www.brainpickings.org - “When power corrupts, poetry cleanses,” John F. Kennedy proclaimed in his piercing eulogy to Robert Frost, contemplating the artist’s role in society and urging us to “never forget that art is not ...
www.recode.net - "Digital media companies do five things. They create, host, curate, distribute and monetize content. Facebook now does four of them." That was how Chartbeat founder Tony Haile opened a recent essay...
www.bloomberg.com - While driving along the winding dirt roads of El Copey in the Dominican Republic, you’ve crashed headlong into a cow. The bovine seems OK, save an aggravated moo, but you’re hurt, and the closest c...
techcrunch.com - Amazon is giving TV viewers a few more, not-crazy reasons to talk back to their TVs. After bringing the functionality to various properties, opening it to third-party hardware and letting developer...
mashable.com - The Internet was equally delighted and confused on Monday after Imgur user caroline12006 posted a photo of her brother Sam Steingard and his cat Ruby, dressed to impress in full prom attire. "My b...