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On Air and On Error: Ira Glass on Being Wrong

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:25:15 -0700

On Air and On Error: Ira Glass on Being Wrong:

I had this experience a couple of years ago where I got to sit in on the editorial meeting at the Onion. Every Monday they have to come up with like 17 or 18 headlines, and to do that, they generate 600 headlines per week. I feel like that’s why it’s good: because they are willing to be wrong 583 times to be right 17.

It kind of gives you hope. If you do creative work, there’s a sense that inspiration is this fairy dust that gets dropped on you, when in fact you can just manufacture inspiration through sheer brute force. You can simply produce enough material that the thing will arrive that seems inspired.

What a great way to approach creative activities. This is definitely one of the best interviews I’ve read before - and it’s no surprise that it comes from Ira Glass, one of the best interviewers of our time. (via jingc)

How many times have you misheard “error” as “air”?

when times get tough for bacteria, collective action results in...

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:26:23 -0700

when times get tough for bacteria, collective action results in swirly loveliness:

proofmathisbeautiful : cloois :

By photographing bacteria colonies confronted with challenges such as antibiotics or limited food, Tel-Aviv University professor Eshel Ben-Jacob hopes to unravel their adaptation secrets. Swirl-like vortex and branching shapes, for instance, result from the delicate balance between density requirements and nutritional needs. seed

plus this, plus this. letter 27 [withheld]charles olson it is...

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:01:18 -0800

plus this, plus this.

letter 27 [withheld]
charles olson

it is happening here, here in a place where so little equals so much.

attempt at perpetual motiondavid prince, 2009Prairie Center of...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:46 -0800

attempt at perpetual motion
david prince, 2009
Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, IL

dave theno, will you head down to berkeley with me one of these...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:04:47 -0800

dave theno, will you head down to berkeley with me one of these days to check out this james castle exhibition? great, thank you!

after just reading a great, long, rambling email from a friend...

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:26:00 -0800

after just reading a great, long, rambling email from a friend on the other side of the planet, i hear crickets in my light green and morning street sounds in chennai’s striped blue.

Clearly, the only place to be on Friday is at the first GECS...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:30:52 -0800

Clearly, the only place to be on Friday is at the first GECS open-air film screening event featuring silent comedy films (keaton! chaplin!) with a score of live music by students & staff & other lovelies.

Guaranteed cold temperatures, hot chocolate and an even-hotter fire to lounge near. 6-9pm, Dec. 18. Projection on the side of the Zamboni shack at the ice rink.

With a population density of 8 people / square mile, that leaves a lot of extra space for coolness like this. Join us!

shasta moonriseand all the non-traffic

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:52:00 -0800

shasta moonrise
and all the non-traffic

From Dave, for Dave. It’s comforting to know that this...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:10:28 -0800

From Dave, for Dave. It’s comforting to know that this kind of gorgeousness is floating through space.

Check-in question of the day: What would you launch into space, and why?

Yikes, and also wow! The old wood stove in the corner is neat,...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:32:14 -0800

Yikes, and also wow! The old wood stove in the corner is neat, too.

Once we have the space, support and materials up here, building new stuff out of recycled other stuff is an inevitable and tasty and good project.

thank you so much for your help pulling this off,...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:58:22 -0800

thank you so much for your help pulling this off, therese.

theresecondit:

particle monologues

2009

wood, screws, bicycle wheels, rope, string, clothespins, ink, envelopes, paint

Radiolab - Blink

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:17:24 -0700

Radiolab - Blink:

Maybe even funner than a Fun Theory is the idea that in a movie theatre with 200 people, you’re blinking at the exact same time as at least 70 other folks. Walter Murch explores how blinking and the editing of films come together. He is a particularly thoughtful blinker.

Analysis of VW Sweden's Fun Theory campaign

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:39:58 -0700

Analysis of VW Sweden's Fun Theory campaign:

Fun.

philadams:

Interesting analysis of the viral effect of the above campaign, particularly the Piano Staircase video that has been receiving a lot of attention over the last few days.

last day with the students at nam wah. videos from the summer...

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:43:05 -0700

last day with the students at nam wah. videos from the summer coming soon. for now, time to start the 24 hour train ride to beijing. thank you, friends and lovelies of hk.

goodbye to one of my favorite spots in hk. near mtr exit c in...

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:36:12 -0700

goodbye to one of my favorite spots in hk. near mtr exit c in yau ma tei.

the film continues for however long you care to stand in this narrow passage.

Heat-proof, delicious-proof HK...

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:21:41 -0700

Heat-proof, delicious-proof HK popsicles.

theresecondit:

“midnight snacks” or “the only recognizable item inside the glass jars in a chinese medicine store.” and there’s alot of jars.

Because she failed to mention it, some additional info on this...

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:55:06 -0700

Because she failed to mention it, some additional info on this track: Therese recorded it just before dinner in a single take with no music using the built-in Macbook mic and GarageBand. Dang. Don’t Stop!

(meanwhile, wong kar wai has been rocking our apartment in HK — here’s the song in context: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhbEWIL8aKQ)

theresecondit:

If you listen to this, you are then obliged to listen to the version of this song (“Siboney”) by Connie Francis (on the 2046 soundtrack):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EikDIkpa1nM

beta test!

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:36:21 -0700

beta test!

nice to see this one again after it’s had a small tour...

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:29:15 -0700

nice to see this one again after it’s had a small tour through tumblr. i’ll be on that same bus in a week, leaving HK.

browneyes:

taizooo:

reretlet:

just where do you think you are scooting off to?

(via browneyes : kapi)

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:21:33 -0700

(via browneyes : kapi)