2012

John Cassidy reviews President Obama and Mitt Romney's 2012 '60 Minutes' interviews, contrasting their approaches and highlighting Romney's policy defenses.

The Freakonomics Radio Network website features a variety of podcasts, including Freakonomics Radio, No Stupid Questions, People I (Mostly) Admire, and The Economics of Everyday Things. Visitors can listen to individual episodes or subscribe to entire series through various platforms.

This comic uses humor to show the pitfalls of approaching chess strategy with pure logic instead of experience.

via xkcd

A collection of street style photos from Milan Fashion Week showcases trendy outfits and accessories worn by attendees and models outside the shows. The blog post features multiple high-quality fashion photographs with minimal text. via STREETFSN

Jason Kottke is addicted to the iPhone game 10000000 and even includes a link to download it despite recommending against it.

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Jason Kottke shares a lost interview of Muhammad Ali by high school student Michael Aisner in 1966.

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Cool Material highlights Vintage Brewery Bottle Lamps from Peared Creation, made with vintage glass and interesting bulbs. via Cool Material

Today's zoomable map XKCD by Randall Munroe goes on seemingly forever, prompting one user to calculate that it would be 46 feet wide if printed at 300 dpi. via kottke.org

The homepage for the Marginal Revolution blog features links to subscribe and learn about the authors, Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen. via The source of this content is Marginal REVOLUTION.

John Cassidy critiques Mitt Romney's statement that 47% of Americans are dependent on the government and don't pay income tax, arguing that this group includes many who pay other taxes or are retirees who previously paid taxes.

via The New Yorker

Fast Company's Design section covers innovative product designs, branding trends, architectural projects, and how design intersects with business, technology, and culture. via Fast Company.

Gerhard Richter goes digital, reducing his old paintings into patterns. via fastcodesign.com