You shouldn’t be surprised at the results of these two similar experiences: Scenario A A flickr user seeking critique, uploads a photograph (above) by Henri Cartier-Bresson, “father of modern photojournalism”. The criticism received was harsh and the photo got deleted from the DeleteMe! photo pool. Scenario B A world class violinist, Joshua Bell, plays music [...]
A great whodunit story has many possible suspects and nothing is what it seems. This real life murder mystery puts the government on trial after a secret affair is ended. Rosenberg had frequently expressed despair over the violence that consumed Guatemala. In 2007, a joint study by the United Nations and the World Bank ranked [...]
Inspired by Danny Choo‘s long running A Week in Tokyo series (possible NSFW link), I want to post an odd assortment of photos taken around NYC in the month of May. Instead of one off twitpics, a series of unrelated NYC photos makes for good juxtaposition. Dorky yet amusing. You can never have too much [...]
Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky: Jobs imagines his garbage regularly not being emptied in his office, and when he asks the janitor why, he gets an excuse: The locks have been changed, and the janitor doesn’t have a key. This is an acceptable excuse coming from someone who empties trash bins for a living. The [...]
If you’re into food, especially meals that you could never afford, there’s a great photo comparison of Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry & Per Se by TheFeast. The photos and accompanying captions do an excellent job of showing the similarities and differences between Keller’s Michelin 3 star restaurants. The sign that hangs in both of [...]
Uniqlo rocks. I went there to return some stuff and ended up buying a graphic T while browsing. They have T-shirt collaborations with brands (such as MGS) that constantly cycle. While I enjoyed Naruto several years ago, I’m too old to be wearing Konoha merch. They currently have a Corporate Collaboration theme for T-shirts. This [...]
NYTimes: … it turns out that lots and lots of stuff piled onto shelves or stacked in the middle of store aisles can coax a shopper to buy more. After the recessionary years of shedding inventory and clearing store lanes for a cleaner, appealing look, retailers are reversing course and redesigning their spaces to add [...]
A couple pieces on business management (via HN). Matthew Stewart, founder of a consulting firm that eventually grew to 600 employees, cuts to the heart of management theory: Between them, Taylor and Mayo carved up the world of management theory. According to my scientific sampling, you can save yourself from reading about 99 percent of all [...]