Cupola, atop neighbor’s house. Stood out against a cloudless sky. #evening #walk #architecture (Taken with Instagram at In the ‘hood, Houston, Texas)
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Short shorts on sale. Pure genius.
“Typically, every one-cent increase in the pump price of gasoline takes more than $1 billion out of consumer pockets over a year.”
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A rail line buckled by the shifting earth is shown in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 23, 2011. (Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images)
Now that’s a telling image.
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From Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times Art Blog
My two-week project to select the 10 greatest composers, which involved a series of articles, blog posts and videos, concluded with an article in the Arts & Leisure section on Jan. 23. But I continue to receive lively, interesting reactions from readers. My favorite was a hand-written letter from Lucas Amory, who is 8 years old and lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Lucas is a serious piano student and the son of two noted violists, Misha Amory of the Brentano String Quartet and Hsin-Yun Huang.
Via futuramb:
New York City To Put QR Codes On All Building Permits By 2013
This could be that kind of initiative that breaks down because it relies on a non-existing web-maturity in the related institutions.
On the other hand it could be the kind of initiative that really takes off and generates a lot of goodwill and is being copied in many different places around the globe.
Via poptech:
Q: Why Save PBS?
A: PBS is America’s largest classroom, the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world.
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