Category: Newstangle
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Q&A: Frank Oz on Henson, “Dark Crystal” and the Kwik Way – The Poop
From the SF Chronicle’s increasingly Muppet-focused baby blog (not that I’m complaining) comes this gem of an interview with Frank. Q&A: Frank Oz on Henson, “Dark Crystal” and the Kwik Way – The Poop
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apophenia: Dear esteemed members of the press,
As she’s done before, danah boyd deals with the problem of being a literate expert on the topic of social networking among teenagers. The press LOVES to write about her particular area of expertise, and really, there’s only one of her. I feel guilty mys apophenia: Dear esteemed members of the press,
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Twittergrams, Day 5 – Scripting News
This is getting cool. I wonder if it would have been easier to mash up Odeo and Twitter than to code a new app, but IANAP. Twittergrams, Day 5 – Scripting News
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Dispatches From the Hyperlocal Future – Wired
Lots of fun here from a look at 2017. Dispatches From the Hyperlocal Future – Wired
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Google News – alternate UI
Weird image-based Google News template – hover over an image and the lede loads in the sidebar. Interesting, but given this particular aggregator’s habit of posting REALLY off-topic images next to headlines… Google News – alternate UI
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Contact Form ][ – a WordPress Plugin » Chip.Cuccio.US
Looks like a nice clean contact form plugin to embed in a Page. Contact Form ][ – a WordPress Plugin » Chip.Cuccio.US
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PhotoWP WordPress Theme – Steven Campbell
Clean and simple photoblog theme. PhotoWP WordPress Theme – Steven Campbell
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Color Inspiration from the Masters of Painting
From the greats using colors like “blood of the passionfruit seed orange” come hex numbers like #FF0000. But of course, if you’re reading this at my blog, you’re looking at a color palette based on a shade of blue in a Klee painting. Color Inspiration from the Masters of Painting
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Rodriguez: Taco truck sales divide Salinas Latinos – San Jose Mercury News
“As the sun dips lower and the Pacific wind blows in, Reynaldo Pimentel rolls La Perla onto the grainy streets of East Salinas, and into a spicy battle.” Rodriguez: Taco truck sales divide Salinas Latinos – San Jose Mercury News
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Tony Soprano didn’t just get whacked; he practically got a funeral – BobHarris.com
I could care less about the Sopranos, but I love this sort of obsessive attention to detail in a piece of screenwriting, and the guy who wrote this post has done the heavy lifting to reveal quite a bit of that detail. via Howard. Tony Soprano didn’t just get whacked; he practically got a funeral…