Production company Everynone created a terrific video poem linking words and images together in a lovely flow. Directed by Daniel Mercadante and Will Hoffman, it's a collaboration with Radio Lab and NPR. Also, watch their remix of it, using YouTube clips, at the Everynone site. (Thanks, Gabe Adiv!)
Words: amazing video poem
This remix of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline is the apotheosis of Western Culture
As soon as I finished listening to this, I printed out a screenshot of the YouTube embed and slid it into the final volume of my Britannia Great Books of the Western World collection, to take its rightful place as the only notable human literary-aesthetic expression since Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Via: READ THE REST
Chokepoint Capitalism: how Big Tech and Big Content captured creative labor markets and how we'll win them back
Copyright scholar Rebecca Giblin joins forces with erstwhile Boing Boing editor Cory Doctorow to excoriate Big Tech and Big Content—not for the everyday sins of privacy invasion and surveillance but for their cornering of creative labor. Their book, Chokepoint Capitalism [Amazon], out later this month, identifies not just the problem but projects that show the… READ THE REST
Deletionpedia is where deleted wikipedia articles may live forever
Deletionpedia archives Wikipedia articles when the are deleted—a regular occurrence given how tightly "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" is policed by the insiders who edit the edits (previously, previously). [deletionpedia.org via Hacker News] Deletionpedia is a radical inclusionist wiki for rescuing articles that have been discussed from Wikipedia's deletionism. It was started by… READ THE REST
This app helps you wrap your head around healthy routines.
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Your routine plays a massive role in your health and wellness. For example, if you sit a lot at work, have an attachment to sweets, or love getting lost in games,… READ THE REST
Babbel is a fast track to language fluency. And right now, it's over half off.
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Communication is the key to, well, almost everything. Understanding and being understood is so core to the experience of life that species will do almost anything to make sure they're heard… READ THE REST
Don't wait until Prime Day to get this Apple Watch-compatible keychain charger
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. We know that technology can get overwhelming and is mostly very helpful, but none of your electronics can be good to you dead. Your phone is super useful daily, but it's your… READ THE REST
