January 2009
12 posts
The AP, Reuters and AFP refuse the White House’s...
Obama Administration’s “Visual Press Releases” : CJR
Three news agencies refused to distribute White House-provided photos of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Wednesday, arguing that access should have been provided to news photographers.
The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse said the White House was breaking with long-standing tradition in not...
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really...”
– Steve Jobs (via tmblg)
Happy 25th Apple
“What is the relevance of me as an individual person? If anybody else could have...”
– Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s Dreams When a scientist makes a discovery, is it their brilliant work, the product of a beautiful mind, or is it just out there in the world, waiting for whomever happens to get there first? For Alan Lightman, an author and theoretical physicist, this issue...
Why Can’t We Tickle Ourselves?
Scientific deliriums/Flickr
By Elizabeth Giddens Aristotle puzzled over the great mystery of why it’s impossible to tickle oneself. Turns out it’s quite simple, really. Here’s a brief explanation by British neuroscientist Sarah Blakemore that appeared in Scientific American:
“The answer lies at the back of the brain in an area called the cerebellum, which is involved in monitoring...
Grandaddy Mastermind Jason Lytle to Release YOURS...
Not a whole lot would make me happy right now, but this, this makes me happy.
via Pitchfork
We are thrilled to announce that Jason Lytle, revered for his work as songwriter and singer forGrandaddy, has signed with ANTI- and will release his solo debut Yours Truly, the Commuter on May 19.
After the quiet conclusion of Grandaddy’s extraordinary decade-plus run in 2006, fans were left wondering...