Milton Glaser Critiques Modern Beer Art. I agree with his appraisal of Flying Dog and I was happy to see he wasn’t offended by Shiner’s label. I totally agree with his opinion of Dogfish Head; I’ve never been impressed by any of their labeling. It always looks poorly printed and dirty.
I’ve spent the better part of the last three months working on an infographic based on a report about the carbon budget and global warming. We just published Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget today, and hopefully we’ll get some good press and traffic to the site.
I tried to log in and watch the finale of True Detective last night, and my experience was what they described here: a spinning beach ball. Thanks for nothing, HBO.
One author’s take on living in Baltimore, with added commentary and response from a host of contributors.
I’m tired of hearing about incompetent city leaders who are more fixated on hosting the Grand Prix than dealing with thousands of vacant buildings that create massive slums, and rampant crime.
I am really liking Beck’s Morning Phase. It’s not Sea Change, but there’s a clear progression from the first album to the second.
Sweet! WRI just launched Global Forest Watch yesterday, and we’ve been getting a lot of killer press about it. I was happily surprised to see it pop up on Boing Boing this morning.
What’s inside your camera bag? Shotkit dives in. There’s lots of good info in there. As someone who obsesses over gear and usable storage of gear, this is like crack.
At Grantland, Steven Hyden listens to Beck’s new album Morning Phase.
It’s undeniably pleasant music. But peering inside those sleek, circular contours reveals a whole lot of nothing. What are these songs supposed to signify? Sea Change was tied tangibly to romantic loss; Morning Phase was made by a contented suburban husband and father.
Sea Change is one of my top 20 favorite albums. I’ve only heard the first single from the new album, but I’m very curious to check out the rest of it.
At some point, I want to mount an LCD to my DSLR so that I can shoot video out from behind the live preview. This article lists the best & most affordable DSLR monitors, some of which are surprisingly affordable.