January 2008
Intermedia Arts attempts Twister record →
Featured Twister players include skaters from the Minnesota RollerGirls roller derby squad, members nonprofit ARENA Dances of St. Paul and hip hop dancers from The Collective.
Love Rox: The Best Valentine’s Date of Your Life (cool website) | Saturday, Feb. 2nd
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Neuromancer the movie: More bits and pieces
IMDB has a page up for Neuromancer (2009)
William Gibson in 2003: “THAT NEUROMANCER SCRIPT I did not write that. (I’m assuming there is still only the one, which as far as I know is by Chuck Russell.) I had absolutely nothing to do with that. The problem is that shabby Dickensian script-floggers throw away the original title-page, forge one with my name on it, then charge more. This is an...
BLYGAD HEARTS MUSIC #27: Bon Iver - Skinny Love
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Guillermo Del Toro to direct The Hobbit? →
Did I call it or what?
13 South Minneapolis Secondhand Shops →
BLYGAD HEARTS MUSIC #26: Spoon - Don't You Evah...
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The ocean as watercooler: floating data centers... →
eBay - Exclusive TED Conference Pass+VIP Benefits,... →
Put up for bid by one of the three 2006 winners and Architecture for Humanity founder Cameron Sinclair. It’s a fundraiser for the Open Architecture Network.
(FYI: Tickets to this springs Solutions Volume 3, still just $6.00 in advance/ $8.00 at the door.)
Growth of gaming in 2007 far outpaces movies,... →
Expect to see more and more advertisers buying up virtual ad space. EA even has a completely free ad-funded game in the works.
BLYGAD HEARTS MUSIC #25: Sharon Jones & the...
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Sharon’s show at First Ave in November was one of the best concerts I saw all year.
Just try not to get goosebumps.
Untill the plastic bag dies for good, this is how... →
I’ve just been reusing a bag once or twice and tossing it. News you can use. Thanks Matt!
Pawlenty announces clean energy plan →
Whole Foods Bans the Bag →
Prediction: Plastic Bag, 1957 (or there abouts) - 2008, R.I.P.
Visualizing Change: Upcoming Workshops Blend... →
Predicting the Present: CIA Admits Cyberattacks... →
BLYGAD HEARTS MUSIC #24: Dizzee Rascal - Dance For...
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I’ve got a hot date tonight: just me, a cheap bottle of wine, & a brand new Macbook Pro (Thanks Mom!). I’m throwing up a twofer in celebration.
BLYGAD HEARTS MUSIC #23: Architecture in Helsinki...
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Fingers crossed for a TC visit this year.
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“Too many junior architects - called associates - are relegated to drawing lines...”
– Lisa Rochan, writing for the Globe & Mail on Cameron Sinclair
BLYGAD HEARTS MUSIC #22: Snoop Dog - Sensual...
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We’re looking at -35 to -45 degrees with the wind chill this weekend, but I’m not about to let that keep me down. Happy Friday ya’ll.
Google Transit →
Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the...
From an Ars Technica article:
A new UK report on the habits of the “Google Generation” finds that kids born since 1993 aren’t quite the Internet super-sleuths they’re sometimes made out to be.
The report (PDF), sponsored by the British Library and the Joint Information Systems Committee, tries to get beyond the stereotypes to find out just how good young people are with...
The Museum of Nature & Possible Zoological Futures... →
If I had to choose a magazine to represent the... →
“Eco-consuming will be used to achieve social status. While the mainstreaming of...”
– Jelly Helm, Big Thinker
Comic Sans is illegal →
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Google: Searching for solutions →
Yanko Design →
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NEED magazine offices burglarized →
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When compared to 49 other large cities,... →
… in the US.