July 2011
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Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) →
the cast!!
therealjanelle:
[ tipping my hat to jerry ]
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The Joys of Public Pools →
Love pools, love Doree. Good piece from the Sunday Times!
doree:
I wrote the intro to this lovely collection of photos of swimming pools — a subject near and dear to my heart!
The cure for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea.
– Isak Dinesen (via girlcrushzine)
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Annie Hall playing at Coney Island →
plus Moonstruck, another classic NYC movie
(thx Jenna)
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Rob and Anna's Just Bananas →
tried their frozen banana softserve concoction at the Kickstarter Film Festival on Saturday and was blown away by the deliciousness. the tastiest thing I’ve had in a while and really, it’s JUST BANANAS! their kickstarter project has only 15 days left to meet their funding goal.
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Books read in 2011, first half
My friend Jon was doing the 52 in 52 reading challenge, and somewhere around mid-February I realized that I might be reading on that schedule as well without really trying (I fell a bit short). Late night at my birthday party, we challenged each other to read more than the other by June 30 (loser buys the other dinner). I took this challenge seriously. Here’s my reading list after 6 months...
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Women, Uneasy, Still Lag as Cyclists in New York... →
(This is a New York Times headline, not mine.)
It seems to me that the city has become a much better place for bikers in the past five years (increased bike lanes, more bikers, more awareness for bike safety). I wish this were a more encouraging article! I know plenty of fearless female bikers.
I’ve been a regular bike commuter for 4 years now, first from Brooklyn to Brooklyn and now...
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Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between... →
upcoming exhibit at MoMA, July 24-November 7, 2011.
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Thursday afternoon beach daydreaming →
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The art of community management →
Great post that sums up some key points about Community—voice, advocating, support, product—that are a big part of why community at foursquare is part of the Product team.
cacioppo:
Community managers can be under-appreciated contributors in some companies, but they serve a crucially important role in any organization that aims to reach millions of people.
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North Fork century ride →
wine country+beach+biking
(25 mile, 50 mile, 72 miles, and 100 mile options)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The 50-mile route
Also incredibly flat. There’s one very modest hill, but luckily it comes right before a soft-serve ice cream place, so everything is OK.