Just a page full of articles and stuff that I enjoyed that I want to share.
Inside Nike’s CEO Mark Parker’s Office
Why Crayola crayons are the best
Scary Words: When Killers Confess
Interactive website that shows really simplified explanations of what various drugs do to your body
Back to the future photography - really cool photography concept. I don’t think anybody in the world can hate those classic faded pictures of one’s youth.
6 Terrifying Ways Crows Are Way Smarter Than You Think
Blogs of Friends:
http://vincentj.tumblr.com/ - My friend Vince’s blog. He’s a humorous writer that touches on all types of subjects from economics to music. Unlike me, he has a knack for writing.
http://altoona.psu.edu/blogs/user_blogs.asp?user_userid=vlm5020 - My friend Vincent Mach’s blog. He is
Politics:
“5 Ways People are Trying to Save the World (That Don’t Work)”
“Organic agriculture began as an ideology, but can it meet today’s needs?”
^Please read the above articles if you’re at all into the organic fad (yes, it’s a fad) or recycling.
Art:
“My Aging Father’s Decline: A Son’s Photo Journal”
“What Booze Looks Like Under a Microscope” (awesome for people who like art and science)
“Bent Objects” - Terry Border takes everyday things and manipulates them into very funny/ visually appealing scenes. His book “Bent Objects- The Secret Life of Everyday Things” is great and contains most of his better works. Here’s a couple of his pieces:
“You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. You Say Potatoes, I saw Zombies.”
Miscellaneous:
“Kurt Vonnegut Explains Drama”
“Facebook Predicts When You’re Likely to get Dumped”
“The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures” (At 1st I thought this would be really stupid, especially since it’s on okcupid.com. I was pleasantly surprised. It points out some really surprising facts that make you reconsider your profile picture for whatever various social website you use. What I found the most surprising is that: a girl who does the “cellphone -bathroom mirror picture” is more likely to gain interest from a man than if she took a picture showing her cleavage. If you don’t find that surprising, then don’t read the article.)
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams (A must see)
