I’m getting out in front of the pack and doing a roundup of media I’ve loved this year.
BBC Crush
1. Doctor Who Season Four
With no expectation of romance with a companion this time, the Doctor faces a number of his personal demons–struggling to save the humans, struggling to not change fixed points in history, and losing/finding [...]
whenever anyone mentions something they’ve read by clive thompson, i picture clive owen and think clive davis. it would be confusing, but i don’t mind picturing clive owen.
I’d really like a mobile from Julie Frith or Edwin Alexander Loy.
When buying a mobile, take into consideration not just the mobile itself or the space its in, but also the light that will be shining on the mobile and casting a shadow. Where will the shadow be? Will it add to the room or will [...]
I love that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales’s prized possession is a flashlight. Granted, it’s a $400 flashlight, but it’s a flashlight nonetheless.
Miranda July is like that woman you saw on the street corner with the skin condition* that you can’t stop thinking about. You are uncomfortable staring because one should never stare, but you are fascinated. What is that? No, don’t look. OK, but look sideways. Why is her skin like that? Quit staring! You leave [...]
(Fake)Steve Jobs explains his management style.
You don’t have to hire the best people. You can hire anyone, as long as you scare the bejesus out of them. That’s the key, the fear.
They scary part? There are managers who totally ascribe to this philosophy of management. And I’ve worked for some of them.
http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2006/12/regarding-my-management-style.html
Brian Eno opens the Free Thinking Festival in Liverpool, England, on 3 Nov 2006. Why am I not going to be there?
