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Posted on 05.28.06 by Emily
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TagLines is the visualization of the evolution of Flickr tags over time. An algorithm chooses the eight most popular tags for each day, along with interesting photos corresponding to each of these tags.
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i know, i know…. the key to movie enjoyment is expectation management. (thanks, erik!) Yet i’m still so psyched to see this. the trailer’s gorgeous in HD. but it’s the soaring score, by nitin sawhney, that’s already moving me so. can’t get it out of my head! here’s an interesting interview with nitin on working with film and orchestra.
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Fascinating to read about creator of IMDB, which I use all the time and never knew the backstory. (I even refer to my brother sometimes as the HMDB.) I also thought I was being more “pure” if I linked movie titles to IMDB rather than amazon…. ha!
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Posted on 05.23.06 by Emily
Q. How can I rotate a photo I want to post on Flickr?
 A. You can rotate photos within Flickr, so upload the image then rotate it using the menu bar that appears above the photo. You can also set Flickr to auto-rotate your photos as you upload them on your account preferences page.
 Whether or not you use Flickr, you can rotate photos and make even more substantive changes to them without any special software installed on your computer at Pixoh. Select an image from your hard drive or the web and rotate, crop or scale it from the browser window. You can also adjust brightness, sharpness, hue and saturation from within your web browser. Then save it directly to your Flickr account or to your hard drive in any of many formats. It’s surprisingly fast and easy and also offers the ability to “undo” without starting over.
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Posted on 05.23.06 by Emily
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 Nina Planck’s new Real Foods markets to open in lower Manhattan next month. Intrigued to check out the markets and also her new book, Real Food: What to Eat and Why. Her explanations on why the least processed, least industrial, most natural forms of food are the healthiest (even though they may be higher in fat, cholesterol, whatever) really resonate.
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 I think I found my next running soundtrack…. this sounds like summer. Stream 4 songs from Cheikh Lô (NB: it loads loud) or check it out on Amazon or iTunes. (thanks stereogum!)
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Excerpt from Appreciative Intelligence : Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn in this month’s Ode Magazine: “Appreciative intelligence… is that capacity not to flinch but to learn from the things you fear… The most recent research shows our intelligence can be enhanced and nurtured; it is not an innate, unchangeable ability. At least three different ways of changing your behaviours and thoughts enhance appreciative intelligence.”
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Posted on 05.23.06 by Emily
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Nike+iPod Sports Kit ($29 + special “nike+” shoes) to access distance, time, pace and calories burned on the screen of a nano version of the iPod via a sensor inside the shoes that communicates with the ipod. Then you can upload your data and connect with others. They also plan to offer a sport music section on iTunes. (Tune Your Run on Apple, Nike Plus)
Nike currently offers free 30 minute workout mixes (updated monthly) on NikeWomen. You can listen to them streaming on site or download the whole thing as one mp3. It’s a fun way to try some new music and keep a continuous high energy level going. May’s mix track list is pictured below.
  Other records that we’re loving running to this season are the Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not and the Go! Team’s Thunder, Lightning, Strike. We are always listening for new tunes to love, so please send in your suggestions!
  
A cheerful and useful “Runners’ Station” has popped up on the Hudson River Park at West & Canal offering shelter and seats, bandages, lockers, beverages and biscuits along with info on races and other community news.
Hudson River Park now offers free wi-fi from Horatio to Clarkson streets. Sweet!
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Posted on 05.22.06 by Emily
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“In the physical world scarcity is what leads to value. In the digital world abundance is what leads to value.” Well stated and illustrated!
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For 54 years Isamu Noguchi and Buckminster Fuller were the “Best of Friends,” the apt title of an exhibition at the Noguchi Museum that explores their rapport.
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Posted on 05.20.06 by Emily
 Simran Sethi brings us all things energetic on Treehugger TV’s exciting news debut. In addition, she writes and hosts Ethical Markets and raises energy and consciousness on Monday nights in her hatha kundalini fusion yoga class at Equinox, the only context I’m aware of where “breath of fire” is something you want to cultivate.
 Gayla Trail points to the shoots of her You Grow Girl gardening show pilot. Until it’s picked up or released online, our green leafy dreams will continue to be nurtured by the book and yougrowgirl.com, where we get inspired to garden in the city, on a budget, in small spaces and organically. (Here’s to your growth!)
 Nigella Lawson’s shooting the new Feasts series now; it’s scheduled for October on the Food Network. Yea! We’ll gather groceries and friends and be ready with our official measuring cups and egg shaped mixing bowls!- Patricia Moreno’s a body-sattva who’s here to help us not only get in shape but manifest all our dreams with her IntenSati class. Her alchemy of affirmations, groovy beats and choreography has us working out harder yet happier than we ever imagined we could. She just made her first IntenSati DVD so we can have fun co-creating the realities we choose at home.
- Bonus: two men that are cracking us up
 Lighten up, have fun and stay cute with Stardust Dreams, the first video podcast from Keith and Chris of Fred Flare. In this pilot episode, they visit Las Vegas and ride a rollercoaster, do a photoshoot and learn to breakdance. Their infectious Sparklepop theme song is worth downloading independently.
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Posted on 05.19.06 by Emily
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New: “Today’s Top Tune” is a song a day podcast that represents a cross section of KCRW’s eclectic muic format. Each song will be available for podcast for 24 hours.
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groovy new photoblog of stylish folk on the streets of NYC. Thanks M.U.G.
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Create, publish and sell your own books.
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Very interesting…. looks like Amazon ate Delicious Monster!
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Grace Bonney’s passion for design can’t be contained on Design*Sponge alone (which is looking GREAT these days!) Here she goes in depth with previews for ICFF.
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a designer and trend forecaster with a passion for pattern in all its forms.
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future forward design for the world you inhabit
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natural foods, organic ingredients, fair-trade products, veg-friendly recipes, sustainable farming, whole grains, organic wines, ingredient spotlights, news, profiles, reviews, gift ideas, new product information, culinary travel ideas, studies and trends
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Posted on 05.18.06 by Emily
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Posted on 05.17.06 by Emily
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Posted on 05.16.06 by Emily
 Most women I know have been making unauthorized fragrance and makeup mashups since they began playing with these transformative compounds without concern for intellectual property issues. As wise Helen explains in Kissing Jessica Stein, “You gotta blend.” Le Labo is the first perfume company I’m aware of to embrace a Creative Commons philosophy for their scents and actively encourage this sort of creativity.
 Le Labo’s beautiful site features fun treatise on olfactory resistance with so many of my favorite elements: inspired by Mike Mills‘ declaration about “fighting the rising tide of conformity,” lovingly formulating each of its 10 fragrances by hand, on demand, by happy people filled with passion and intuition. Well worth downloading: the Olfactionary (PDF) a “dictionary of olfaction” detailing the origins and properties of the raw materials that make up what we buy as fragrance and an advice guide explaining how perfumers sample scents.
 If you can’t find me this rainy spring afternoon, I’ll be playing hooky and filling my senses with Jasmin 17 and Neroli 36 at Le Labo (after a rosemary mint mani/pedi at Priti).
Le Labo 233 Elizabeth St New York, NY 10012 (map) +1.212.219.2230
Priti 35 East 1st St New York NY 10003 (map) +1.212.254.3628
(Thanks Juli B., for the pointer this morning.)
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