The Delicious

I cannot describe one of my favorite things in the world, so I would like you to watch the first part. And then watch the second part. (via FunkyPlaid, from the first issue of Wholphin)

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Atlas Shrugged, Part One: The Movie

I did not think it was possible to make a movie trailer more tediously obscure than the book. (via Luce) For reasons I have yet to discern, I have read “Atlas Shrugged” twice, once in my teens when I thought objectivism was pretty cool, and once in my twenties when I didn’t. I cannot imagine sitting through a movie version.

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NoteSlate

This “low-tech tablet” looks like it is as useful as pen and paper, and that is a sincere compliment. I will be keeping my eye on it.

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Maya Rudolph’s Anthem Parody

Char posted this on Facebook and I just had to repost. It’s too good!

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Avoid, Embrace: Not an epiphany.

The result of my first Avoid, Embrace exercise was not the epiphany I wanted. No great photos were taken. I am only posting this one because it is heavily post-processed. I rushed through this, I admit. I didn’t take any great photos because I didn’t linger. But something good did happen: I didn’t feel bad while I was there. Initially I felt kind of awkward, hyper-aware of people glancing at my camera, but that isn’t neighborhood-specific; I always feel awkward with a big camera. Not feeling bad is a good first step, I think.

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