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This is Water - Part of David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement speech. A lesson for everyone
NBC Fall Show Trailers
Above is ‘Ironside’
‘Welcome to The Family’
‘Sean Saves the World’
‘The Michael J Fox Show’
‘Dracula’
And you can find the trailer for NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’ I posted over the weekend here.
8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They’d Know Then
Tim Westergren, the founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Pandora:
“Be sure to ‘notice’ ideas when you have them. Stop. Take the time to consider them seriously. And if your gut tells you they’re compelling, be fearless in their pursuit,” Westergren said. Nothing is more haunting than thinking, ‘I wish I had…’”
Read the rest here.
After Knut: Zoos And The Line Between Animal Boredom And Animal Cruelty @Worldcrunch Worldcrunch - Great stories from the world’s best news sources
Astronaut Performs David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” While Floating in Space
Before he returns to Earth after five months aboard the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield recorded this amazing cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”
This isn’t Hadfield’s first foray into the world of YouTube. During his time in space he picked up quite the following here on Earth with his videos explaining what it’s like living for an extended period in space.
Ed note: We think this video should play on a loop in the National Air and Space Museum. What do you think of Hadfield’s cover?
h/t Mashable
(via inothernews)
You look just like your father: split face portraits of family members
Ulric Collette is a photographer from Quebec. He studied art and graphic design at school and currently works as an art director for Collette, an advertising studio in Quebec City.
In this series, called Genetic Portraits, Ulric splices together portraits of family members to explore genetic similarities.
From parents and their children, to twins, siblings and cousins, the series is fascinating, and just a little bit spooky.
The project was shortlisted for a Cannes Lion.
Visit genetic.ulriccollette.com to see the entire collection.
These are awesome! :D
(via thewanderingtrumpeteer)
Interesting use of twitter for Will.i.am’s new launch http://www.will-i-am.com/willpower
