March 2010
452 posts
Eugenics and the Nazis -- the California... →
(11/9/2003) Hitler and his henchmen victimized an entire continent and exterminated millions in his quest for a so-called Master Race. But the concept of a white blond-haired blue-eyed master Nordic…
Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages →
piratepickings:
From The New York Times, designer Steven Heller traces the evolution of the tiny symbols for each Olympic sport since their appearance in 1936
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Ryan Miller - U.S. Hockey's bedrock
By the time you read this post, the U.S.-Canada hockey game may have been over for a while and the U.S. may not have come out of it victorious.
Whatever the case, goaltender Ryan Miller should still be recognized as one of the most memorable U.S. team members in the Vancouver Games, as dissected in SFGate after last weekend’s shocking defeat of Canada.
Before the hockey games started,...
February 2010
295 posts
Community Reporter, Feb 26, 1971: Get Ready For... →
Community Reporter, Feb 26, 1971: Get Ready For Eight-Cent Postage
Get Ready For Eight-Cent Postage Community Reporter, February 26, 1971 Editorial - GET READY FOR EIGHT-CENT POSTAGE - Postage Rate increases now planned for May 13, will bring into use a number of special, new postage stamps…
10 interior design trends for 2010 →
(12/27/2009) Ask a group of interior designers to talk about the latest decorating trends and, chances are, they’ll wince just a little. Here’s the problem: Trends are often considered the pieces…
In a Country of Monopoly Newspapers, Palo Alto Is... →
(via bgamwell)
Bryant Park: Snow Days of Yore →
The recent snowfall showed us how beautiful the park looks under a blanket of fresh white snow. The Bryant Park of the past was no different…
Bryant Park, 1897 From ‘Reservoir Square’ to ‘Bryant Park’, this photo was taken from 42nd Street facing southeast, around the time of the New York…
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Earthquakes, tsunamis and Chile
The tsunami warnings have been issued in the wake of this morning’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile. I was curious about the history of quakes and tsunamis in the region, so I did a little diving into the archival tubes and found lots of interesting historical perspective.
In an article from the 1989 Orlando Sentinel, I found this first-person piece published after the huge quake in San...
Curmudgeonly essay on "Why the Internet Will Fail"... →
In 1995, astronomer, amateur hacker tracker and Klein-bottle maker Clifford Stoll wrote an essay (and a book, too, but I haven’t read that) explaining why this Internet thing will never work. His main argument seems to be, “Hardware and software will all top out in the mid-90s and, thus, the Internet will never ever get any more user friendly or portable. Also, it is different and...
The Kook
deadshitdigest:
The Kook is a surfing newspaper, published independently and printed in the UK on paper from sustainable forests by Daniel Crockett. With a whole swab of kickass contributors like Cyrus Sutton, Andrew Kidman, Ryan Hedwood, Ryan Tatar, and many more. Buy it here.
Via Shakas.
Looking Into the Past - a set on Flickr →
lettersfromhere:
“Images are made by finding old photographs of places, printing them out, and then holding the print up in the modern day location that the original photograph was taken. So far, most of the historical images have been available for free at the Library of Congress.”
The pen is mightier than the sword? (Or bayonet,...
Teacher: "I fear three newspapers more than a hundred bayonets." -Napoleon Bonaparte
Student: What's a bayonet?
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David Paterson: New York's accidental governor
Just two years ago, most people — including most New Yorkers — hadn’t even heard of David Paterson. He was the state’s lieutenant governor in a state where the position has little power at best and voters barely notice who’s running for the slot.
Then Elliot Spitzer — the formerly squeaky-clean former state attorney general who was supposed to clean up corruption in the state —...
History on the moon →
(1/30/2010) California laid a historical claim to over 100 objects left behind on the moon Friday when the State Historical Resources Commission voted unanimously to name the objects a state…
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A sad end for "Growing Pains" co-star Andrew...
The sad news appears to be that Andrew Koenig is dead, probably by suicide.
Koenig is perhaps best known by Gen Xers as Richard “Boner” Stabone in one of their favorite sitcoms of childhood, Growing Pains.
His father, Walter Koenig, also is pretty well-known, as he played Anton Chekov on the original Star Trek and subsequent movies.
What many didn’t know until recently is...
London street photography of the mid-20th Century
worldwidewebber:
Wasleso’s photostream is full of fascinating London street photography from 50/60/70’s. These are priceless.
London 1959
London 1962
London 1975
More in Wasleso’s photostream
World War II images now on Google Earth
historiografia:
World War II Images Now on Google Earth http://historica.me/dthvKB history historia
Just two survivors of World War I remain alive
historiografia:
Just Two Survivors of World War I Left http://historica.me/9Y0QLG history historia
Fossilized 140-Year-Old Hot Dog Unearthed in Coney... →
I am somewhat relieved it was fossilized and not safe for human consumption.
thisismyblognotyours:
Now that’s historic preservation!
Sugar coated / We're drowning in high fructose... →
(2/18/2004) An overweight America may be fixated on fat and obsessed with carbs but nutritionists say the real problem is much sweeter — we’re awash in sugar. Not just any sugar but high fructose…
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More photo archives added to Flickr
The University of Washington has added its archives to the Flickr Commons.
Cool stuff.
Paid Obituaries →
El Nino Expected To Bring A Colder Md. Winter :... →
“So imagine a profile page, or something like Google Reader, where you could...”
– How Can We Save Newspapers? Make Them Personal. (via kekekekekeke)
Q&A: How to get the 'Making Work Pay' credit →
(2/24/2009) Most low- and middle-income workers will start seeing a bit more in their paychecks by April 1, thanks to the “Making Work Pay” credit in the federal stimulus act. Here are answers to…
“Back in the day, a decade ago, we discovered media - news, information, or...”
– Jeff Jarvis, Media’s evolving spheres of discovery (via artseen)
“ShareThis, using tracking codes, tallies who is sending what links to whom and...”
– Laurie Burkitt, ShareThis Wants To Help Publishers Find Influencers (via artseen)
