Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Legends

“His whole future seemed suddenly to be unrolled before him; and passing down its endless emptiness he saw the dwindling figure of a man to whom nothing was ever to happen.”
~ Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

Fail until you fail completely. Mow grass that does not need mowing. Dig holes. The free advice and deadpan humor of Samuel Beckett... No one fails as well as Media Dragon ...

For writers, who thrive on isolation, fame is an odd goal. Elusive, too, because the world no longer cares about literature. Our Imrich is Steve Jobs... 15 Minutes of Fame

Frustration and desperation are the lot of most writers. Even the lucky ones endure lean years. But few things are so compromising as success...
Your Best Tweets Can Live On as Art Prints

Onehundredforty does away with mass-produced prints by offering Twitter-produced decor


Traditional divisions between NGOs, charities and businesses are blurring with new collaborative projects on water

Yet another reason to eat beans (the Hispanic Paradox)

SCREENS MAY BE TERRIBLE FOR YOU, AND NOW WE KNOW WHY Wired 

Mapmaking mystery. How did a 13th-century cartographer do work so accurate that you could still navigate the Mediterranean with it?…Map thief

A good metaphor allows you to see the world in new ways. But there aren’t many good metaphors. Most annoy and distract rather than illuminate ...