Thursday, January 7, 2016

100 Years of Children's Favorite Toys


In the video "100 Years of Toys" by Mode.com, we learn what kind of favorite toys children have enjoyed over the years.


Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Captivating Images of the Worst Winter Storms in the History of New York City


To experience a winter storm might not be the most pleasing of things if, e.g., you're a daily commuter, but it sure looks good in images. Here at NY Daily News, a gallery showcasing the worst snowstorms in New York City's history.


Featured image: An absolutely mesmerizing image with a caption that reads "Streetcars were stuck during the winter storm of 1936 at W. 45th St. in Times Square thanks to a frozen switch." Copyright by New York Daily News Archive.

My Top List of the Most Inspiring Interviews from Lifehacker's Series 'This Is How I Work'


Lifehackers series "This Is How I Work" is a real favorite of mine. In the series, you get a glimpse of how skilled professionals, mostly writers and individuals with a strong online presence, manage their workdays and what type of resources they're using to establishing a nice workflow. And another important thing – most of them don't neglect sleep and exercise, which for me was a happy discovery.


Here is my list of the 25 most inspiring "This Is How I Work" interviews:


  1. Susan Kare – graphic designer
  2. Tim Ferriss – author and entrepreneur
  3. Zach Frechette – founder of Quarterly Co.
  4. Maria Sebregondi – co-founder of Moleskine
  5. Ryan Holiday – author, marketer, and entrepreneur
  6. Guy Kawasaki – author, publisher and entrepreneur
  7. Anna Holmes – writer, editor, and founder of the blog Jezebel
  8. Jamie Todd Rubin – coder, science fiction and technology writer
  9. Ryan Carson – CEO and co-founder of Treehouse
  10. Kathryn Minshew – CEO of The Muse
  11. Brian Lam – editor and founder of The Wirecutter
  12. James Altucher – investor, hedge fund manager and entrepreneur
  13. Leila Janah – social entrepreneur and CEO of the Sama Group
  14. Chris Anderson – author and entrepreneur
  15. Walter Isaacson – writer and journalist
  16. Pamela Fox – product engineer at Coursera
  17. Dave Greenbaum – owner and technician at DoctorDave Computer Repair, and writer at Lifehacker
  18. Russell Brown – principal designer at Adobe
  19. Clive Thompson – freelance journalist, blogger and science and technology writer
  20. Daniel Pink – author
  21. David McRaney – author
  22. Mike Rowe – host of "Somebody's Gotta Do It"
  23. Ryan North – creator and author of "Dinosaur Comics"
  24. Charles Duhigg – journalist and author
  25. Mark Frauenfelder – editor-in-chief of MAKE and co-editor of Boing Boing

Featured image: hedge fund manager James Altucher

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Watch Tastytrade's Documentary About the Legendary Chicago Mercantile Exchange Floor Trader Lewis Borsellino


The well-produced documentary "SOLD!: The Lewis Borsellino Story" (2015) by Tastytrade, tells the story about former Chicago Mercantile Exchange S&P floor trader Lewis Borsellino, who alongside his brother got mentored by lawyer and successful gold trader Maury Kravitz, and rose to become one of the nation's top traders.


MNDFL: NYC's Very First Drop-In Meditation Gym

In this episode of "If Our Bodies Could Talk", James Hamblin, senior editor at The Atlantic, visits NYC's first meditation gym named MNDFL. The gym, founded by Ellie Burrows and Lodro Rinzler, offers drop-in meditation classes ranging from Vedic to mindfulness meditation.



If you're like me, not a New Yorker and unable to visit MNDFL, you can still learn effortless mantra meditation by reading my meditation guide.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The Short Film 'Wandering: New York' Gives You an Intimate Look of the Beloved City

The short film "Wandering: New York" by filmmaker Morten Rustad gives you an intimate and unpolished look of the famous city.



To see more of Rustad's work, watch his time lapse of Norway's majestic nature.

How to Customize Your Canvas Sneakers in a Few Easy Steps


Brooke Mahan from What’s Up Moms demonstrates an easy way to give your canvas sneakers a customized look.


You need the following supplies before getting started:


  1. slip on canvas sneakers
  2. fabric (lace or thin fabric works best)
  3. fabric glue
  4. fabric scissors
  5. exacto knife
  6. paintbrush

Monday, December 21, 2015

Listen to Vince Guaraldi's Classic Christmas Album 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (1965)


After having seen the wonderful footage "25 Years of Christmas", capturing writer Nick Confalone and his sister coming down the stairs on Christmas morning, I discovered the perfect Christmas music from Vince Guaraldi and his studio album "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965).


Listen to full album:



It's also on Spotify.


Image credit: Album cover via Jazz 91.9 WCLK.

Even Non-Gamers Will Love Zak Penn's Documentary 'Atari: Game Over' (2014)


In 1983, video game company Atari buried goods into a landfill in New Mexico. It was suspected that the goods were unsold cartridges of the Atari 2600 game "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), and since then the game has been known as the worst game ever made.


The documentary "Atari: Game Over" (2014) finally uncovers this urban legend, but it also gives the game's developer Howard Scott Warshaw the credit he is due.


I don't play video games myself, but despite this, I found screenwriter and director Zak Penn's documentary to be an absolutely exciting watch.


Watch the full documentary:



Or you can watch the documentary for free over at Microsoft.

The Daily Links: Fresh Air, Copyright Lawsuits and Lumberjack Cake

Todays links cover everything from bottled air from Canada to how to make the coolest holiday cake.


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