people — into some form of a game.
“So we’re always having fun, and we’re always thinking about what we have to do, which is to build a better game for the world.”
- Seth Priebatsch, founder and CEO of SCVNGR:
(via Business Insider)
Watcha short animation by my co-worker Steven Antholis
The Neuroscience Of Music →
Why does music make us feel? On the one hand, music is a purely abstract art form, devoid of language or explicit ideas. The stories it tells are all subtlety and subtext. And yet, even though music says little, it still manages to touch us deep, to tickle some universal nerves. When listening to our favorite songs, our body betrays all the symptoms of emotional arousal. The pupils in our...
Lower Dens’ “Truss Me”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
WatchSaturday Night Live Bar Mitzvah Skit
“All I need now is what I needed then: a desk lamp, the typer, the bottle, the radio, classical music, and this room on fire.”
- Charles Bukowski, 1978
Where MySpace Went Wrong and What It Can Still Do... →
“This week MySpace announced it is laying off half of its workforce. This follows an attempt at rebranding itself as a “social entertainment hub,” a new and widely-ridiculed logo, and a warning from its parent corporation to shape up or get sold.
MySpace grew up around the LA music scene and built itself on music from the beginning. As I’ve been interviewing musicians for the last ...
Is your diet good for your skin? →
Sure, your diet keeps your body slim and healthy, but its impact doesn’t stop there.
The food you eat - from wrinkle-fighting antioxidants in fruits and vegetables to hydrating healthy fats in fish - may matter to your skin almost as much as it does to your waistline.
(via CNN)
