Ms. Bassist
Today’s DEAR SUGAR question was posed by our very own Elissa Bassist. As her question revolves around writing, we figure now would be a good time to share some of…
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Morning Coffee
Seriously dudes, look at this god damn wave. Flavorwire brings you the best bike store ever. Sometimes I get sent links that feel like I am being pandered to, but…
Morning Coffee
Picturing the men of Black Mountain College. Tangentially related: it is weird to see pictures of the Great Depression in color. Monkey comfort is the most comforting kind of comfort.…
A Week Without Technology
Five neuroscientists from Washington University in St. Louis spent a week in late May rafting, camping, and hiking in a remote area of southern Europe. Their goal was to understand…
Notable New York, This Week 8/16 – 8/22
This week in New York Summer is Short, John Brandon makes a Citrus pit stop, Gary Shteyngart is Super Sad, MGMT is inspired by sex balls, Scott Pilgrim takes over…
Morning Coffee
Occupational alphabet, circa 1844 (rad). Trash-sucking tubes (exciting). (via Flavorwire.) Runaway subway (terrifying). Demolition is beginning in Coney Island (sad). (via Movie City News.) Vintage calculators (simplicity).
Prop 8 Update
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals continued Judge Vaughn Walker’s stay pending appeal. On the plus side (and I’m grasping here), the appeal was expedited, which means the process will…
“To Have a Second Lanuage is to Have a Second Soul”
How much does language shape our thinking capabilities? Does it exist only as a tool to reproduce/translate thought or does it take an active role the production of thought? Lera…
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 8/16-8/22
This week: m.g. martin’s book launch at Space Gallery, explore some linear and visceral expressions of time, Jennifer Jajah Hearts Hamas, and celebrate the birth of another Mission art gallery…
Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #41
That’s the thing, I love Cirque du Soleil, Doug, but fuck the Beatles, man. That’s why I wrote one based on Kiss’ “Destroyer.” So first, I need you to help…
Morning Coffee
Some times you don’t have to try and sugar coat these things. Department of this-world-is-totally-terrifying-and-awesome: Peru battles rabid vampire bats. Look, lets be totally honest here, conceptual electricity pylons is…