December 2009
9 posts
why is it so hard to let go of the shitty people and so easy to let the good ones disappear?
oh pleasure unbounded
Last night on the train I saw a young thuggy kid sitting on the stair railing of the subway platform. Listening to loud music. Bryan Adams.
A complex and detailed way of showing just how incredibly manipulated even the most mundane fashion photos can be. fascinating analysis. via.
“The Secret Society of Happy People encourages the expression of happiness and...”
– i might just be a parade rainer.
rules for good journalism from someone ironically...
1) Nothing interesting happens when it’s light out. All the good stuff happens in the dark, so focus on that.
2) In every story there’s a loser. Someone gets hired? That means someone got passed over. Who is that?
3) The most important quality of a good story is that it was written fast. Speed above all else (seriously).
Finally) Always focus on the tiniest, most narrow aspect of...
“If you scale up a policy that does no good, or even some unintended harm, or if you do not adopt a policy that could make a great amount of good, this is when you are carrying out gigantic experiments on people’s lives. And that should not be acceptable.” Via
“the first one to find the coke dealer gets an extra $20 bucks.”