July 2012
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“Some part of all of us wants to be credited and enjoys the acclaim. And a big...”
– Jonah Lehrer’s Grevious Oraclism - Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic What we write about when we write about those whose apparent talents were too good to be true…
Jul 31st
“My fear is not death; my fear is spending my last years slurping blueberry, whey...”
– Tom Davis Farewell to one of the best nuts of his generation. 
Jul 23rd
“The trick to fostering collective creativity, Catmull says, is threefold: Place...”
– How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity (2008) Annnnnnnd…there you go. Cf. [via Tom the Shrink] (via merlin)
Jul 19th
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“I like talking to people and the opportunity to learn something; or if I have a...”
– David Letterman talks to Alec Baldwin - Here’s The Thing | WNYC I am a big supporter of David Letterman, flaws and all, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard him talk so long and so candidly about himself before, and by the end of this conversation with Alec Baldwin I only wished...
Jul 17th
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“The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing...”
– The ‘Busy’ Trap - NYTimes.com A beautifully written kick-in-the-pants for anyone who has ever been too overwhelmed by what they should be doing to actually enjoy doing anything at all.
Jul 2nd
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