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Lever House meets Sanrio.

Today, I manage to hit architecture, Japanese pop culture, intellectual property, and branding all in one (fairly) short post. My favorite building in New York is SOM’s Lever House. Built in the International Style in 1952, its form of blue-green … Continue reading

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Late night ramen.

Late nights are a rarity, but still fun. Here is a photo taken at 3 a.m, about a week ago. Alex was craving ramen, and we scored on at this place on St. Marks. Sorry, I didn’t take photos of … Continue reading

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(almost) 19 in 1991

I just made a muxtape. And actually, I turned 19 in 1992, but “19 in 1991” made better copy. In any event, 1991 was a pretty influential year. I graduated high school and started college at CMU. Back then, music … Continue reading

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Two takes on dancing

I’m not watching the various dancing reality shows (just not my thing,) although, a lot of people seem to be. However, here are two music videos that feature some breath taking dancing. Many, if not most, music videos have dancing. … Continue reading

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A Rap about the Economist… need I say more?

Thanks to Frank who sent me this link to the Chicago rap group, Psikotic, who wrote a rap about the Economist, with lines like “the magazine that tells the world how it should be, cream of the crop since 1843.” … Continue reading

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Sort of back… and a reading from Ed Lin

Image source: amazon.com Blog is back, still not exactly right, but at least, the layout isn’t the default. I went to hear Ed Lin read his new novel “This is a Bust” at the Asia Society. I got stuck at … Continue reading

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This blog is under repair, in the meanwhile, check out Facebook Lexicon

It’s been quiet here, because my word press account got hacked, so I’ve been archiving, researching and upgrading. Cross your fingers, folks. Update: It just hosed my theme. I’m super depressed… While you are waiting, check out Facebook Lexicon, which … Continue reading

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Linking as a gesture of kindness.

Image source: flickr David Weinberger gave a description of a link in a panel last year at the Hyperlinked Society Conference. A link is a conscious act of generosity. These acts is moral, and they form the architecture of the … Continue reading

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The speed of the Internet

So, many it wasn’t the Chinese government re-directing Google, but domestic ISP, who may or may not have been doing it intentionally. RConversation does a good job at pointing out how the speed of the blogosphere tends to amplify rumors … Continue reading

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Fragmenting the Internet.

Image source: usgs.gov My last post to flowtv.org described the work by Kevin Werbach, a legal professor at the UPenn’s Wharton School of Business. I first heard about him at this year’s Telecommunications Policy Research Conference. He is looking at … Continue reading

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