by David | Feb 26, 2014 | culture, reading & writing
Via a random illustrated meme, I became aware of the term librocubicularist, meaning somebody who reads in bed. And I love the -ist ending that implies that reading in bed is not just something you do from time to time but something that you do regularly and with...
by David | Feb 26, 2014 | technology
And not just the red ones, either. With all this always on equipment around the house, I don’t need night lights anymore, I can find my way around by the light of various LEDs, even ones on “standby” or allegedly switched off appliances. On the other...
by David | Feb 24, 2014 | culture, design, media, reading & writing
Finger firmly fixed on the pulse of SciFi fandom, io9 asks, “Are bookshelves becoming obsolete?” Seems to me the question is more, “are paper books on their way out?” and I can dispense with that questions quickly with a simple,...
by David | Feb 20, 2014 | culture, design, media
I saw a lot of art on a recent trip to New York, but I think the works that made the biggest impression on me (not literally, thank goodness) were four steel slabs by Richard Serra, two at MoMA made in 1974-75 and two at Gagosian from 2013. Inside Out (2013) at...
by David | Feb 20, 2014 | transportation, urbanism
If you don’t stand back We can’t get out of the train And you won’t get on
