Finding Quiet
“So what to do? The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that they cannot teach us how to…
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Brain Mapping
“Since the 19th century people have speculated that the essence of human identity is stored in the connections between our neurons. Today we have the technology to find out if…
Surveying The Comic Industry
Part two of The Beat’s Annual Year-End Survey–featuring “picks, prognostications and previews” from the comics industry–includes our own cartoonist MariNaomi. The participants responded to questions about the biggest stories in…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Here is your Norwegian witch memorial. What are you doing here, moon mineral? Urban design links for the week: disguised infrastructure and guerrilla whimsy. You know what else I love?…
Looking Ahead
The Awl has charted 2012 with far-reaching predictions that range from politics and media to cuisine. Check it out to discover which state will be sold to China, what bird…
“Loving v. Bigotry”
This month, the International Center of Photography is launching an exhibit of a Grey Villet’s photographs of the Lovings, the couple whose Supreme Court case overturned miscegenation laws in over…
FUNNY WOMEN #71: My Attempts at Sexting
My boyfriend recently informed me that I might be approaching this “sexting” trend wrong. I’m not sure if I agree.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We’ll never leave you again. Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Chinese indie-bookstores. Maybe it’s time for a more rational calendar. The secret message in Lincoln’s pocketwatch (this is…
Magazine Review #10: Esopus, Issue #17
Reading Esopus is more akin to walking around an art gallery than flipping through a publication. While technically a magazine, in the sense that it’s a bound stack of paper,…
Notable San Francisco: 1/2-1/8
This week in San Francisco-Happy New Year! If you have a favorite museum, it’s probably letting people in free some day this week. Here’s our picks for the days in…
Notable New York, This Week 1/02-1/08
Happy New Year! This week in New York, Monologues and Madness, Patti Smith at St. Marks Bookshop, (Re)making Media on DIY in the digital age at McNally Jackson, All the…