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landscapes and letters
I love this landscape alphabet on display at the British Museum's website. (link via lines and colors). -
favorite books of 2013
Here's the list of the things I enjoyed reading or rereading the most this year. As always, I'd love to hear book recommendations from all of you. Happy New Year to everyone ( Read more... ) -
Magic and Loss
I'm very sad and melancholy over the death of Lou Reed. He was a hero of mine; his lyrics were profound and his vocals and guitar were amazing. I listened countless times to albums such as New York, Berlin, Songs for Drella, and Legendary Hearts. Another favorite was Magic and Loss, a concept album that dealt with mortality in a way that was ( Read more... ) -
yet another book list
I have a huge weakness for book lists, so I couldn't resist checking out David Bowie's 100 Favorite Books(link via Open Culture) -
Seamus Heaney
Sadly, the poet Seamus Heaney recently passed away; there's a nice tribute to him in the Guardian by Colm Toibin.(cross posted to irish_lit) -
music discovery
It got to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment today. I hate summer.
But on to a nicer subject--I'm curious what streaming music/music discovery sites, if any, everyone uses. I've dabbled with a bunch, but haven't found one I'm completely happy with. -
spreadsheet art
This is rather cool: an artist named Tatsuo Horiuchi has figured out a way to make some pretty art using Microsoft Excel. (link via kottke). -
Murakami translation
According to the NY Daily News, Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel will be co-translating Haruki Murakami's latest novel “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” and it may be out as soon as 2014. You can read the article here. -
Nothing Man
I'm very excited that my friend Marc Lowe has a new e-book out entitled Nothing Man. If you like neo noir stories that are dark, surreal, and Kafkaesque, check it out!
ETA: Marc's book is now available in the iBook store as well. :) -
New David Bowie music!
I was excited to read that David Bowie has a new single out, and a new album coming out in March. Here are some details from his web site and here's an article on Yahoo that gives a few more details.