Alain de Botton has good ideas, which he delivers so fast that you fear for his oxygen levels.

Alain de Botton has good ideas, which he delivers so fast that you fear for his oxygen levels. I enjoy his theories about art providing us with something we need to create a conceptual inner balance in this worthwhile, 47 minute lecture.
#alaindebotton #art #ideas #culture
http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2013/december/03/alain-de-botton-explains-how-we-should-use-art/

I enjoy his ability to capture tone while evading meaning (intentionally).

I enjoy his ability to capture tone while evading meaning (intentionally).
#reggiewatts #ted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdHK_r9RXTc&sns=gp

A nice overview of the now famous "Mexican Suitcase" of Spanish Civil War photographs, and of the gal whose name is...

A nice overview of the now famous "Mexican Suitcase" of Spanish Civil War photographs, and of the gal whose name is too often dropped from reporting on that topic in favor of her longer-lived male partner.
#gerdataro #mexicansuitcase
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25108104

Anti-copyright attitudes that try to justify the theft of music, photos, movies, and other media try to hide their...

Anti-copyright attitudes that try to justify the theft of music, photos, movies, and other media try to hide their selfishness behind anti-corporate attitudes... While happily shelling out for hardware to big corporations! They just don't care if your animator (or musician, or artist) friends can make their rent this month.
#piracyhurtsrealpeople #piracy #theft
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/26/film-music-christmas-creative-industry

Now that I'm on holiday break, I can catch up on sharing photos from mybusiness trip weekends!

Now that I'm on holiday break, I can catch up on sharing photos from my business trip weekends!  Here are more buildings in Basel, Switzerland, a city I'm growing very fond of as I get to know it better.
#basel   #switzerland   #architecture

Oooooh!

Oooooh!
#saturn

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Happy holidays from Saturn and its moons (and the astronomers who study them): new imaging of the ringed planet and two of its most interesting moons, from NASA's Cassini imaging team. http://boingboing.net/2013/12/23/happy-holidays-from-saturn-and.html

Sometimes sharper, less experimental version: Bellevue BotanicalGarden's "Garden of d'Lights" (moan) holiday light...

Sometimes sharper, less experimental version: Bellevue Botanical Garden's "Garden of d'Lights" (moan) holiday light display.
#bellevue #lights

Moveable type in the Korean exhibition about the Joseon period at theAsian Art Museum here in SF.

Moveable type in the Korean exhibition about the Joseon period at the Asian Art Museum here in SF.

The characters are 'hanja,' those Chinese characters the Koreans borrowed to use when writing Korean before Hangul (the Korean alphabet) was invented. Hanja remained in common use until relatively recently, despite the obvious fact that Hangul is really cool looking! :) Yes, they are backward here so they will print forward.

#hanja #korean #moveabletype

Have I mentioned that the Museum of Craft and Design here in SF isgreat? It is. (sfmcd.org)

Have I mentioned that the Museum of Craft and Design here in SF is great? It is. (sfmcd.org)

#sfmcd