I'm in the future

Nostrodam this.

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:01:32 -0400

If Kerry successfully leads negotiations on the super committee, he’ll run for president again in 2016. http://bo.st/pIURDH

The future of presidential campaigns:...

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:46:19 -0400

The future of presidential campaigns: INFOGRAPHICS.

kohenari:

It seems President Obama knows I love infographics.

Here’s one that his campaign staffers put together after last night’s riveting GOP debate …

Personally, I love the prominence of “hogwash,” “Donald Trump,” “dog food,” and “cook you dinner.” Oh — and “Christmas with Elvis.”

The GOP definitely knows what’s on my mind right about now.

birony: A new meme - Lord Byron is a little too close for...

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:31:27 -0400

birony:

A new meme - Lord Byron is a little too close for comfort.

How did you manage to take a picture of my wildest dreams?

OMIGODSTARTREKWARPDRIVEINFOGRAPHICIAMDYING.

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:46:07 -0400

OMIGODSTARTREKWARPDRIVEINFOGRAPHICIAMDYING.

Muslim punk. Get it girl. muslimswearingthings:

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:33:51 -0400

Muslim punk. Get it girl.

muslimswearingthings:

Joe Scarborough is in the future, the day after the debt-ceiling crashes down.

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:13:50 -0400

Joe Scarborough is in the future, the day after the debt-ceiling crashes down.:

Joe Scarborough is also in the future, predicting what will happen on the morning of Aug. 3 should the debt-ceiling not be raised. Pretty gutsy column.

"One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and..."

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:29:11 -0400

“One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they’re looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an asshole. This was the latter case.”

- Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, giving his take on the Winklevoss twins. As dramatized in the film the “Social Network,” the well-heeled, well-connected twins once asked Summers—who was president of Harvard at the time—to intervene in their dispute with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (via officialssay)

Gabe and I are trying to make “G” and...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:41:49 -0400

Gabe and I are trying to make “G” and “+” signs with our hands. Even though we are “hanging out” in the future of social media, we still didn’t do anything but watch YouTube videos from the Nineties.

futurejournalismproject: Guardian Visualization of the News of...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:30:24 -0400

futurejournalismproject:

Guardian Visualization of the News of the World Scandal

The Guardian tracked half a million tweets over a four day period to analyze how people on the social network were talking about News of the World.

This is what it looks like.

Source.

In the future, Rupert Murdoch will be a giant floating head, watching you.

gabriellelevy: They’d get so much more done. We should let...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:53:23 -0400

gabriellelevy:

They’d get so much more done.

We should let Ceiling Cat walk around a giant bingo card with inky feet deciding what’s get cut and who gets taxed. It would probably end up being less arbitrary than the deal we’re going to end up with.

A political history of Africa since 1900 - interactive

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:44:22 -0400

A political history of Africa since 1900 - interactive:

theafricatheynevershowyou:

South Sudan celebrated its independence day. How did other African nation states emerge?

Lookit, a history of the African continent since 1900 in 7 neat infographics.

catsolen: GoPro Camera Keeps on Filming as Seagull Flies Away...

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:23:17 -0400

catsolen:

GoPro Camera Keeps on Filming as Seagull Flies Away with It

Gorgeous and strange.

We should put electronics in the mouths of animals more often. (They warned me in South Africa once that baboons love to steal cell phones. Recipe for film-making success?)

chels: I saw Page One last night, the documentary about the...

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:57:21 -0400

chels:

I saw Page One last night, the documentary about the last year at The New York Times. I don’t think I’ve ever actually been riveted like I was in the theater last night. It was a fascinating look inside an organization that means a lot to me, and at a changing industry I do a lot of thinking about.

But on another level, it’s just really great documentation of the creative process of journalism. It was fun to see how these reporters work, the kinds of questions they ask, the way they organize first drafts, and how they work with editors. I loved every minute of it.

Can’t wait to see this. Especially since I think The New York Times is grappling with the supposed “death of journalism” more intelligently than anyone else. So far, I think they are both innovating and staying true to their identity. Hope it works.

Check out my piece in The Daily Caller

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:40:14 -0400

Check out my piece in The Daily Caller:

It’s about Republicans fighting and stars a zany Congressman with a mission.

In the future, even your car needs a ringtone.

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:58:35 -0400

In the future, even your car needs a ringtone.:

pritheworld:

Electric cars are quiet … too quiet? What sound should be added to alert you an electric car is approaching?

I'ma bring my pompoms to the Science Fair.

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:19:37 -0400

I'ma bring my pompoms to the Science Fair.:

ESPN senior writer and columnist explains why he cheers as hard when he sees his son hitting the books as he does when his son breaks a track record.

Old News

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:25:07 -0400

I’m on Tumblr for no more than 20 hours and already I feel superior to news sites that don’t have a Tumblr page. “Seriously, CNN? You are so behind the times, psh.”

aljazeera: Ukraine’s ex-PM appears for pre-trial hearing...

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:33:33 -0400

aljazeera:

Ukraine’s ex-PM appears for pre-trial hearing | Yulia Tymoshenko accused of alleged abuse of power, in case she says is a political vendetta orchestrated by president.

This woman is not helping to change stereotypes. Can you spot how many in this picture?

"You can always follow me on Tweeter."

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:16:06 -0400

“You can always follow me on Tweeter.”

- Texas Gov. Rick Perry, botching the name of a social media platform while accepting an award for new media activism. (via officialssay)

I might not be tech-savvy, but I am better than a dolphin.

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:06:00 -0400

chels:

“Assuming we exclude most of Europe during the 12th century, it’s been a quasi-terrific, can’t-miss, semidelicious 9,000 years — and we humanoids have been the catalyst for everything. Dark-hearted humanity critics always want to rave about how “brilliant” dolphins are, but do dolphins have Twitter? No. They don’t even have Tumblrs.”

—

Chuck Klosterman, making all sorts of sense