October 2009
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10 Reasons Why the Quidditch World Cup is the Best... →
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background music while waiting for the 4 train at...
WatchDrawing is Thinking
Milton Glaser shares his thoughts on design and drawing while sketching William Shakespeare. My favorite words from the video: ”I am astonished by drawing. I always think of every drawing as a kind of miraculous occurrence… Curiously people think that the difficulty of drawing is making things look accurate, but accuracy is the least significant part of drawing.”...
Coldwell Banker's annual home price comparison...
La Jolla, Calif., $2,125,000
Beverly Hills, Calif., $1,981,750
Greenwich, Conn., $1,519,250
Palo Alto, Calif., $1,489,726
Santa Monica, Calif., $1,460,912
San Francisco, Calif., $1,363,250
Boston, Mass., $1,337,578
Newport Beach, Calif., $1,315,505
Palos Verdes, Calif., $1,237,041
San Mateo, Calif., $1,090,000
since when did the median prices start get so high?
Watch a story of mixed emoticons
Rives — star of the Bravo special “Ironic Iconic America” — tells a typographical fairy tale that’s short and bittersweet.
The only TED Talk we’ve watched in DS1 that has been remotely interesting to anyone else (I actually liked some others but not enough to remember the content haha).
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Art In Odd Places 2009
WHEN: From now until the end of the month (Oct 31) WHERE: All along New York City’s 14th Street (SO HAPPY I LIVE ON 15th STREET RIGHT NOW) WHAT: “Art in Odd Places (AiOP) is an artist-led initiative presenting art and performance that stretches the possibilities of the public realm.” Keep your eyes peeled! There’s some really awesome stuff poking it’s head out, without warning, and in some fairly...
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“If you ever feel a little useless, offended, or depressed, always remember that...”
Perception
Something to think about….
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then...
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HAHA I SO WISH they were taking about ratings
J: I'm not sure what I am.
S: I was a 6, now I'm an 8.
J: WOW!
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“Hi everyone,
I missed the lecture on Tuesday, unfortunately. I personally love...”
– (name withheld in case the student searches her very unique name on the internet)
from and email titled “Help: Class notes / record”
LOL WOW AT THE MAJOR SUCKUP-AGE GOING ON HERE!
well, I guess that’s one way to get on the Dean’s List…
I actually like these lectures...
How Does Gossip Girl’s NYU Measure Up To The Real... →
Well, I’m not an NYU student, but…
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