Roundup

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Roundup
2:00 am

Selectism | Around the Web | Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

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Photography: Wired.com 01. Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011 “A visionary inventor and entrepreneur, it would be impossible to overstate Steve Jobs’ impact on technology and how we use it. Apple’s mercurial, mysterious leader did more than reshape his entire industry:…

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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Roundup
1:30 am

Selectism | Around The Web

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01. RECENTLY, RANDOMLY #71 (Pictured) Another great update. (This is Naive) 02. Frank Zappa, his groupies and me “One single incident serves as a perfect illustration of just what an extraordinarily unusual and charismatic person the US musician Frank Zappa,…

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Roundup
3:50 am

Selectism | Around the Web

Slow News

01. Slow News (above) “For my Masters in Graphic Design thesis project at New England School of Art and Design, I designed and stitched breaking news stories into cross stitch samplers. I juxtaposed content that is extremely fast and ephemeral…

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Saturday, October 1st, 2011

Roundup
2:00 am

Selectism | Around the Web

Hairdresser tools from 1928

01. Flaming Lips release 24 hour song inside a human skull “Speaking to O Music Awards about the project, Lips leader Wayne Coyne emphasised that ‘nothing that we’re doing is bizarre [debatable - Ed] or illegal, in parts of the…

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Friday, September 30th, 2011

Roundup
1:30 am

Selectism | Around The Web

Selectism | Around The Web

01. Machine Knitting a Cosby Sweater (above) We want one of these machines for Christmas. 02. Costumes for a Kid-Cool World “LEGGY Blake Lively look-alikes pressed their lips to martini glasses, wearing sequined designer dresses with plunging necklines. Wall Street…

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Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Roundup
2:30 am

Selectism | Around the Web

Selectism | Around the Web

01. Jeff Mills plots a Fantastic Voyage “The techno veteran has been exploring themes of astrology in his music for a while now, but according to RA, Fantastic Voyage is set not in outer space, but in the human body.”…

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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Roundup
1:30 am

Selectism | Around The Web

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01. YSL says no truth to Raf Simons rumours “For everyone who was super-excited about the rumours, sparked this weekend by a report in the IHT, that Jil Sander’s Raf Simons was going to take over from Stefano Pilati as…

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Roundup
2:30 am

Selectism | Around the Web

Aptos Retreat Residence / CCS Architecture

01. Aptos Retreat Residence / CCS Architecture (above) “The Aptos Retreat Residence by CCS Architecture is a true example of tasteful rustic style. This retreat for a San Francisco family of eight was prompted to create a casual setting for…

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Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Roundup
3:24 am

Selectism | Around the Web

Disputed: Hagler vs. Leonard: Oral History

01. Disputed: Hagler vs. Leonard: Oral History “he 1980s were a golden age for the welterweight and middleweight divisions of boxing. The era was headlined by four all-time greats: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran.…

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Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Roundup
1:30 am

Selectism | Around The Web

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01. Boys To Men “I thought it would be fun to listen in as Oscar asked his dad (Glenn O’ Brien) a few questions on the subject of manhood, the differences between the sexes, first girlfriends and, of course, the…

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