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• And the angel said unto him, stop hitting yourself!
  March 4, 2010 | 8:34 am

  Funny.

• A new global visual language for the BBC’s digital services
  February 22, 2010 | 2:24 pm

  Truly impressive work, and an impressive post detailing it!

• Talking Heads in Rome 1980
  February 21, 2010 | 8:26 pm

  A series of 11 videos on YouTube of a 1980 concert. Sweet.

• Hot Pockets Ingredients
  February 21, 2010 | 8:22 pm

  Um. An elegant poster of a disgustingly over-ingrediented “food”.

• The Birth of Cheap Communication (and Junk Mail)
  February 21, 2010 | 12:07 pm

  Fun, breezy take on the original “Victorian internet” – the British Postal System.

• Roger Ebert: The Essential Man
  February 16, 2010 | 8:06 am

  He might have no jaw, but Ebert has been as eloquent as ever of late (and quite the liberal activist!)

• Bing Maps Explore is pretty sweet
  February 11, 2010 | 6:21 pm

  Sadly, it requires Silverlight, but the functionality is fly. Check out the “Map Apps” (bottom of the screen). The Streetside Photos app draws geotagged photos from Flickr and applies them into the Street View. Pretty awesome.

• Ravens Coach Brian Billick Tackles Super Bowl XLIV : NPR
  February 6, 2010 | 10:03 am

  As we approach the Super Bowl, I found this interview about what a coach really does surprisingly informative.

• Henrietta Lacks: A Donor’s Immortal Legacy
  February 6, 2010 | 10:02 am

  This is utterly fascinating. Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells are the world’s first immortal cells. I had never heard of HeLa cells before this interview with author Rebecca Skloot. Now I want to read the book.

• The Incredible San Fancisco Artists’ Soapbox Derby, 1975
  February 4, 2010 | 8:00 am

  24 minute film about a truly delightful community endeavor. I don’t think SF has this kind of artist mojo any longer, but I’d love to see something like this Oakland, careening down Joaquin Miller Road.

• Paywalls, Blogs, Comments, Editing and Magazines: A Conversation with Paul Ford, Web Editor of Harper’s Magazine | The Awl
  February 4, 2010 | 7:37 am

  If you’ve followed ftrain for the past 10+ years, you already know that Paul Ford is among the smartest people on the internet. This conversation with The Awl about pay models for publishing and his experience at Harpers is a little precious at times, but worth a read.

• Interview with Bloom County creator Berkeley Breathed
  February 2, 2010 | 8:12 am

  Bloom County was among those key influences informing my sense of humor, including Monty Python, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Edward Gorey. This interview looks back to its creation.

• Axe Cop
  January 31, 2010 | 9:52 pm

  So awesome. And funny. The best comic ever written by a 5-year-old and drawn by his 29-year-old brother. I wanna Avocado Soldier t-shirt.

• Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 3 and 4
  January 31, 2010 | 7:28 pm

  Rick Prelinger collects archival, industrial, and found footage of San Francisco, and presents them as clips in front of live audiences. Delightful look at the city’s past.

• Roger Ebert’s best films of the decade
  January 31, 2010 | 7:23 pm

  I’m a little late on linking to this. Historically, I’ve found Ebert to be far too forgiving a critic (he just loves movies too much and gives poor ones a pass), so I was surprised at how close his list is to mine (if I bothered to make one). Synecdoche, Me And You and Everyone We Know, even Juno.

• Taking Directions from Slime Mold
  January 25, 2010 | 7:54 pm

  If my colleague Kate Rutter were to have a spirit organism, it would be slime mold. Slime mold are bizarre, neither plant nor animal nor fungi, and they’ve become the poster species for self-organizing systems. Anyway, they can also design subway systems. Scroll down to listen to the piece about them.

• Where has all the popcorn gone?
  January 24, 2010 | 4:20 pm

  The folks on Chowhound have the same question I did the last time I went to the supermarket. Popcorn could become the next artisanal fetish.

• S.F.s Market Street changes as city evolves
  January 23, 2010 | 8:07 am

  Carl Nolte does it again with an exploration of Market Street’s multiple personalities. The stretch between 6th and 9th is among the most depressing urban blights in the US.

• Online Dating: The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures
  January 21, 2010 | 8:13 pm

  OKCupid.com is a dating site. OkTrends is where the people behind the site reveal insights discovered through statistical analysis of site behavior. It’s awesome.

• How to be a superstar bartender
  January 18, 2010 | 8:39 pm

  Excellent set of explicit instructions for the basics of mixing drinks (measuring, shaking, stirring, twists, etc.)

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