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Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food — Printout — TIME

No words…

Tumblr and Yojimbo

I’ve had this unrelenting suspicion over the past few weeks that Tumblr is such a successful publishing platform because of its near frictionless system.

Tumblr, like Yojimbo, is an Everything Bucket. There is no fear or intimidation on what to write, when the options are flung wide open and custom packaged to treat any and every type of post as a first-class citizen.

To prove my point and help myself write the article, I’ve set up this Tumblr account. Well, that, and I wanted to see what it is that Marco does all day.

Welcome Mr. Blanc. We hope you enjoy your stay.

Storyteller | Recyclart

Tables as Shelves
Amazing reuse of otherwise damaged furniture. (via Unclutterer)

chrisbowler:

This is such a great look into a different time. Deep contemplation was a regular part of life, and seems almost impossible to me in this day and age with the tumult going on around us.

On another note, I love his hours of sleep. I’ve been getting up at 4:30 AM for the past 18 months (except Sundays) and it’s been a blessing. Surprisingly enough, I function just as well as I did when I was getting a lot more sleep.

I remember hearing an old Proverb somewhere: “Every hour of sleep before midnight is worth two hours afterwards.” So true.

[ via Buzz Anderson ]

MODELS.com Feed » Keep It Real

In September’s Bazaar, eight of the most enduring beauties around go bare faced for Peter Lindbergh and the results are thought provoking. Amber Valletta, Shalom Harlow, Kristen McMenamy, Helena Christensen, Nadja Auermann, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and Tatjana Patitz are all stunning but seeing them without makeup, excessive retouching or complicated styling adds a new layer to their allure.

(via Kottke)

chrisbowler:

sansseriftype:

Flickr Find: Gill Sans Letterpress (via mikemccarron)

That is gorgeous.

Damn!

the impossible cool.

As the name says. What more do you need to know?

(via Gruber)

Rands In Repose: The Book Stalker

Dear Rands,

My Library

Consider this your invitation for a nice glass of wine and a closer perusal of my library pictured here.

Your fan,

Patrick

Why you should be collecting mentors – Manage Your Life on Shine

I think the idea of mentoring and apprenticeship is a lost one that deserves resurrection in this day and age. Now more than ever.

North Korea’s Counterfeiters | vanityfair.com

I’ve long been a fan of Vanity Fair’s work but this piece is just flat out fascinating. North Korea has been waging what amounts to financial warfare, through the printing of near perfect counterfeit currency, with the US for years. This article not only uncovers the players but also why nothing is being done about it.