November 2008
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Ta-Nehisi Coates became my favorite ‘political blogger’ over the final months of the presidential campaign, although ‘political blogger’ isn’t really the right label, if there even is one. Over at The Atlantic he blogs about politics, culture, hip hop, video games, and lots of things in between. I first discovered his writing because some of the other Atlantic...
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woody allen interviews billy graham
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Swarm Theory
A single ant or bee isn’t smart, but their colonies are. This National Geographic story explores the study of swarm intelligence, which is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots.
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William Eggleston “Election Eve”
Just before the election of 1976, Eggleston received a commission from Rolling Stone magazine to photograph presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, his family, and their hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter was away campaigning while Eggleston was there photographing, however, so none of the images show the politician. Although the magazine never printed...
