Archive for the “Media” category
Fail better
by naomi on July 10, 2011
This Samuel Beckett quote from Worstward Ho has found me twice this weekend. First written on the wall at the Francis Alÿs exhibition at the MOMA, then in a literary tattoo book (The Word Made Flesh) I leafed through in (…)
All of the lights
by naomi on July 10, 2011
Photo from flickr by EJP. I love these lights. This makes me feel like summer. Like electric hot New York summer.
Martha tweets
by naomi on May 2, 2011
Punctuation is for people who haven’t been to prison.
One book, one tweet
by naomi on April 21, 2011
Our book club has a name! And a tumblr! Check it out at onebookonetweet.tumblr.com Next book was announced today. It’s award winning. We’re all very excited.
Book review: Riding Rockets
by naomi on October 24, 2010
Just finished Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut, by Astronaut Mike Mullane. And outrageous tales, they are. He’s with NASA during their “golden age of the shuttle,” as a member of the first class of space (…)
Twitter spam from Scarlet Grey
by naomi on October 16, 2010
Adorable twitter spam today–a music video from Scarlet Grey. Catchy. Cute. SWEET title. Not-as-cool part of it was that LOTS of Naomis got this spam. Oh well. That’s one way to promote your music. Plus, the girl in the video (…)
Book reviews: Packing for Mars, Dreaming in Hindi
by naomi on September 17, 2010
Image from MaryRoach.net, Image from Amazon Just finished two awesome non-fiction winners. I highly recommend both of them, especially if you study neuroscience, are learning a second language, like rockets, or enjoy laughing. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of (…)
Ditte Isager photos
by naomi on August 15, 2010
Just so pretty. Caitlin Wylde, Artist Ballerinas (later used in the Martha Stewart wedding issue this spring) Arne Jakobsen, Cecilie Manz and Kasper Salto (architects and designers) Tuscany Photos by Ditte Isager.
Inception perceptions
by admin on August 4, 2010
After the initial viewing, there was this, which helped to answer maybe ONE of the 11 million questions straining my brain: “Inception’s Dileep Rao Answers All Your Questions About Inception” (from Vulture blog via NYmag). And then, there was “The (…)
Influence Project via Fast Company
by admin on August 2, 2010
Fast Company’s trying to find the “most influential person on the internet” this year. Or so they say. The tech pundits are pissed. Mark Borden/FC defends it like this: “What the Influence Project aims to do is remove some of the (…)