Let’s Talk About Celine Dion
Music writer Carl Wilson learned to respect Celine Dion, even though he can’t stand her music. He even wrote a book titled Celine Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste after listening to her album.
Battle of the Sites
On CommandShift3, you are presented with the screenshots of two websites side by side. If you click the screenshot of the site you think looks best, the page reloads and you start all over again. It never ends.
CSS Unworking Group
Andy Clarke’s open letter to W3C:
I am asking for immediate action to be taken on the formulation of a replacement CSS Working Group that will include new members who are not the representatives of browser vendors. Instead the new CSS Working Group should consist of people, including some who already serve on the group, who are committed to seeing the development of CSS3 succeed because that is central to the success of our profession. This new group need not start from scratch, but should instead build upon the significant advances and hard work of the current CSS Working Group.
Scarface Type
Jaw-dropping typographic Scarface posters from L.A. Pop Art.
The Heat is On
Jill Scott and George Benson bring the “Summertime” heat to this cold-ass winter storm. Love the scats. Thanks Thu Hoai!
What a Headline
The Voice
NPR profiles Frank Sinatra:
Frank Sinatra’s vocal instrument left a permanent mark on 20th-century America. His versions of the country’s popular songs set a definitive standard for singers and instrumentalists alike.
Listen to the program here.
Zoom and Flow
Ugliest Campus
Drexel is number one on the list of “The 20 Ugliest Colleges in the USA.” Ouch! Vassar should be the prettiest one though. Here are the proofs: The Students’ Building, The Chapel, The Observatory, The Library and The Reading Room.
