Books in the age of the iPad -
A well-written and nicely laid out article by Craid Mod.
“What are often considered the weaknesses of the old-fashioned book are in some ways its strengths. For instance, a physical book works with the body and mind in ways that more readily produce the deep-dive experience that is reading at its best. When you read on a two-dimensional screen, your mind spends a lot of energy just navigating, keeping track of where you are on the page and in the text. The tangibility of a traditional book allows the hands and fingers to take over much of the navigational burden: you feel where you are, and this frees up the mind to think.” — William Powers
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JCrew features the male staff behind iconic magazine Monocle as models in the label’s new Spring / Summer 2010 collection.
Obama requests Tufte transparency -
Obama appoints Edward Tufte as part of a panel to track stimulus transparency. Tufte on the appointment:
I will be serving on the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel. This Panel advises The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, whose job is to track and explain $787 billion in recovery stimulus funds … I’m doing this because I like accountability and transparency, and I believe in public service. And it is the complete opposite of everything else I do. Maybe I’ll learn something.
Wowee… This is bound to be interesting!