FOTO BY MALIN JOHANSSON. I’ve been having my mind blown for the past few days by musician Jose Gonzalez. Something about the songwriting on his new album Vestiges & Claws – the way the songs are written around the strengths and limitations of the nylon string acoustic guitar – really drew me in and I…

I’ve seen a few articles (WSJ , Business Insider this week attributing Radio Shack’s demise to our loss of leisure time. No doubt, this quote from RS founder Charles Tandy could lead you to take that position: “The shorter workweek, human curiosity, idle hands — all offer opportunities in this business. Everyone’s spare time is…

nubbsgalore: “the suburb of agbogbloshie in ghana’s capital, accra, has in recent years become a dumping ground for computers and electronic waste from europe and the united states. hundreds of tons of e-waste end up here every month as countries in the west attempt to unload their ever increasing stockpiles of toxic junk. of the…

Starting a fresh notebook (plus, checking out IFTTT Instagram to Tumblr script). #levenger #moleskine #noadds via Instagram

We have an ever-evolving “morning” playlist that we listen to most school days as we get the kids out the door. Bucimis performed by the extraordinary mandolin player Avi Avital has been on our morning playlist for almost a year now and I think it really sets the right kind of tone for frying bacon,…

This band, Real Estate, and their album Atlas, boy I’ll tell you what. It’s back in heavy rotation after I sort of forgot about it and it is STELLAR. Start with “Had to Hear.” Great sound, production, song writing.