Bricks & Dinos

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Bits Of Beauty Amidst The Gloom In ‘Building Stories’ (NPR) (2) Review: Building Stories by Chris Ware (The Guardian) (3) The Google Doodle tribute to Winsor McCay and the Continue Reading →

Weekend 234.1 (the Hive Mind)

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) The Joys of Urban Tech: Goodbye, office parks. Drawn by amenities and talent, tech firms are opting for cities (WSJ) (2) Orwell’s Guide to Making Jam: George Orwell’s show Continue Reading →

Weekend 233.0 (Contrails)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Winston Smith

Anime Update: I’ve finally started watching Last Exile. This is older animation now but the story is addictive. I’m not as invested in these characters as I was with Clannad Continue Reading →

Walt and the Promise of Progress City (Book Review)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey This is a great book and just in time for Epcot Center’s 30th Anniversary. What makes it unique is that Continue Reading →

Weekend 228.0 (‘Integrity of Purpose’)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

(1) Nelly Furtado – “Feels So Close” Acoustic on SiriusXM Hits1 (2) I’m also digging “Overwhelmed” by Tim McMorris (3) A quote from Walt and the Promise of Progress City Continue Reading →

Weekend 226.0 (‘Sincerity of Purpose’)

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Summer doldrums. Not feeling very inspired these days so I expect posting to be sporadic. ‘Sincerity of Purpose’ is from the book London Underground Maps: Art, Design and Cartography by Continue Reading →

Weekend 222.2

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Winston Smith

…and all the rest from the weekend (and a superb one at that). Also, composing a post on ‘Julia’ but it will have to wait until I blow the dust Continue Reading →

Weekend 221.1

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Brave New World (is Here!) (2) Rebel Cel (WSJ) (2a) A related quote from Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler It was Zack Schwartz, Continue Reading →

Weekend 220.1

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) I would run to you (advertisement for NIKE) (1a) Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus (WSJ) (2) Suddenly Simple: Authentic, organic and local isn’t just about your food—American minimalist Continue Reading →

Weekend 219.0

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Winston Smith

So let us go forward quietly, each on his own path, forever making for the light. – Vincent Van Gogh (1) How cities fail their cyclists in different ways (2) Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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