Bringing cycling style into the home. Nice design.

Balloons of Bhutan by Jonathan Harris

In 1972, Bhutan became the only country on earth to measure prosperity according to Gross National Happiness, a mashup of data on cultural and environmental preservation with economic development. ArtistJonathan Harris spent two weeks interviewing 117 Bhutanese people in 2007 to learn more about it. The result is the photo and audio archive“Balloons of Bhutan”.

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Armisen and Brownstein text each other every night before bed. Brownstein says of their friendship, “Sometimes I think it’s the most successful love affair either of us will ever have.” Both claim that it wouldn’t work if they were romantically involved. “It would be colder, because we’ve both treated our romantic relationships in a cold way,” Armisen says. “Carrie and I are more romantic than any other romantic relationship I’ve ever had—that sense of anticipation about seeing the other person, the secret bond. But things don’t become obligatory. I’m not thinking, I’m doing this because you’re my girlfriend; I’m thinking, I love Carrie.”

“Stumptown Girl,” The New Yorker, January 2, 2012

Platonic is the new romantic.

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Wall sculptures by Federico Uribe 

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Eric Fischer (previously) juxtaposes physical movement from place to place (green) with Twitter @-replies from someone in one location to someone in another   (via)

“I think that any free-thinking person who becomes very wealthy and has strong opinions on things would get involved with something like The Trevor Project. The way to help is to really get behind things that you’re passionate about. You have to give back.” -Daniel Radcliffe from his interview with Parade Magazine

This week in the magazine, Malcolm Gladwell writes about the real genius of Steve Jobs.

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The Bamboo Residence, Geneva, Switzerland.

utnereader:

Construction is under way for the “Bosco Verticale,” two residential towers by Italian architect Stefano Boeri within the metropolitan center of Milan, Italy. The concept of reforestation within the city context intends to minimize the expansion of established urban fabric for additional green spaces while still increasing biodiversity which has been lost during development. (via Designboom)