February 2012
worship the glitch: Read this racist, homophobic,... →
To the Editor,
I am the president of the Smith Club of Westchester County. I enjoy reading
the Sophian online because it helps me stay abreast of developments at the school.
I read your article about [President] Carol [Christ]’s resignation and it had some interesting statistics. It…
and the crazy thing is she graduated college in the 1980s, not the 1880s.
New York Skateboarding in the 60's
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A great set of photos of the Skateboarding craze picking up on the East Coast in New York. See more at HUH.
The Secret Life of Bees →
The decision-making power of honeybees is a prime example of what scientists call swarm intelligence. Clouds of locusts, schools of fish, flocks of birds and colonies of termites display it as well. And in the field of swarm intelligence, Seeley is a towering figure. For 40 years he has come up with experiments that have allowed him to decipher the rules honeybees use for their collective...
nprfreshair:
From the Archives: Dr. John on...
“Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To...”
– Arundhati Roy (via solitaryforager)
Elton John or Billy Joel? Unepicly Later'd on...
Bum: You like Billy Joel?
Me: nah
Bum: You like Elton John?
Me: ununh
Bum: Who you think's better Billy Joel or Elton John?
Me: aahhhhh unhh neither
Bum: You like?...What kinda music you listen too?
Me: ummmm
Bum: You like Weezer?
Me: yeah...uhhh...no
Bum: You like Green Day?
Me: No
Bum: You like.....You what?!...You don't like Weezer?!...OK man later......
“Harvard has the second largest endowment in the world, second only to the funds...”
– E Keathley - Google - The nature of academic and research librarianship changed… (via unlibrarian)
Los Angeles and 35
I turned 35 years old yesterday and spent the entire day on public transportation and airplanes. I am visiting Los Angeles for the first time in my life. So many new projects are springing to mind here. There are 1,000 year old faces here. The bums and jackrollers here seem confused by the unseasonable chill that yesterday’s rainstorm brought. Silver Lake smells like a giant monster flower...
Henry Miller's Writing Commandments →
youmightfindyourself:
Work on one thing at a time until finished.
Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.”
Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.
Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time!
When you can’t create you can work.
Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers.
Keep...
