Alex Haar

OSTRICH: “Pocket Pillow for Nap” /via Alex Rainert

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:12:53 -0600

OSTRICH: “Pocket Pillow for Nap” /via Alex Rainert

Bill WIthers - Ain’t No Sunshine

Fri, 27 May 2011 12:42:42 -0600

Bill WIthers - Ain’t No Sunshine

Anthony Weiner takes down Click & Clack

Tue, 24 May 2011 12:33:17 -0600

Anthony Weiner takes down Click & Clack

ET Sequel: “ET-X” (Extended Trailer)

Tue, 24 May 2011 12:13:00 -0600

ET Sequel: “ET-X” (Extended Trailer)

Real-time visualization of a daft punk song

Mon, 23 May 2011 12:33:17 -0600

Real-time visualization of a daft punk song

"…highly connected people–the hubs or influencers–played no significant role [on how ideas..."

Mon, 23 May 2011 09:35:13 -0600

“…highly connected people–the hubs or influencers–played no significant role [on how ideas spread]. People selected the next person in the chain based on qualities such as living in geographic proximity, sharing occupations, and other factors more so than being heavily connected, or having high status.”

- Herb Schaffner, discussing Duncan Watts’ new book “Everything is Obvious, Once You Know the Answer”

"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders...."

Tue, 10 May 2011 11:33:15 -0600

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”

- Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

"Maybe we should always show pictures. Bin Laden, pictures of our wounded service people, pictures of..."

Thu, 05 May 2011 20:45:04 -0600

“Maybe we should always show pictures. Bin Laden, pictures of our wounded service people, pictures of maimed innocent civilians. We can only make decisions about war if we see what war actually is — and not as a video game where bodies quickly disappear leaving behind a shiny gold coin.”

- Jon Stewart

"It turns out that no one can imagine what’s really coming in our lives."

Thu, 05 May 2011 09:26:17 -0600

“It turns out that no one can imagine what’s really coming in our lives.”

- http://www.penmachine.com/2011/05/the-last-post

Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549 as it crash-landed...

Tue, 03 May 2011 14:00:06 -0600

Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549 as it crash-landed in the Hudson River in January 2009. What went through his mind as the plane went down?

How to Steal Like an Artist

Tue, 03 May 2011 09:58:11 -0600

How to Steal Like an Artist:

One of the more thought-provoking posts I’ve read.

Sarah Kay tells the story of her metamorphosis — from a...

Tue, 03 May 2011 09:49:00 -0600

Sarah Kay tells the story of her metamorphosis — from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. — and gives two breathtaking performances of “B” and “Hiroshima.”

"Tell your lizard (brain) to shut up."

Mon, 02 May 2011 16:39:00 -0600

“Tell your lizard (brain) to shut up.”

- Seth Godin