[SIC] DAY THIRTY SIX

Vol. 1, No. 36

[SIC] would be significantly less rich and deep without the smart and pointed contributions of some key regular readers; I’m going to start using this forum to occasionally highlight them. Today it’s Piers day. All stories below were recently passed along to me by Piers Fawkes (of the longstanding and excellent PSFK), whose own newletters and reports are a frequent source of stories, on top of proactive suggestions like the ones below. Do yourself a favorite and look out for him and the PSFK gang.

All linking commentary still comes from me, tho.

Thanks, Piers! And thanks everybody for suggestions, hints and references. They’re hugely helpful.

Ben

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1. Is Music Starting to Sound The Same? / Harris Poll

2. Also net-neutral, in a bad way: Fashion’s efforts to go green cancelled out by shopaholics / The Guardian

3. Hence?! New Yorkers Need To Quit Shopping Online / NYT

4. Also please stop?! TGI Fridays Using C3, Krispy Rice Sushi to Expand its Menu / Food On Demand

5. More questionable taste: Two London Eateries Have Collaborated On An Outrageous New Doughnut Burger / Secret LDN

6. Corollary: No recipe for success: what happens to TV cooking stars after the show? / The Guardian

7. Another strange recipe: A New Documentary Follows the Ohio Environmentalists Making Paint from Toxic Mining Runoff / Colossal

8. And more repurposing: Space Age watches born of 1960s futurism are out of this world / Wallpaper

9. Corollary: The Design Elements That Make This Robot Look Cute and Unthreatening / Core 77

10. Tis the season: When creatives do the holiday lights [These New Public Art Installations Are Lighting Up The City To Tackle Winter Blues] / Secret LDN

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