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Roger Ebert on his interview in Esquire
[W]e’re all dying in increments. I don’t mind people knowing what I look like, but I don’t want them thinking I’m dying. To be fair, Chris Jones never said I was. If he took a certain elegiac tone, you know what? I might have, too. And if he structured his elements into a story arc, [...]
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man
Truly excellent article by Chris Jones in Esquire.
Ebert:
I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. [...]
Congratulations to the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints
As a son of South Louisiana, I take special pleasure in congratulating the New Orleans Saints on their amazing win in Super Bowl XLIV.
Way to go!
On the iPad, Daring Fireball, and other crap that undoubtedly is of interest to no one but me
Earlier today, I had reason to reference an old John Gruber article, Windows: The New Classic, as I have several times since that article first appeared at Daring Fireball back in April 2006. In addition to providing a terrific explanation of why Boot Camp was important, what segment of the market it would appeal to, [...]
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American Museum of Natural History: The Known Universe
This film shows the known universe as mapped through astronomical observations.
Every satellite, moon, planet, star and galaxy is represented to scale and in its correct, measured location according to the best scientific research to-date.
The data is maintained and curated by research astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History as the Digital Universe Atlas.
Impressive. [...]
American Photo’s Images of the Year 2009
Impressive, to say the least. But also encouraging to see how many of the winners and runners up are listed as “self taught”.