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By | September 1, 2009
The end of the summer that wasn’t (warm), back to school, and tidbits from the ether you may find of note…
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This month…
Blog Roll: Maria Kallman on Benjamin Franklin; The Gen M Manifesto; The Longest Way Home; Containing A Capital Letter Or Two…
Cooking: Eat Well Guide; RIP Julie Lukins; Cheese And Burger Society; Attempting Beef Fourguignon; 100 Easiest, Fastest Recipes Ever; Medievil Gastronomy; Eggs Benedict…
Design: Quotes On Design; How Yellow Made A Millionaire; Gems From The Design-Hero Archives; AmassBlog…
History: Food Timeline; The Inheritance of Rome; Wildeer Women; A Sense of History; History of the Times New Roman Typeface…
Language Arts: A Flapper’s Dictionary;I’m OK - the bull is dead; The Hohn Hughes Canon; Macroscope; The Trumpet of the Swan; Emigre # 70; Dinner At El Bulli; Julia Child and the Ethical Appeal…
Music: Sad Story; Eggs And Sausage; Straight Out Of Compton; Last Dance With Mary Jane…
Pics: Photojournalist Emilio Morenatti; What’s her ame and address?; Car Junk…
Science: Galaxy Zoo; Hell Yeah, Hubble; First Comes Global Warming, Then An Evolutionary Explosion; A pixel, from earth to the moon, the infinite and beyond; Games of Chance; In Person, The Pursuit of Happiness…
Spin Zone: Clark Hoyt - Go Soak Your Head; Copyright’s Creative Disincentive; Debt - The First 5000 Years; Boycotting The Boycotters; In America, Crazy Is A Pre-Existing Condition…
Travel: American Castles; Etiquette; Atlas Obscura; High Line; Geek Atlas; 11 Summer Vacations For The Inner Geek; Soul Place.
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This Month’s Web Bytes
Just added to the Map Guide: U.S. Counties - Newberry Library now has an online reference for historical county boundaries (and how they have changed over time)
The Problem With PowerPoint (BBC)
How Could This Happen To Annie Liebovitz? (VanityFair)
Built-in Curiosity: How To Mind A Gap (OpenForum)
Computer animation (inner workings) of the Antikythera
Just added to the Map Guide: 20 Fascinating Ancient Maps - Each tells a story - of wars and triumphs, biases and myths, and ultimately document modes of thought.
Also added to the Map Guide: TrailLink - Find nearby trails for biking, walking, or running, along with detailed descriptions, interactive trail maps, geocoded photos, and more.
Sputnik observatory for the study of contemporary culture
Machu Picchu (The Story). More on YouTube.
Then, The Story of Stuff has made YouTube.
Ukrainian storytelling in sand (WWII story of those who didn’t return).
Capturing Reality: The Art Of Documentary (Trailer). Watch Errol Morris and Werner Herzog.
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