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On building a culture of candid debate

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 08:59:03 -0800

A good blueprint for [building a culture of candid debate] can be found in General Dwight D.

Movie: Airport

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:29:11 +0000

Iain Anderson‘s animated film, Aiport, shows even the most pedestrian of designs come to life with a bit of creativity.

The Arrival of the Stupendous

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:02:49 +0000

We can be forgiven for not noticing, but the world changed not long ago. Sometime after the academics gave up complaining about the apparent commercialization of the internet, and while Wall Street was licking it’s wounds after the first internet boom went bust, the world changed.

Highways

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:38:58 +0000

Think now of the US interstate highway system. Like the internet that followed, the highway system was the subject of much hype and conjecture.

Social Geography: Common Census

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:23:45 +0000

CommonCensus Map Project: The CommonCensus Map Project is redrawing the map of the United States based on your voting, to show how the country is organized culturally, as opposed to traditional political boundaries.

Beloit College’s List Of Things That Make Us Look Old To Incoming Students

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:01:17 +0000

We’ve seen lists like this before. Beloit College in Beloit Wisconsin releases their “Mindeset List” for their incoming class every year around now. The point is to remind us how cultural touchstones change over time. It does that, but it also give us (me, anyway) a good chuckle.

It’s worth reading all the way down to number 49, at least, where libraries get a good mention.

Life Magazine Covers

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 04:51:08 +0000

I get a kick out of these 1948 and 1950 Life magazine covers. Take a look and I think you’ll agree that no magazine puts photos like this on their covers today.