From the monthly archives:

February 2009

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Is there another album in the canon so haunted by the specter of maturity, so obsessed with a return to the lost springs of creation?

Is there another album in the canon so haunted by the specter of maturity, so obsessed with a return to the lost springs of creation?…

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WHEN the documentary filmmaker Astra Taylor speaks of a cinema of ideas, she means it more literally than most.

WHEN the documentary filmmaker Astra Taylor speaks of a cinema of ideas, she means it more literally than most.
Cornel West and Other Theoreticians in …

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I hope that the directors and producers who aspire to some more-elevated renown will do the culturally appropriate thing: put down that Penguin Classic and pick up a movie.

I hope that the directors and producers who aspire to some more-elevated renown will do the culturally appropriate thing: put down that Penguin Classic and …

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"Twitter will never be the New Yorker or even the AP, but…"

“Twitter will never be the New Yorker or even the AP, but…”
Los Angeles Times
“It’s another window into a world that I find I’m …

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Wonder, not repute, is the currency that should be held sacrosanct in science.

Wonder, not repute, is the currency that should be held sacrosanct in science.
globeandmail.com: Out out, damn blind spot by Jeffrey MacIntyre…

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What a new Internet might look like is still widely debated, but one alternative would, in effect, create a “gated community” where users would give up their anonymity and certain freedoms in return for safety. Today that is already the case for many corporate and government Internet users.

What a new Internet might look like is still widely debated, but one alternative would, in effect, create a “gated community” where users would give …

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People point out that there’s a significant sleight-of-hand in every status update, because the real answer to “What are you doing right now?” is always just “Updating my status.

People point out that there’s a significant sleight-of-hand in every status update, because the real answer to “What are you doing right now?” is always …

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Even the Taliban Now Loves the iPhone [Surly Adopter]

Even the Taliban Now Loves the iPhone [Surly Adopter]
We doubt Apple will sign this guy up for an endorsement deal, but Mullah Zaif, …

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