On this day
June 8
14 items, across every year
2024 2 years ago
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- Inspiration for Jasper Johns crosshatch paintings
Maybe Jasper Johns’ crosshatch paintings from 1973-1983 were inspired by this photograph in a 1973 National Geographic. Read more about this research from greg.org.
2021 5 years ago
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- What is the giant flag being flown on the Eiffel Tower?
An enormous flag with odd inscriptions was raised on the Eiffel Tower today. Just as the sun was starting to rise over Paris at 5:15am, a…
2020 6 years ago
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- Growing in mud
The Hindu name Pankaj has a wonderful meaning. The word is a compound of paṅka ‘mud‘ and the suffix -ja ‘born from, growing in‘. The associated…
2018 8 years ago
2 posts
- Stumbling upon the Tribune Tower farewell speech given by the Chicago Tribune head editor
Well, I just happened to stumble upon the Chicago Tribune editorial floor right before the head editor gave a speech to the entire staff. I work…
- Why I’m not that sad to leave the Tribune Tower
Many of the Tribune journalists have been tweeting and writing emotional stories about leaving the Tribune Tower. The Tribune big columnists are writing some very poignant…
2012 14 years ago
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- Mister Rogers auto-tuned “In the Garden of your Mind”
I can’t believe that PBS actually made this. It’s really good. I want to be Mister Rogers. Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind |…
2010 16 years ago
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- Taking notes on paper versus using a laptop
I work in a company where everyone in meetings takes notes on paper. Whenever I go back to my desk, I have to type the notes…
2009 17 years ago
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- For sale: A penny from every currency around the world
I’d love to have a penny from every currency on planet Earth. I’d pay $10 for that. Someone should sell a collection that has every possible…
2007 19 years ago
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- What do cicadas taste like?
The Beachwood Reporter collected the following: “Descriptions of the taste range from shrimp to canned asparagus to not much at all.”– USA Today “They taste like…
2005 21 years ago
2 posts
- At Home with Marni Jameson
“At Home with Marni Jameson” was a column syndicated by Tribune Media Services. This was an identity developed for the column. Fun strong font with a…
- Distractions: Dodgeball strategies, secrets and tips: Part 6 of 7
Taking your opponents attention away from the game is a great way to strike when they aren’t looking. Here’s a couple ways to do that. Have…
2002 24 years ago
2 posts
- two dollars glued together
If you glue two one-dollar bills together so you cannot take them apart without destroying them, what is it worth? One dollar or two dollars? Yes,…
- fun stuff
I just ordered a bunch of stuff off http://www.orientaltrading.com to promote my site. Here’s what i got:* 36 plastic leis (gonna put a little spudart tag…
2001 25 years ago
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- Licensing brochure
Brochure of all TMS comic and game properties. The Inside spread is categorized into three categories, yet retains an overall unity. Taking many different elements and…