November 2011
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Got a Lot to Do?
Try being Leonardo Da Vinci:
Historian Toby Lester has translated the scribbles and etchings from Da Vinci’s personal notebook, and the wonderful Wendy MacNaughton illustrates this to-do list from the early 1490’s.
- Maggie
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Everything's funny at the New York Times
The New York Times has a comedy critic now. That’s right. A comedy critic, who joins similar posts for art, pop music, classical music, dance, theater, food, fashion, style, technology, books, and about everything else under the sun (and that’s just the features desk).
I believe comedy has its place in the ranks, however. Especially as Jason Zinoman expressed in his interview with...
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Are you the 99%? →
Find out where you stand and how you can help others in need.
-Patrick
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Block Club: Single(s) and Ready to Mingle
What are the sounds of this week’s Block Heads? Let’s hit it.
Brandon:
I’ve got the new Real Estate (Days) and M83 (Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming) albums on non stop. No specific tracks– they’re all good.
(Check out Real Estate’s “It’s Real” (above), and head over here if you’d like to hear the entire m83 album streaming in full, plus an...
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Watch
Little Scraps of Paper is a series of short documentary films about how people develop ideas and the places they keep them in. This segment follows artist and illustrator Paul Bower as he explains the relationship between his sketchbook and impromptu inspiration:
“I like the chance, the haphazardness. When two things are on a page together, and they shouldn’t really belong. But...
