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Physics and Pixie Dust » American Scientist

by karlcow

The excesses of the Schön case—like the fantastic forgeries of previous eras—throw light onto habits and practices that have come to seem normal. The relentless rat race to produce new results quickly in order to secure the next round of funding or promotion is not without consequences.

Ian Fisher - American Soldier | The Denver Post | From Basic Training to Iraq and Back | Photos, Videos, Extras

by sbrothier & 1 other
Photographs by Denver Post photojournalist Craig F. Walker track Ian FIsher from high school graduation through basic training, assignment to Colorado's Fort Carson and a year-long deployment in Iraq.

Ian Fisher - American Soldier | The Denver Post | From Basic Training to Iraq and Back | Photos, Videos, Extras

by gregg & 1 other
Webdoc qui suit le parcours d'un lycéen américain de son enrôlement dans l'armée à son déploiement en Irak.

Native American Language

by rwatuny
Preserving and promoting indigenous American Indian languages

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October 2009

The full extent of executive pay

by karlcow

The pay gap between executives and the average American worker has always been pretty big, and seems to have increased as the world's economy grows. But with the recent recession bringing the most desperate financial conditions the world has seen since the Great Depression, one could be excused for expecting this gap to be reduced.

No country has perfect system, but there are lessons to learn

by medtours06
Tackling the high cost of health care is politically bruising and difficult work around the world. Among developed countries, only the Norwegians rival our level of spending. The French wrestle with rising costs every year. The Canadians are searching for a better model, and have had their eyes on France. But for all their troubles, the French and the Canadians - two bogeymen in the American reform debate - spend much less and live longer than we Americans.

Against Transparency

by karlcow

Likewise with transparency. There is no questioning the good that transparency creates in a wide range of contexts, government especially. But we should also recognize that the collateral consequence of that good need not itself be good. And if that collateral bad is busy certifying to the American public what it thinks it already knows, we should think carefully about how to avoid it.

Jodorowsky's Dune: Designed by Giger and Moebius, scored by Pink Floyd, scenery chewed by fat Orson Welles | Boing Boing Gadgets

by Neewok

Of course I'm flipping out in our Editor's chat about the fact that Alejandro "The Holy Mountain" Jodorowsky collaborated with Jean "Mœbius" Giraud, H.R. Giger, and Pink Floyd to adapt Frank Herbert's Dune into a film in 1975 — a project that never took off due to funding issues — when Rob, cultured beyond American measure, casually coughs that me not knowing about it is impossible, simply because it is too awesome not to be known.

Yet, I did not know!

September 2009

The Doers Club: Change Observer: Design Observer

by karlcow

I didn’t read English well, so I mainly taught myself these things by studying the pictures and diagrams. By the time I saw my first windmill on the cover of an American textbook called Using Energy, I was able to apply all this previous knowledge and set out to build my own.

The New York Review of Ideas

by karlcow

Introducing a New Magazine About the Ideas Behind American Culture.

American Girl - Julie Albright

by access2
"Julie Albright doesn't want to move away from her San Francisco neighborhood near Chinatown, even if their new apartment is just a few miles away. Moving means leaving her best friend, Ivy, and her pet rabbit, Nutmeg. Worst of all, it means leaving Dad, now that her parents are divorced."

American Girl for Grown-ups

by access2
The American Girl® brand was established in 1986 by educator & entrepreneur Pleasant T. Rowland. Mattel acquired American Girl's parent Pleasant Company in 1998. American Girl is the direct marketer of the popular collectible-quality American Girl 18'' dolls -- The marketing "hook" for their more widely distributed merchandise tie-ins -- primarily a well-regarded series of books aimed at the 4-13 year old age group.

August 2009

Comprendre l’accord Google Book en 5 minutes ? C’est possible ! - Traduction Francaise du Résumé Effectué par ALA (American Library Association)« :: S.I.Lex ::

by decembre
Pour aider les bibliothécaires américains à mieux cerner les conséquences de l’accord, l’ALA (American Library Association) a pris de son côté l’initiative de publier un Super Simple Summary en deux pages seulement, qui permet d’aller à l’essentiel. Sur une suggestion de Marlène lancée au détour d’un échange sur Twitter (c’est fou tout ce qui commence sur Twitter en ce moment !), je me suis attelé à une traduction en français de ce résumé, pensant qu’il pourrait s’agir d’un appoint utile pour mieux appréhender l’accord Google de ce côté-ci de l’Atlantique. Merci à Marlène d’avoir lancé cette idée, ainsi que pour sa relecture et ses corrections ! Vous pourrez trouver cette traduction sous la forme d’un document public acessible sur GoogleDoc (décidément pas moyen d’échapper à Google !). La traduction a également été déposée dans E-Lis à cette adresse.

Basic Hip Digital Gold | American records from the 50's, 60's, and beyond | downloads

by garret
"Here you will find hundreds of downloadable record albums. We specialize in exotica, moog, soundtracks, pop instrumentals and oddities from the fifties and sixties. In addition to our popular MP3 Collections, we have added a new feature, The Album of the Week."

Basic Hip Digital Oddio | American records from the 50's, 60's, and beyond

by garret & 4 others
"Basic Hip Digital Oddio collects records from the fifties, sixties and beyond, focusing on soundtracks, pop instrumentals and incredibly strange music." Some albums are available for streaming and some for sale (downloads, cd's).

P. Adams Sitney: Visionary Film: the American Avant-Garde, 1943-2000 (2002) at Monoskop/log

by paulantoinem
Visionary Film has remained the standard text on the American avant-garde since the publication of its first edition in 1974. It has been hailed as the most complete work written on the excitin ...

ici & ailleurs - Ansel Adams et le camp de Manzanar - 20 août 2009

by karlcow

karl le 21 aoû 2009 04:33

Salut Olivier,

tu seras peut-être intéressé par les lettres et communications des personnes des camps japonais, comme par exemple Lone Heart Mountain du fond d'archives de Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA).

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