June 2009
18 posts
On loving the Walkman for what it was, and the... →
If you haven’t yet stumbled across it on BBC News, Engadget or the discussion boards here on Core77, there’s a great little article making the rounds today, in which 13-year-old Scott…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28) →
Wilco (16)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (3)
Baby Charles (2)
Curtis Mayfield (2)
Marvin Gaye (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Making The Call: Time To Watch Soccer →
Photograph of USA Goalie Tim Howard by Andre Penner/AP
They couldn’t pull of a second miracle this week, but the U.S. Soccer team has nothing to be ashamed about. They beat the #1 team…
China Reports 66 Percent Drop in Plastic Bag Use →
A strict Chinese limit on ultra-thin plastic bags significantly reduced bag-related pollution nationwide during the past year. The country avoided the use of 40 billion bags, according…
Map Label on Package →
Originally posted in ct2
I thought this was pretty clever. I just received a package from FedEx. On its label was printed a map to my house. So instead of installing a GPS in every truck, FedEx…
Singer Michael Jackson dead at 50 →
So many people wanted to verify the early reports of Jackson’s death that the computers running Google’s news section interpreted the fusillade of “Michael Jackson” requests as an automated attack for about half an hour Thursday evening.
Burrito Tape →
Who likes a leaky burrito? No one. In his webcomic Wondermark, David Malki presents a solution to wounded burritos: burrito tape, “strips of tortilla coated with a light corn flour…
Good? Cheap? Fast? Pick Two →
How do you communicate with clients the trade-offs you need to make in the design process? The trade-offs they need to make? How about when they’re from the exacting world of…
WatchAndrew Lippman on “open-architecture products”
The stability that we associated with products is gone. And so if you try to base your business on a product that you think will last a long time, then I suspect you’re likely to be in trouble — because society will change more rapidly.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21) →
The Lonely Island (20)
Lee Fields & The Expressions (11)
Bronx River Parkway (10)
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves (4)
El Michels Affair (3)
Imported from Last.fm…
Links Roundup of the Week: The High Line →
The High Line opened this week!! The Inhabitat team was lucky enough to gather together to see it this week on Monday, and we loved it! It’s green, it’s public space — and visitors feel…
30 ROCK is a rip-off of The Muppet Show! →
How are your minds today? Are they good? Not blown, you say? Do you like them that way? Then my sincerest apologies for THIS…
PREFAB FRIDAY: “Box Office” Shipping Container... →
Thinking inside of the box may become the newest trend for creative thinkers thanks to this new 12-unit office and studio building called the “Box Office.” Constructed of 32 shipping…
Traffic Jam Art Installation Staged in the... →
It’s all about context. Meal with friends: normal. Meal with food gathered in a one mile radius: art. Traffic jam on highway: normal (and boring). Traffic jam in the Spanish mountains:…
WatchNew York Times R&D Group: Moving the news into your living room on Vimeo
