Our natural inclination is to imagine that a new technology will be used to do the same kinds of things as a previous technology… Motion pictures were conceptualized as a variation on stage plays, which is why movie theaters had retracting curtains over the screens for much of the twentieth century.
Ahh, I used to do this too! The first person I ever wanted to be when I grew up was Penny from Inspector Gadget. I used to try to make a computer book of my own; I would make them out of paper and orange highlighter – I think it was all I had access to at the moment.
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Are you waiting like I am? Francois Nars is releasing a book celebrating his line’s 15th birthday; he turned his products’ names into the themes for 15 photographs of his favorite celebrities. This one seems to be everyone’s favorite so far, including mine.
Page Turner | François Nars’s Beauties - The Moment Blog - NYTimes.com
The best book.: Not being near my bank’s branch – or wanting to pay a withdrawal – meant that I had to buy more than just a birthday card at Spoonbill & Sugartown. Boy did I make the perfect choice!
This is a long-shot. Black cover, red rectangle in the middle. The title is in yellow, presumably one word. The title’s first letter is probably “B,” but maybe “E,” and the final letter is definitely “Y.” The author’s name is in blue font. Someone in the book says, “I can’t stand people.” The book looks incredibly second-hand, so it might not be a cover currently in circulation. The author’s last name most likely begins with “B” and is long-ish (7+ letters). The first name begins with either an “O” or a “C.
longer thoughts here.
