My little booklet on information design hit the del.icio.us popular lists for design and visualization briefly, but making the politics list really made my day.
My phone has a limited amount of memory. At what point is it appropriate to remove the address and phone number of a friend who has passed? How many years do I carry his memory? Or do I keep accumulating until I or my phone ultimately expire?
]]>The street vendors on Astor Place who normally sell incense, rings, and artwork have piled their tables this new year's eve with paper hats and plastic horns: ephemera to mark the time.
NBC Nightly News: Shopping
ABC World News Tonight: Shopping
CBS Evening News: Shopping
BBC World Service: The Queen says to care for those less fortunate. Also, she has a YouTube channel.
Meeting this cold winters morning about a food blog. We huddle among the construction workers and fashion models at Vesuvio bakery, a last corner of old New York not yet consumed by the glitter of SoHo. Afterwards, a shivering walk to the subway, we inhale a snoot full of exhaust from a passing truck hauling fresh vegetables.
Not eating.
She was a quiet child who grew up in a rough home and mostly kept to herself. She wanted to study primates. She one day asked, "Are there other animals that cry?"
It's dark at night in Ko Tao — really dark. We are up the hill and there are no villages near by. It's a stark contrast from the blaze of the city. Here the black sky blends into the sea.