“Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.”
~L.J. Vanier
Nike has a long history of recognizing and highlighting female athletes. “The ‘Dream Crazier’ spot is the start of a journey celebrating women in sport ahead of soccer’s biggest moment in France this summer. It is about helping athletes realize their full potential even in the face of adversity.”
The video features celebrity athletes like Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Chloe Kim and members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, as well as the inevitable Serena Williams.
“The use of Serena Williams as the narrator amongst a number of athletes reflects her standing as one of the most inspirational athletes of her generation who empowers girls to continue to believe in their own crazy dream.”
Diane Armstrong: Writing through grief
Diane Armstrong: Writing through grief
The Sydney Morning Herald
– Fall out boy
When i get mad
And i get pissed
I grab my pen
And i write out a list
Of all the people
That won't be missed ..
"Are we having fun, or are we in a hell where we’re merely communicating, learning too little too quickly, melting our brains into the abyssal portal?" How we talk online... Online
In the Financial Times John Gapper writes at some length on Death is not the end: the lucrative world of literary estates [paywalled ?].
Apparently:
While much of publishing is focused on new writers and the living, estates are gaining in value. An insatiable appetite among the producers of streaming television for material, together with the expansion of audio and ebooks, and the globalisation of the publishing industry, has boosted the appeal of long-established literary backlists.I'm not sure how good news it is that:
There is no more powerful way to stimulate interest in a writer than through television and film, and many estates are trying to attract content-hungry companies such as Netflix.Not every author needs a TV deal to cash in elsewhere:
Earlier this year, [Andrew] Wylie sold Chinese-language publishing rights to the works of Argentine novelist Jorge Luis Borges, on behalf of his estate, for a seven-figure sum -- 10 times the amount they fetched when last auctioned some eight years ago.
Ten years ago, esteemed graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister opined in a TED Talk about how every seven years, he takes a yearlong sabbatical from his work to focus more on personal projects. Today, he’s announcing that he is stepping away from commercial work—for good.
“I do believe it is important that people who truly care about design are creating commercial work, as commercial design influences the look and feel of our world more than most other design categories,” Sagmeister tells Fast Company via email. “At the same time I feel I have done my fair share of it.”
Stefan Sagmeister has retired from commercial design work and his partner Jessica Walsh is spinning out the rest of their company into a new agency called &Walsh
The Encryption Debate Is Over – Dead At The Hands Of Facebook Forbes
Monica Torres, via The
Huffington Post
When a direct “no” is
not an option, there are ways to tactfully turn down a coffee request, joining
a planning committee or doing office housework. |
