February 2012
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Feb 29th
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RIP Steve Kordek, pinball pioneer
Steve Kordek, the guy who revolutionized the world of pinball by introducing a machine with the now-familiar electromechanical flippers at the bottom of the playfield (imagine: a player can somewhat control the game!), passed away this week at the age of 100. His 6-decade career started off with remarkable serendipity. From the NY Times obit: On a visit to his hometown in 1937, he was walking...
Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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“This may be the most important proposition revealed by history: “At the...”
– From the first page of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 (translated by Jay Rubin). His earlier books that I’ve read have been wonderful dream factories, but I’ve seen this one scoring some negative reviews. I don’t know what’s coming over the next 925 pages, but I have hope that...
Feb 22nd
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“Meaning is not in things but in between; in the iridescence, the interplay: in...”
– Stéphane Mallarmé something i feel tumblr would do well to remember (via jedgarhooverinararaskirt)
Feb 17th
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