May 2012
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“As I’ve often said, you can shop online and find whatever you’re looking for,...”
– Economist Paul Krugman Is a Hard-Core Science Fiction Fan | Underwire | Wired.com via Shelf Awareness (via housingworksbookstore)
April 2012
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just got a song written about me. ‘2nd avenue is her I-85.’
March 2012
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'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your... →
npr:
What makes people creative? What gives some of us the ability to create work that captivates the eyes, minds and hearts of others? Jonah Lehrer, a writer specializing in neuroscience, addresses that question in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works.
Lehrer defines creativity broadly, considering everything from the invention of masking tape to breakthroughs in mathematics; from...
February 2012
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“To us, the Web is a sort of shared external memory. We do not have to remember...”
– We, the Web Kids – an essay by Polish political writer and commentator Piotr Czerski lays out a manifesto for the generation nursed on the web. (via curiositycounts)
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grapefruit madeleines
adapted from 101 cookbooks
1 stick butter
4 large eggs
pinch of salt
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
2 1/2 tsp grapefruit juice
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
in a pot, brown the butter and let it cool. while it’s cooling, whip the eggs and salt together with a hand-mixer on high, until they are double or triple the volume (this is really key, since madeleines get their...
January 2012
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