He is the only political figure I have ever met that one could apply the word adorable to.
— Milton Glaser, after his acceptance of the National Medal of Arts from President Obama. I’m so glad I can say I’ve met Milton, and even shook his hand. Congratulations, Mr. Glaser! /via idsgn; a design blog.
Now watch this: Jamie Oliver, talking about the sad state of food and diet in America and England, and how it is negatively impacting our lifespans. From his talk at TED on Wednesday.
The Editors (at The Showbox at the Market)
A blog of illustrated / comic book version of The Magnetic Fields’ amazing 1999 opus 69 Love Songs.
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/via Largehearted Boy
Way cool commercial about seatbelt safety, from the UK. The campaign’s site can be found here: Sussex Safer Roads /via @MajorLB
Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” as visualized by Nick Jr. (née Noggin). I’m not a reggae fan, and I never considered Bob Marley to be children’s music, but I’ve always loved this song, and it’s an absolutely perfect kids song. Adding this to my Songs to Sing to Ike repertoire.
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It’s true. Fantasy baseball, if you’re an avid player like myself, is all about crunching numbers and developing formulas that help you decide which players should be on your team. And there are a LOT of numbers at your disposal, ready to crunch, just like in Dungeons & Dragons. So many stats, it sometimes causes my numbers-loving head to a splode.
I wasn’t quite sure what to do with this stuff once I found it, but I wanted to make sure to capture it somewhere. Lucky you. My fantasy teams are usually built by tracking a number of run-of-the-mill player stats, and now I’ve found this resource that helps explain a lot of the lesser-known stats (to me at least) as well. My teams won’t be the same this year.
“On the Shoulders of Giants: A Compilation,” created at Lookout Landing, is a collection of resources explaining all obscure baseball stats so even I can understand them.
/via U.S.S. Mariner
Gathering all the stealth at my command I nosed the closet door open and silently stood behind him, clutching the sash—not an easy feat for a creature without opposable thumbs.
— Woody Allen, in a great short story he wrote for Jan. 18’s New Yorker.
Three and a half years is entirely too long for a band to go without a new record. In the mean time, enjoy this John Roderick video from the excellent giveseattle.org compilation. /via MBV
“The rules are simple: I put the self-timer on 2 seconds, push the button and try to get as far from the camera as I can. Running from Camera, a blog. /via @andremora
Muji + Lego, together for the first time. Should have happened a long time ago. I want one of these right now. But I need the hole punch, too. /via @andremora, who apparently found it @wired
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