Archive for June, 2011



Split-Screen

June 28th, 2011

Brilliant editing.

Veritgo Manhattan

June 28th, 2011

Vertigo effect pictures of New York City.

RIP MySpace

RIse and fall of MySpace. RIP MySpace.

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Supreme Court Rejects Ban on Video Games

“Like the protected books, plays and movies that preceded them, video games communicate ideas — and even social messages — through many familiar literary devices (such as characters, dialogue, plot and music) and through features distinctive to the medium (such as the player’s interaction with the virtual world),” Justice Scalia wrote. “That suffices to confer […]

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Life Lessons From the Rich

Lessons from the insanely rich:
Taxes for the top 2 percent are very likely to go higher. Uncle Sam’s share of capital gains and dividend income might rise, and means-testing for Social Security and Medicare is probable. In the United States, the very rich hold most of that wealth in dollars, which are worth increasingly less. […]

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Future Currency Design

Future of currency design: Canada’s super awesome new $100 note. Its transparent yo! Fuck yea.

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Frank Bruni on Gay Marriage

Former NYT restaurant critic Frank Bruni’s excellent Op-Ed on New York gay marriage law. A very well written piece.

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