Monthly Archives: February 2013

LINKguide (March 1, 2013)

☛ Gorgeous model Evan Leff shows off Christopher Lee’s new T-shirt designs (OHLALAmag) ☛ Emma Watson might wear the glass slipper for Kenneth Branagh’s CINDERELLA (The Playlist) ☛ “You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are” by Keaton Henson (The Fox Is Black) ☛ … Continue reading

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Watch Errol Morris’s 1991 Stephen Hawking Documentary “A Brief History Of Time” Online For Free

A very wise person once observed that “One of the most astonishing effects of the human brain is the fact that so often I fail to realize I even have one.”  As we each wake up every single day and … Continue reading

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The Big Challenge Of Small Talk: Harvard Business Looks At Small Talk’s Huge Role In Office Culture

If your goal is to research and understand the complex dynamics and nuances of human relations, one of the most fascinating places to study would be any office place in the Western world.  These environments provide a uniquely remarkable recipe … Continue reading

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Montreal’s Electropop Princess MOZART’S SISTER Opens Free Streaming Of Her Terrific New EP “Hello”

That massive winter storm that pummelled Texas and Oklahoma a couple of ago officially arrived smack-dab on top of Toronto last night and Montreal earlier this morning and I can feel every ounce of it in my pounding fucking head. … Continue reading

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Bob Hope’s Mindblowing Palm Springs Estate Designed By John Lautner Can Now Be Yours For $50 Million

First published in VANITY FAIR (February 26, 2013) by Christopher Rovzar ☛  Architect John Lautner made his mark on Southern California by designing dramatic, space-age residences throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.  The estate of entertainer Bob Hope and his … Continue reading

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David Bowie And Tilda Swinton Tormented By Younger Hollywood Dopplegangers In Brand New Video

David Bowie’s upcoming album The Next Day hasn’t even been released yet, but critics are already unanimously hailing it as one of Bowie’s greatest masterpieces.  The Daily Telegraph’s Neil McCormick describes it as “an absolute wonder: urgent, sharp-edged, bold, beautiful and … Continue reading

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Time & Space Disappear With 1 Listen To A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN’s “All Farewells Are Sudden”

I don’t often re-post stories about my favorite songs, but when I do it’s for a very good reason.  Earlier today at work I revisited one of my favorite albums of the past few years, A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE … Continue reading

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Watch This Childlike Humanoid Robot Begin To Comprehend Language, Think Before It Speaks And Reacts

Popular Science recently profiled this fascinating new research by Peter Ford Dominey and his colleagues at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, where they have taught an iCub toddler-bot to learn speech patterns, and think before it speaks and … Continue reading

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