Media Summary: January/February 2017
(I think I missed the entry for January, clubbing that here too …) So, random stuff read, heard, seen: * This old man is clearly a role model * Feel bad for Nancy Pelosi to be put on the spot, but…
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Media Summary: December 2016
 * This may only be interesting from a curation/archival point of view, but still: the folks at the “Long Now Foundation” (responsible for that big clock) have a “Manual for Civilization”, which is…
Media summary: November 2016
* Someone made a list of the 25 best films of the century so far (the number one spot goes to David Lynch, so I won’t argue with it) * A new aircraft carrier, quite fancy, but with a hefty price tag…
Personal Media Summary: October 2016
Meta: This is delayed by a few weeks, and I’m ending the short experiment of cross-posting to Medium. A few things I saw or read the last month and half: * Watched a lot of episodes of Midsomer Mur…
Personal Media Summary- September 2016
Random reads from September: * As a sign of the times, some Democrats are now nostalgic1 for Romney. * In the speculative archaeology section, links2 between China and ancient Egypt (specifically,…
Personal Media Summary: August 2016
Random reads from August: * I try to start with a “blast from the past”, so here1 is * A rambling but heartfelt account2 of the paradoxes of ‘Brexit’ * Someone discusses their experience of trying…
Personal Media Summary: July 2016
Random general reads from July: * A “scientific” take on the basic shapes of stories1 (no kidding) * Behind every romantic myth is a bunch of B.S., which, this author claims, is the case with _Bush…
Personal Media Summary: March 2016
Some interesting stuff I read/saw this month: * I knew the Daily Show was over when Jon Stewart left, some people1 just took longer to realize that * I’ve been a fan of ASMR for a while, I’m happy…
Personal Media Summary: February 2016
(Image credit: The New York Times) (Meta: Delayed by a couple of weeks because I was on vacation! That’s also why there isn’t much here or in next month’s post) So, miscellanous finds last month:…
Be careful what you click for ...
This from an article in Verge on how the App Store is "more like a lottery" now, though an observation in the comments section shows the focus on apps is really too narrow, it's all of m…
Personal Media Summary: December 2015
A bunch of miscellaneous stuff, in no particular order ... * Two books on deep history that I added to my far-in-the-future reading list: "On Deep History and the Brain" by Daniel Lord Sma…
Personal Media Summary: November 2015
November was a very happening month, media-wise. We spent a week in London, during which we made an unplanned visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum, and I found it uninteresting except for a couple…