The Week's Links: 8/12/12

All the items posted to Facebook and Twitter this week:

  • Landing: What I Learned This Week owl.li/cULSw

  • The State of E-book Typography owl.li/cRCRG
  • Gocen optical music recognition can read a printed score, play notes in real-timeowl.li/cQSo3
  • The Wooster Group collaborates with the RSC for their first Shakespeare production.owl.li/cOMfA
  • To Boost Creativity, Study Abroad -owl.li/cOM79
  • Before Air-Conditioning by Arthur Miller : The New Yorker owl.li/cNRMC
  • Newsweek and The Daily Beast have top 25 rankings in various categories for Collegesowl.li/cNRva
  • From Iraq To Lincoln Center, A Marine’s Return To Ballet owl.li/cNRgV
  • Make some coffee and get comfy: Mister Rogers’ Epic 9-Part, 4.5-Hour Interviewowl.li/cNHqK
  • The Great Discontent is a journal of interviews focusing on creativity, risk, and what connects us as artists. owl.li/cNtka
  • Is An Inner Argument Holding Back Your Productivity? owl.li/cNsqN
  • Wikipedia Redefined - Agency redesigns the wikipedia experience owl.li/cNra1
  • The surprising, stealth rebirth of the American arcade owl.li/cNqXZ
  • James Beard Foundation and the Illumination Fund Collaborate on the NYC Green Cart Fresh Food Recipe Pack owl.li/cNqOH
  • Lack of Sleep Leads to Unethical Conductowl.li/cKMCv
  • The Story Of Scandinavian Design: Combining Function and Aesthetics owl.li/cNnCi
  • Minecraft, Dubstep & the Olympics: Trying To Figure Out What More We Can Doowl.li/1lUOxA
  • NASA Mohawk Guy Bobak Ferdowsi on Sci-Fi, Legos and Becoming a Meme#it'sokaytobeyou #it'sokaytobesmartowl.li/cSlnN
  • Why Great Ideas Get Rejected owl.li/cNmis
  • 101 Best Restaurants in the World - Chosen by 53 of the finest chefs owl.li/cNlSV
  • Golden Opportunity: 10 Famous People Who Started Their Careers At McDonald's (And Loved It) owl.li/cNllJ /via @davepell
  • Whatever you’re making, make it way better than it has to be. owl.li/cKMAQ
  • The Subway Map That Rattled New Yorkers - Vignelli's subway map turns 40 owl.li/cNcLz
  • Horrifying cautionary tale: How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking. And back up, back up, back up.owl.li/cNatG
  • Pulitzer & Tony Winner Doug Wright on Objects, Evidence and Writing What You Don't Know owl.li/1lTNV4
  • Street Art Olympics: Banksy Works on 2012 London Games owl.li/cQRYu
  • The lost da Vinci: Is this painting found in Scottish farmhouse one of the master's lost works? owl.li/cN9VO
  • Reykjavik’s wild street art owl.li/cN9M9
  • Jonathan Ames: Fear of Everythingowl.li/cN9G4
  • Source Sans Pro: Adobe’s first open source type family owl.li/cKJvf
  • "Paul Rand: A Designer's Words" Hard to find book now free owl.li/cKMyM
  • Margaret Atwood offers online poetry prize – and a chance at literary immortalityowl.li/cKJsN
  • Four self-published authors on New York Times ebook bestseller list owl.li/cKJs6
  • A year inside The Australian Ballet: Episode 5 Music of the Classics owl.li/1lSM6P
  • Vintage Motivational Cards from the Early 20th Century. So great. owl.li/cKJoG
  • The Longest Photographic Exposures in History owl.li/cKJmm
  • STEAM Ahead: Merging Arts and Science Education owl.li/cKJ70
  • Michael Bierut - A graphic designer considers communication owl.li/cKIZt
  • The Only Footage of Mark Twain in Existence | Smithsonian Magazine owl.li/cKIUr
  • David Droga, Ad-Agency Chairman, on Memorable Copy owl.li/cKMwP
  • Announcing Futures of Entertainment 6 Line-Up owl.li/cNUXK
  • Marvin Hamlisch, Composer of 'A Chorus Line,' Dies at 68 owl.li/cNvLT
  • Oliver Burkeman on why everything takes longer than you think owl.li/cNskx
  • Embedding copyright-infringing video is not a crime, court rules owl.li/cKIT0
  • Notes Towards a Philosophy of Sleepowl.li/1lRKdZ
  • A musicologist at Oxford University explains why music feels so important to all our livesowl.li/cKIMN
  • Why is the letter Z associated with sleep?owl.li/cKIE2
  • Creativity Top 5: The Olympic Editionowl.li/1lRhN0
  • NASA Is the Government's One True Viral Hit Factory owl.li/cMAu1
  • "I Draw Pictures All Day" Is doodling good for you? owl.li/cKIDv
  • Explore some good advice. owl.li/cKIzD
  • Voices for Freedom owl.li/cKMvL
  • The Straight Dope: Can opera singers shatter glass with their high notes? owl.li/cKIrA
  • Fascinating Construction Photos of World Famous Buildings and Bridges owl.li/cKIjV
  • Ten Suggestions for Raising Creative Kidsowl.li/cKGUy
  • Celebrating Curiosity owl.li/1lQzPf
  • Visual Puns in Graphic Design by Steven Heller. owl.li/cKDuu
  • The 50 best apps for children, compiled by The Guardian owl.li/cKDic
  • NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain owl.li/cLcai
  • 21 Free Hitchcock Movies Online owl.li/cKCLj
  • Machine Prints Food Smells On Postcardsowl.li/cKBc5
  • Internet Pirates Will Always Win owl.li/cKB88
  • London arts venues report mixed fortunes during Olympic Games owl.li/cKDAl
  • This is Now, Instagrams from major cities in real time. Addictive. owl.li/cKrZi

Recommended this week:

  • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life By Anne Lamottowl.li/cKMRE
  • How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer By Sarah Bakewell owl.li/cKMPi
  • Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking By Susan Cain owl.li/cKMNK
  • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are By Brene Brown owl.li/cKMM8
  • Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error By Kathryn Schulzowl.li/cKMKj

 

Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.