Brief dispatches from my cultural journal. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-96283-10"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @adamtyoung)http://www.wordiheard.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbkwuhmvP41qzq6gco1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>First look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley. I am so excited about this flick. via <a href="http://bit.ly/amJ6hK">i.dailymail.co.uk</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/1517352590http://www.wordiheard.com/post/1517352590Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:32:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1lpckIA471qzq6gco1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>RT 20 radio, Dieter Rams design, via <a href="http://asset1.vitsoe.com/store/assets/files/27/three_fifty/Braun-RT-20.jpg?9d85012">vitsoe.com</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/556453462http://www.wordiheard.com/post/556453462Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:12:20 -0700<a href="http://www.vitsoe.com/en/gb/about/dieterrams/gooddesign">Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design</a>: <p>Great summary and photos.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/556435011http://www.wordiheard.com/post/556435011Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:01:19 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0u180WYYX1qzq6gco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=13208">Design Observer</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/518978764http://www.wordiheard.com/post/518978764Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:36:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0mjk0RZXs1qzq6gco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tiger (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hier-houd-ik-van">hier houd ik van</a>)</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/508833731http://www.wordiheard.com/post/508833731Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:31:11 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0mijp3WJf1qzq6gco1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://wemadethis.typepad.com/we_made_this/2010/03/david-pearsons-cormac-mccarthy-covers.html">Beautiful redesigned covers for Cormac McCarthy’s novels</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/508796393http://www.wordiheard.com/post/508796393Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:09:24 -0700<p>I&#8217;ve put aside two or three books when they were almost complete. Others I&#8217;ve started over again. <em>SS-GB</em> was originally written in the first person, then rewritten in the third person from page one. <em>Goodbye Mickey Mouse</em> was restructured because technical problems came up&#8230;I scrapped what I&#8217;d written, and started again. -from <strong>The Len Deighton Companion</strong>. 1987. London: Grafton Books; page 20.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/477509482http://www.wordiheard.com/post/477509482Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:42:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzhlsgNtOS1qzq6gco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Wild and amazing “browser texts” from <a href="http://www.yhchang.com/">Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries</a>.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/456911281http://www.wordiheard.com/post/456911281Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:57:52 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kze0m8kF3g1qzq6gco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mister8.com/harry-palmer-files-%E2%80%94-024-%E2%80%94-the-david-bailey-michael-caine-portrait/">COOL COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS</a> <strong>a la</strong> Caines’s iconic Palmer image.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/452629729http://www.wordiheard.com/post/452629729Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:27:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz3o9rdLVu1qzq6gco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Striking poster for Tora! Tora! Tora! <a href="http://movies.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tora-tora-tora1.jpg">movies.popcrunch.com</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/440468472http://www.wordiheard.com/post/440468472Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:00 -0800<a href="http://crisismaven.wordpress.com/references/references-subjects-covered/data-structuring/data-visualisation-references/">Data Visualisation References from CrisisMaven</a>: <p>Comprehensive list of data viz pages.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/439437642http://www.wordiheard.com/post/439437642Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:56 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz2vwou8tJ1qzq6gco1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/newspaper-blackout-poems/">NEWSPAPER BLACKOUT POEMS by Austin Kleon</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/439342152http://www.wordiheard.com/post/439342152Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:12:24 -0800<a href="http://www.life.com/image/50698313/in-gallery/38742/famous-literary-drunks--addicts.">Famous Literary Drunks & Addicts from LIFE</a>: <p>An anti-inspirational look at historical bingers.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/414104969http://www.wordiheard.com/post/414104969Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:26:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky97i2RyD71qzq6gco1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sam Shepard and his typewriter, via <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/01/sam-shepard-201001">Vanity Fair</a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/405188085http://www.wordiheard.com/post/405188085Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:34:00 -0800<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/efSG2DM6ww0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Great video from the BBC: J.G. BALLARD (1930-2009) (Part 1 of 6) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/adelfred">adelfred</a>)</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/98585404http://www.wordiheard.com/post/98585404Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:53:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/Gdn3FRPDPmkeus8nxVnj0lFro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>RIP JG Ballard. via <a href="http://www.ballardian.com/images/ballard_cokliss1.jpg"><a href="http://www.ballardian.com">www.ballardian.com</a></a></p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/98577059http://www.wordiheard.com/post/98577059Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:24:45 -0700<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PH6xCT2aTSo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/NewYorkMagazine">NewYorkMagazine</a>)</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/94563516http://www.wordiheard.com/post/94563516Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:55:49 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/Gdn3FRPDPj8jeimoZj8tGTIEo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazing shot of Berlin border crossing, from the <a href="http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=828f39fc2b6b4e0f&q=Great+Life+Photographers+(Glp+Production+Scans)+source:life&usg=__w-HkLp_EZQnwWalG8hm0yoQuG18=&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGreat%2BLife%2BPhotographers%2B(Glp%2BProduction%2BScans)%2Bsource:life%26start%3D100%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN">LIFE archives</a>.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/73566458http://www.wordiheard.com/post/73566458Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:59:43 -0800<a href="http://www.16x9.com/index.php">Hypnotizing short films designed by fashionistas. </a>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/65583179http://www.wordiheard.com/post/65583179Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:46:55 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/Gdn3FRPDPh3frcdliJPjnEqXo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More Camus from <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&q=albert+camus+source%3Alife&btnG=Search+Images">here</a>.</p>http://www.wordiheard.com/post/63065168http://www.wordiheard.com/post/63065168Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:59:28 -0800