Justine and Olivia Moore like to introduce themselves together, otherwise, it can be a little confusing. They live together in an apartment in Menlo Park. They share clothes. They both wear Rothy’s sustainable ballet flats and are big fans of Glossier. Their desks are only inches apart, because yes, they work together too — and […]
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This hack turns your old Kindle into a clock
If you have an old Kindle e-reader lying about then you’d best dig it up. This cool hack can turn your dead e-reader into a living clock that scours hundreds of books for exact times and displays the current time in a quote. It updates once a minute. The project, available on Instrucables, requires a […]
View More This hack turns your old Kindle into a clockWatchmaker Doxa resurrects its most famous dive watch
Doxa is a storied dive watch company and their most popular watch, the Sub, has just gotten a 2018 overhaul. The watches were made famous by writer Clive Cussler whose character, Dirk Pitt, consulted his beefy Doxa on multiple occasions. This new model is made in collaboration with gear manufacturer Aqua Lung and features a […]
View More Watchmaker Doxa resurrects its most famous dive watchThis jolly little robot gets goosebumps
Cornell researchers have made a little robot that can express its emotions through touch, sending out little spikes when its scared or even getting goosebumps to express delight or excitement. The prototype, a cute smiling creature with rubber skin, is designed to test touch as an I/O system for robotic projects. The robot mimics the […]
View More This jolly little robot gets goosebumpsNew Harry Potter game, launching today, lets players enroll in Hogwarts
In the first step of what could be an endless exploration of the wizarding world of Harry Potter, the Los Angeles mobile games studio Jam City is releasing its Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game on the App Store and Google Play. Developed in partnership with Warner Bros., the game will launch under Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Portkey Games […]
View More New Harry Potter game, launching today, lets players enroll in HogwartsWomen roast lazy male authors with this Twitter challenge
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Here’s a newsflash for male authors of the world: women don’t just want to read about female characters, they want strong female protagonists who have actual personalities.
A new Twitter challenge proves it.
On Friday, writer Gwen C. Katz posted a screenshot of a male author’s attempt at writing a female character.
A male author is insisting that he is living proof that it’s possible for a male author to write an authentic female protagonist.
Here’s a quote from his first pagepic.twitter.com/f6d5bN2EHq
— Gwen C. Katz (@gwenckatz) March 30, 2018 Read more…
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View More Women roast lazy male authors with this Twitter challengeVirginia Woolf gets a Google Doodle of her own
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As Virginia Woolf’s most famous quote says, a woman must have money and a Google Doodle if she is to write fiction.
OK, actually having a room first is probably more important for writing novels. But, Woolf just got a Google Doodle of her own to celebrate her 136th birthday. And, it is nothing short of beautiful.
According to a Google blog, the doodle—created by London-based illustrator Louise Pomeroy—was designed to celebrate Woolf’s “minimalist style.”
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a British writer of novels and essays. Some of her most famous works are Mrs Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, A Room of One’s Own, and Orlando. Woolf is regarded as one of the most influential modernists of the twentieth century, and one of the first novelists to use stream of consciousness as a literary device. Read more…
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View More Virginia Woolf gets a Google Doodle of her ownVirginia Woolf gets a Google Doodle of her own
As Virginia Woolf’s most famous quote says, a woman must have money and a Google Doodle if she is to write fiction.
OK, actually having a room first is probably more important for writing novels. But, Woolf just got a Google Doodle of her own to celebrate her 136th birthday. And, it is nothing short of beautiful.
According to a Google blog, the doodle—created by London-based illustrator Louise Pomeroy—was designed to celebrate Woolf’s “minimalist style.”
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a British writer of novels and essays. Some of her most famous works are Mrs Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, A Room of One’s Own, and Orlando. Woolf is regarded as one of the most influential modernists of the twentieth century, and one of the first novelists to use stream of consciousness as a literary device. Read more…
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More long term greed… Tim O’Reilly’s recipe for a successful 2018
Silicon Valley’s problem, says Tim O’Reilly, is actually a structural problem with our entire economy. What’s gone wrong, O’Reilly argues, is that what he calls “short-term greed” has replaced the traditional “long-term greed” of the market. Read More
Damn, don’t mess with Jane Austen Twitter
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Literary Twitter is all in a tizzy, and we couldn’t be more delighted, because the burns are piping hot, and the subject of the controversy is novelist extraordinaire Jane Austen.
On Friday, the Washington Post ran an essay about the fact that Jane Austen never married, despite the fact that marriage and courtship were her main subjects in books like Pride and Prejudice and Emma. But the ~scandal~ really got going after the Post tweeted out the piece on Sunday.
Jane Austen was the master of the marriage plot. But she remained singlehttps://t.co/BwBp51el8U
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 18, 2017 Read more…
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View More Damn, don’t mess with Jane Austen TwitterAlohomora! Harry Potter game hits your phone next year with Jam City
Niantic’s much-anticipated Harry Potter follow up to Pokemon Go is coming next year, but Harry Potter fans who want their first taste of Hogwarts on mobile don’t have to wait, because Harry Potter is coming to the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City. Through a partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Jam City has gotten a license to develop a new… Read More
This old poem about plums has been turned into a hilariously nerdy meme
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Ever wondered what happens when you cross “Mambo Number 5” with William Carlos Williams’ poem about eating some plums? Of course you have!
Well, poetry nerds have gone and given “This Is Just To Say” the remix treatment, yielding a veritable harvest of memes all about those delicious, sweet, and cold plums.
In case you’d forgotten about the damn plums being stolen from the icebox because they were so irresistible, here’s a little reminder to jog your memory:
The internet has worked its magic to ensure this poem will never be forgotten—it’s now been fully crystallised in meme form for all eternity. Read more…
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