Saturday, March 26, 2011


One (1) Did you know? “Coffee is the second most widely traded substance in the world - the first is oil. Clearing of habitat to plant sun-grown (robusta) coffee - as opposed to the better-tasting shade-grown Arabica, and heavy use of pesticides, has had a very negative impact on many birds." Yearoftheflood.com

By some estimates, we may already have lost almost half the songbirds that filled the skies only 40 years ago.

Awesome show today @sookyinlee! Share your bird story.

Two (2) On the consequences of our choices and objects as making statements about how we see ourselves … Saw Objectified at the Design Exchange this week.

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Three (3) An outpouring of creative responses to fundraising and concern for Japan including these:

Some unbelievable tsunami related art, including Alison Morel, shown here.

Quakebook

One Thousand Cranes For Japan

Four (4) I now have a crush on Jack Dorsey thanks to Vanity Fair’s April Issue.

"His optimism flows mostly from a St. Louis-bred spirit about our common life, democracy, and human potential. He claims his inventions all aim at the same goal: a society that works more efficiently and humanely.

In 2009 he co-founded Square, where he is now C.E.O. Square is a service that allows any individual or small business to easily accept payment by credit card... Just as Twitter made anyone a broadcaster or pundit or diarist, Square can make anyone a merchant."

On Jack Dorsey’s arm tattoo… “People who know what an integral is would generally not have tattoos. It sums up what makes Jack an interesting entrepreneur—his ability to blend ideas.

Five (5) Wait, is this 1984?! Euphemisms for the Libyan Un-War From VanityFair.com

Photo Credit: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters




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