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Les Paul, the man who made the sound of rock 'n roll possible, died today at the age of 94.

He will be missed.

Worth the seven minutes...How if would be if a house was dreaming. [via freshome]

The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture - the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers "Galerie der Gegenwart". Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves - describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself. This was produced by Urbanscreen - Art Direction : Danier Rossa

555 KUBIK_ extended version from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

The Sony Walkman, the world's first portable personal music player, turns 30 this week.

Business Week's Michael Mandel attempts to make the correlation between the lack of American innovation in the past decade and our country's current financial crisis.

How long do popular theories hold water? Not for long, according to this Wired Magazine graphic.

It's good to see Wired taking a swipe at their own editor-in-chief's Long Tail theory. At least they don't hold themselves above the fray.

In case you don't know: Long Tail, Tipping Point, and Black Swan.

Two weeks ago, Kaplan University launched an ad campaign, entitled Talent. While I don't particularly care for Universities like Kaplan based on their for-profit status, the ad is very moving (that, and it stars the Fresh Prince's Philip Banks, but that's neither here nor there).