i was up in the mountains last night and it was as dark and quiet as it is possible to be while still surrounded by human habitation. i pull...

this is a nice idea, and elegant. aquaduct is the winner of innovate or die . (idea by, i think, the happy folks at goodby, silverstein .) w...

map showing multiple points of interest. pegman appears to contemplate a watery end.

this is the kind of thing that makes me bliss out about working at google. engineers (including one i know, the lovely and delightful sha-ma...

yesterday, i watched closely as a colleague who used to be a professional snooty coffee maker steamed up some milk for a latte. he manages t...

having just gone to bourbon and branch , i'm suffering from a massive over-inclination to appreciate commercial endeavours that depend o...

across the hall from the history of history , there was a traveling collection from the kyoto costume institute accompanied by more photogr...

thanks to the lifton-zolines and joel finkelstein, i've been re-introduced to the work of john crowley. the last time i picked up litt...

after hearing about it ad infinitum from ami, who harbours a deep desire to be milk and honey , we made a reservation at bourbon and bra...

i flew virgin america to DC over the weekend and the contrast between VX and other US domestic airlines is jaw-droppingly extreme. the plane...

i left san francisco last night and landed in DC this morning at 5.30am, checked in, showered, and then headed out to the climate project ...

edible googley eyes from the evil mad scientist folks. reference implementation is an edible flying spaghetti monster . brilliant. (thanks ...

blurb 's one of the best of the custom print-on-demand book services that have been popping up. they had a booth at nextfest 2007 last s...

i saw helvetica last week; it's the gary hustwit film about the genesis of the typeface and how it became the juggernaut of the western...

here on the maps team, we know how to eat well. brownie art courtesy of effie seiberg. classy photo by nate johnson

signing up for yet another online service can be a risky proposition these days. a dopplr invite came into my inbox a few days ago and i too...

pancakes again today, for the first time in many months, during which we used every plate, mug, and champagne glass in the kitchen. we are n...

back at work yesterday after almost two weeks away for the holidays. this morning, when the alarm clock went off, i lay in the dim blue ligh...

is the author of the american woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text , a comprehensive guide to the trees of...

the last day of the old year got off to a late start but rolled along with marvelous inevitability to conclude with butternut squash soup, f...

minako is on mission street, between 17th and 18th. i've passed by it for months and not had occasion to go inside but, on friday night,...

this morning, the sky was cloudless, a slightly bleached blue, and there was bright sunlight and a cold wind running down church street. i s...

kenro izu 's bhutan photos just got featured in the NYT . his stuff is gorgeous, powerful -- "strong and calm as the summer sea...

when i was in japan a few years ago, i got a lead on the original tapes and transcripts of pre-manuscript interviews with hamada shoji and b...

the cynic in me says "hey, another semi-pointless typographical exercise", but the ex-typographer, tree-aficionado, and fan of jap...

the softlightes are supposed to be a wonder band, but i just like this because of the stop-motion photography and the brilliant use of found...