Month: January 2011
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In which we learn that Francis Ford Coppola considers his day job to be making wine.
In which we learn that Francis Ford Coppola considers his day job to be making wine: Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration (via)
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Wikileaks and The New York Times
Wikileaks and The New York Times: Wade Keller confirms what I, for one, suspected about the relationship between the two. Assange was (mostly) treated as a source of data, but as with all sources, it’s a complicated relationship.
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On the importance of being a doodler
On the importance of being a doodler: “The act of doodling is the mind’s attempt to engage before succumbing to mindlessness.”
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About that graphic comparing the Trenta to the stomach…
Charles Apple points to an explanation from Canada’s National Post, getting at the details of how the illustration you’ve clearly already seen — the one comparing Starbucks cup sizes to the average human stomach — from which we learn a bit about the convoluted nature of news today. To summarize the sequence: Reuters moves a…
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Make movies with Michel Gondry
Make movies with Michel Gondry: AMATEUR FILM FACTORY at the Centre Pompidou. (via)
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January 2011 Carnival of Journalism
January 2011 Carnival of Journalism: The role of Universities… Check out the massive roundup of posts examining how universities, news organizations, and communities can collaborate and operate in tomorrow’s local information ecosystem.
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On the difference between gameplay and gamification
On the difference between gameplay and gamification: Josh Korr on “why gamifying the news is so challenging.”
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Town, gown, beach, mountain, newspaper: An imaginary partnership between UCSC and the Santa Cruz Sentinel
What happens when thousands of undergraduates looking for a good time seasonally invade a small California town with its ethos firmly planted in 1968 and its economy floating unabated in the real estate bubble of 2004-2007? Find out on the next episode of “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.” I kid. I kid because I (still) love…
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Worth noting: Web developer turns full-time photo editor
Worth noting: Web developer turns full-time photo editor. Alan Taylor brings his “Big Picture” prowess to The Atlantic