Some Favorites: August 27
Work by Michael Dotson
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Miranda July interviewed by a slew of amazing people that I look up to. Among them: Cindy Sherman, Lorrie Moore, Joanna Newsom (yes, there are boys in there, too).
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“Make Something Cool Every Day” by Flickr user Laserbread, who works in diverse media.
A favorite is the FFFFOUND logo, redesigned to look lame:
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Remember when we used to blog openly about life experiences and feelings? I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. Apparently, so has Merlin Mann, thinker and internet funny guy of great repute (and graduate of my alma mater). Read his excellent piece, “Making the Clackity Noise.”
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David Sedaris’ thoughts on writing, healthcare, canned clams and more.
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jpeg a day, a nice visual respite for your reader.
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“Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop” from The New York Times.
… chronically stressed rats lost their elastic rat cunning and instead fell back on familiar routines and rote responses, like compulsively pressing a bar for food pellets they had no intention of eating.
All too often, I’m one of those rats.
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News from the BBC: “Only one crime was solved by each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London last year.”
