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A Sobering Look at FOOD
With a constituency limited to anyone who eats, “Food, Inc.” is a civilized horror movie for the socially conscious, the nutritionally curious and the hungry. Yes, it has a deceptively che… more →
The Errant Æsthete
A Sobering Look at FOOD
eÆsthete wrote 1 week ago: With a constituency limited to anyone who eats, “Food, Inc.” is a civilized horror movie … more →
Summer Solstice
eÆsthete wrote 2 weeks ago: Iridescence Sea, Mark Yankus Today is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the first off … more →
Talk Me Into It
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eÆsthete wrote 2 weeks ago: With a primer on each of the “three basic tools of argument” (logos, ethos and pathos), Jay Heinrich … more →
The Genius of Democracy
eÆsthete wrote 1 month ago: The Deep Dive: IDEO on Nightline, 1999. Redesigning the shopping cart in one week. A real find attri … more →
Overheard
eÆsthete wrote 1 month ago: Perfectionism, as a way of life, tends to be self-defeating. New research suggests it may al … more →
Overheard
eÆsthete wrote 1 month ago: Back in 1971, when the web was still twenty years off and the smallest computers were the siz … more →
Tweeting the New Yorker
eÆsthete wrote 1 month ago: The Following Account of My Short Career at The New Yorker Ran as a Series of Tweets on May 8, 11, a … more →
In Search of Color
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eÆsthete wrote 2 months ago: “The more ugly, older, more cantankerous, more ill and poorer I become, the more I try to make ame … more →
An.Opus.On.Words
eÆsthete wrote 2 months ago: Being a dedicated devotee to Anu Garg’s quintessentially useful A.Word.A.Day, I thought I … more →
With This Ring ...
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eÆsthete wrote 2 months ago: With most of us lamenting the parlous state of the economy in general and our own dwindling fortunes … more →
Courtesy of Cotton
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eÆsthete wrote 2 months ago: Paper company Crane & Co. has launched a new swatchbook, Crane Paper, 100% Cotton: The Definitiv … more →
Overheard
eÆsthete wrote 2 months ago: In Mumbai, honking is a statement of existence. It says, “Hello, here I am on the road. Everything … more →
Tighter, Simpler, Plainer
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eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: Cathy Curtis, a former staff writer for The LA Times, shares how the web made her a better writer. A … more →
Overheard
eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: I’ve lived in Paris for six years, and I’m sorry to say that the Ugly American syndro … more →
Peeped Out
eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: Easter Beckons. First thought following jelly beans – those plump little colored peeps. How … more →
And the Pursuit of Happiness
eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: The inimitable Maira Kalman visits a town meeting in Newfane, Vermont. Enchanting as always. … more →
An Insatiable Addiction
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eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: I admit it. I love the stuff. Beautiful to serve. Easy and relatively effortless [SEE UPDATE before … more →
Ansel Adams on Photography
eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: Ansel Adams explains that visualization is the key to good photography. Lens Culture … more →
Un Toast à Bon Marché du Vin
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eÆsthete wrote 3 months ago: Why is it that haste, mediocrity, gimmicks, thoughtlessness and bloated bailouts are suddenly looki … more →
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