Brainings

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Thu, 23 May 2013 08:19:45 -0400

Links: Please, Walk Down the Escalator

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:14 -0400

"Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences...."

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:52 -0400

““Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences. (Roy Ascott’s phrase.) That solves a lot of problems: we don’t have to argue whether photographs are art, or whether performances are art, or whether Carl Andre’s bricks or Andrew Serranos’s piss or Little Richard’s ‘Long Tall Sally’ are art, because we say, ‘Art is something that happens, a process, not a quality, and all sorts of things can make it happen.’ … [W]hat makes a work of art ‘good’ for you is not something that is already ‘inside’ it, but something that happens inside you — so the value of the work lies in the degree to which it can help you have the kind of experience that you call art.””

- Brian Eno (via jessiethatcher)

I could reblog/post this every day as a constant reminder.

(via notational)

Links: Why is Science Behind a Paywall?

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:28:26 -0400

Links: Why is Science Behind a Paywall?

Links: Pope at Mass: Culture of encounter is the foundation of peace

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:06 -0400

Links: Pope at Mass: Culture of encounter is the foundation of peace

Links: RALEIGH: NC demonstration against GOP lawmakers grows | State Politics | NewsObserver.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:43:07 -0400

Links: RALEIGH: NC demonstration against GOP lawmakers grows | State Politics | NewsObserver.com

[Easy Chair] | Getting to Eureka, by Thomas Frank | Harper's Magazine

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:48 -0400

[Easy Chair] | Getting to Eureka, by Thomas Frank | Harper's Magazine:

What is it, exactly, we call creativity?

The ever-bigger Z is now 0.5!

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:15:28 -0400

The ever-bigger Z is now 0.5!

Links: 10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk | Mental Floss

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:28:40 -0400

Links: 10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk | Mental Floss

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Thu, 16 May 2013 09:56:02 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:41:34 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:38:27 -0400

thepeoplesrecord: On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:19:55 -0400

thepeoplesrecord:

On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped explosives containing C-4 on the roof of a house where members of the black liberation & social justice organization MOVE lived. Right before, police attacked the house with 10,000 rounds of ammunition in 90 minutes, knowing that children were inside. The house burned for 45 minutes before hoses were turned on.

Eleven people, including founder John Africa, five adults & five children were killed. The incident also destroyed 65 homes in the area, leaving 250 homeless. Witnesses reported police officers shooting at those trying to escape from the fire that ensued.

MOVE continues to advocate for prisoners’ rights & for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal & nine MOVE members who were found guilty of the murder of a police officer in 1978.

Links: New forensic technique for estimating time of death by checking internal clock of the human brain - Science - News - The Independent

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:43:26 -0400

Links: New forensic technique for estimating time of death by checking internal clock of the human brain - Science - News - The Independent

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Tue, 14 May 2013 09:37:50 -0400

wolvensnothere: I don’t want to be human! I want to see gamma...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:19:44 -0400

wolvensnothere:

I don’t want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can’t even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I’m a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I’m trapped in this absurd body!

Cavil. I just… Yeah. This was the first time I felt something for him other than cartoonish villainy. This speech needed to have happened way earlier in the series.

boringoldraphael: Oh yeah, this looks legitimate. Discarded...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:07:47 -0400

boringoldraphael:

Oh yeah, this looks legitimate.

Discarded early drafts of this sign:

FREE CANDY!
Building at Corner
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Are You A Pretty Lady Who Hates Kidnapping And Wants To Discuss It With Other Likeminded Individuals?
Us too!
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(No Cops)
Building at Corner
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Please bring a resume and portfolio to the
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Links: 23 Signs You've Lived In New York City Too Long

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:44:06 -0400

Links: 23 Signs You've Lived In New York City Too Long

Links: Health a top concern for hip-hop following recent deaths - CBS News

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:13:56 -0400

Links: Health a top concern for hip-hop following recent deaths - CBS News:

You have to choose between what makes you feel good and what makes you think you feel good.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 08:45:52 -0400