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2009-08-30T21:17:00.000-07:00

Scents and the City
I am slightly obsessed with smells and places. There are many ways to map a place, this map being a perfect example way of understanding and navigating New York City via one's olfactory system.

WIRED Magazine's 24 Hours of US Flights
I also happen to love lights and airplanes, so what could be better than a light-driven map showing a day of flight's in the US? Be sure to explore different versions via the top right corner of the map.

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2009-08-20T11:43:00.001-07:00

Pitchfork Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s
I have a love/hate relationship with "best of" lists, rankings with seemingly arbitrary and largely unquestioned systems of measurement (*cough* US News College Rankings *cough*), etc. Sticking with the love side of things, some lists can help you discover new things. Such is the case with Pitchfork's most recent list-making endeavor in regards to music, especially since they instantly gratify your curiosity by providing the track for you.

Design for Dreaming
I first discovered this amazing short film courtesy of a super liberal artsy class, "American Attractions," a topical class that explored issues of national identity and leisure in the USA. It also should have won an award for being cross-listed as English, History, Film Studies, Gender Studies, and Cities. Design for Dreaming, an awesomely bizarre film created for the 1956 GM Motorama, covers all of this territory. And more.

#1

2009-08-11T18:46:00.000-07:00

Infinite Summer
A group of people decided to read David Foster Wallace's An Infinite Jest during Summer 2009. More than plugging the site, I wanted to share it because I think that it's a beautiful endeavor. (Found on Salon.com.)

Open Wide: Spoon-Fed Box Office Success
Yes, I like a light-hearted summer movies every now and then as much as the next person. However, most of the time, I want more than that. This article makes a case for those of us who crave intelligent flicks for hot August afternoons.