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FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Self (and read some written by others).
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My Sammelband has Frisket-Bite: A Short Glossary of Delightful Library Terms
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Legendary typographer and designer, Erik Spiekermann, is bringing new, digital life to the letterpress.
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The story of Hashima Island is almost as interesting as the ruins found there…which you can explore virtually thanks to a cool Google project using Street View cameras.
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How ‘thoughts and prayers’ became the stock phrase of tragedies. See also: an apropos clip from Bojack Horseman.
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Giant Straw Animals Invade Japanese Fields After Rice Harvest
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For your sunbathing and writing efforts: Clotilde Olyff’s Pebble Alphabet: upper and lower case versions.
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Every Second on the Internet is a compelling, creative visualization of the insane torrent of information that is the interwebz.
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And when you are tired of contributing to all those seconds, take a spin or two on the Procatinator!
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Today in 1975, Milos Forman’s film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest debuts. Based on Ken Kesey’s novel of the same name, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was the 2nd film to win all five major Academy Awards, a feat that wouldn’t be achieved again until the Silence of the Lambs in 1991. The role of Randle McMurphy—intended for Kirk Douglas, who owned the movie rights, and first turned down by Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen and Gene Hackman—was just one of many iconic roles for Jack Nicholson (and his first Oscar-winner), but it was Louise Fletcher’s most famous performance, a role she accepted after it had been turned down by Angela Lansbury, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Bancroft and a number of other well-known actresses. Fletcher was so disturbed by playing the part that she refused to watch the film for many years.
Falling Letters
Miku Hatsune
from “Immigrants (we get the job done)”
I got 1 job, 2 job, 3 when I need them
I got 5 roommates in this one studio, but I never really see them
And we all came America trying to get a lap dance from Lady Freedom
But now Lady Liberty is acting like Hilary Banks with a pre-nup
Man, I was brave, sailing on graves
Don’t think I didn’t notice those tombstones disguised as waves
I’m no dummy, here is something funny, you can be an immigrant without risking your lives
Or crossing these borders with thrifty supplies
All you got to do is see the world with new eyes
Immigrants, we get the job done
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glabrous
glabrous /GLAY-brəs/. adjective. Hairless, smooth. Most often used to refer to skin or leaves. From Latin glaber (hairless, bald).
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Links: November 12, 2017
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Over the past seven years, Rainbow Pack (founded by a 10-year-old!) has given 20,000 backpacks of school supplies to elementary school students in need. They would like to double that total in 2018. And for \$10, you can help! → Rainbow Pack 2018
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Remember when The New York Times tried to get hip with those neato grunge cats? → When Grunge Was Fake News
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Combining, kind of, two things I love: coffee and paper. → G . F Smith launches new paper made from disposable coffee cups. See also: Kona Paper: Paper Made from Repurposed Coffee Bean Bag Fiber || EcoPaper’s Coffee Paper.
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Celebrating the “humour & creativity of Tourettes” by not just dispelling myths but sharing nearly 650 pages of funny, shocking, surreal tics, searchable by keyword and theme. → tourettes hero
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Seriously high-quality art history materials for your learning pleasure! → Smarthistory
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A free book about artificial intelligence and the future that is both fascinating and readable. → Frankenstein’s Legacy: Four Conversations About Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and the Modern World
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I had no idea the idea was even a thing. → Why Sign-Language Gloves Don’t Help Deaf People. And while I’m at it, here’s another Atlantic article about a previously unknown (to me) thing, this time in Japan: How to Hire Fake Friends and Family
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The Allusionist delves into some powerful stories of snail mail relationships. → “Open Me” Part 1 and Part 2
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Featuring funny, literal animals, not Louis C.K. Behold! → The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Gallery.
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Today in 1954, Ellis Island—gateway to the United States for more than 12 million immigrants—closes. From 1892-1924, Ellis Island was the focal point of what is claimed to be the largest human migration in modern history. Apparently, Ellis Island name changes were mostly mythical (or accidental), but the sometimes terrifying health inspections, including occasional eugenic screening, were not. See also: the jigsaw puzzle that could determine a would-be immigrant’s fate || the searcahable passenger lists of more than 51 million immigrants, passengers, and crew members who came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York || Selected Images of Ellis Island and Immigration, ca. 1880-1920 || Ellis Island Photographs from the Collection of William Williams, Commissioner of Immigration, 1902-1913 || Immigrant Number One, the story—and mystery—of the first person to arrive at Ellis Island || Ellis Island Oral Histories
The Goofein Journal
“When Marion Gurfein wrote to her husband Joe during his tours of duty in World War II and Korea, she sent him something more than letters. She created a mock newspaper, The Goofein Journal, which she hand-lettered on card stock. The Journal contained banner headlines, illustrations, photos and ‘news’ stories recording family events and a ‘social column’ which kept track of their friends’ whereabouts.” The site includes images, interviews and more.
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