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"[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows. So I..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:45:00 +0200

“[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows. So I think people do want a great experience and they want access – people are mostly honest. The best way to combat piracy isn’t legislatively or criminally but by giving good options. One of the side effects of growth of content is an expectation to have access to it. You can’t use the internet as a marketing vehicle and then not as a delivery vehicle.”

- Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix (via laliberty).

“Number of Photos Taken Each Year” (via The Dish)

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:49:00 +0200

“Number of Photos Taken Each Year”

(via The Dish)

The Sartorialist: On the Street……Rive Gauche, Paris.

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:22:00 +0200

The Sartorialist: On the Street……Rive Gauche, Paris.

Robert Delaunay: “Le Poète Philippe Soupault, 1922.”

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:15:00 +0200

Robert Delaunay: “Le Poète Philippe Soupault, 1922.”

nudewave: Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Arch, 1919.

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:40:00 +0200

nudewave:

Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Arch, 1919.

LOST MEMORIES, a short film written, directed, and post-produced...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:58:00 +0200

LOST MEMORIES,

a short film written, directed, and post-produced by Francois Ferracci (2012).

"FOR ME, NOVEL-WRITING IS ALL ABOUT COPING WITH THE FORM’S UTTER IMPERFECTABILITY...."

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:38:00 +0200

“FOR ME, NOVEL-WRITING IS ALL ABOUT COPING WITH THE FORM’S UTTER IMPERFECTABILITY. SHORT-STORY-WRITING, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS ALL ABOUT COPING WITH THE FORM’S VEXING PERFECTIBILITY.”

- —Junot Diaz on the differences between novels and stories,

Huffington, The Literary Issue — September 21, 2012.

Still from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (2012).

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:46:09 +0200

Still from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (2012).

"STORIES ABOUT FOOD ARE STORIES ABOUT US—OUR HISTORY AND OUR VALUES. WITHIN MY FAMILY’S..."

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:22:00 +0200

“STORIES ABOUT FOOD ARE STORIES ABOUT US—OUR HISTORY AND OUR VALUES. WITHIN MY FAMILY’S JEWISH TRADITION, I CAME TO LEARN THAT FOOD SERVES TWO PARALLEL PURPOSES: IT NOURISHES AND IT HELPS YOU REMEMBER. EATING AND STORYTELLING ARE INSEPARABLE—THE SALTWATER IS ALSO TEARS; THE HONEY NOT ONLY TASTES SWEET, BUT MAKES US THINK OF SWEETNESS; THE MATZO IS THE BREAD OF OUR AFFLICTION.”

- Jonathan Safran Foer, from Eating Animals (2009).

Charles Hoffbauer, “In London, 1907.” Hermitage...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:13:00 +0200

Charles Hoffbauer, “In London, 1907.” Hermitage Amsterdam.

“#NYC #fashion #trashhand,” by...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:30:00 +0200

“#NYC #fashion #trashhand,”

by @trashhand.

“Hanging On (Svyable + PRFFTT Bootleg)” —...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:20:00 +0200

“Hanging On (Svyable + PRFFTT Bootleg)”

— Ellie Goulding.

“Dakota (Hair),” 2004, by Ryan Mcginley.

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:10:00 +0200

“Dakota (Hair),” 2004, by Ryan Mcginley.

well-i-like-it-too: Supermarine Seafire pilot on HMS...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:21:00 +0200

well-i-like-it-too:

Supermarine Seafire pilot on HMS Indomitable, 1943.

TED Talk: Matt Ridley: “When Ideas Have Sex,” July...

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:41:00 +0200

TED Talk:

Matt Ridley: “When Ideas Have Sex,” July 2010.

"ESARINTULOMDPCFB VHGJQZYXKW THE JUMBLED APPEARANCE OF MY CHORUS LINE STEMS NOT FROM CHANCE BUT FROM..."

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:58:22 +0200

“

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VHGJQZYXKW

THE JUMBLED APPEARANCE OF MY CHORUS LINE STEMS NOT FROM CHANCE BUT FROM CUNNING CALCULATION. MORE THAN AN ALPHABET, IT IS A HIT PARADE IN WHICH EACH LETTER IS PLACED ACCORDING TO THE FREQUENCY OF ITS USE IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. THAT IS WHY E DANCES PROUDLY OUT IN FRONT, WHOLE W LABORS TO HOLD ON TO LAST PLACE. B RESENTS BEING PUSHED BACK NEXT TO V, AND HAUGHTY J—WHICH BEGINS SO MANY SENTENCES IN FRENCH—IS AMAZED TO FIND ITSELF SO NEAR THE REAR OF THE PACK. ROLY-POLY G IS ANNOYED TO HAVE TO TRADE PLACES WITH H, WHILE T AND U, THE TENDER COMPONENTS OF TU, REJOICE THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SEPARATED. ALL THIS RESHUFFLING HAS A PURPOSE: TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME.

”

- Jean-Dominique Bauby from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Un bar aux Folies Bergère, by Édouard Manet (1882).

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:00:34 +0200

Un bar aux Folies Bergère, by Édouard Manet (1882).

artchipel: Olafur Eliasson - The Weather Project. Turbine...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:24:00 +0200

artchipel:

Olafur Eliasson - The Weather Project.

Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, UK (2003).

Book cover: Chuck Klosterman’s Downtown Owl.

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:43:26 +0200

Book cover: Chuck Klosterman’s Downtown Owl.

Wye Oak — “Civilian,” 2011.

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:47:00 +0200

Wye Oak — “Civilian,” 2011.