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Category Archives: apps
Street Smart
Andrei Kashcha’s City Roads tool will draw you a map of just the roads in any city around the world. Beware map geeks: Down the rabbit hole.
Your 2019 Leaf Peeping Guide
Each year at this time, Smokeymountains.com posts a wonderful Fall foliage prediction map. This handy tool allows leaf peepers to plan their Autumn travels based on prime leaf colors. The site also offers some helpful information on the science of … Continue reading
Don’t Get Lost
Google Maps: Live View If you still managed to get lost despite using Google Maps, augmented reality directions are here. On August 8th, Google launched a beta version of its Live View mode in Google Maps, which uses your … Continue reading
Poetry Generator
Last week, Google launched its AI poem generator, PoemPortraits. How does it work? It’s really quite simple. The generator asks you to input, or “donate,” a word to be produced into an algorithmic couplet, as lifted from millions of words … Continue reading
Does anybody really know what time it is
Artist, writer, and data scientist Ross Goodwin created this brilliant website that tells the current time in your own time zone using passages from public domain digital books available at Project Guttenberg. When you visit Text Clock, you will find paragraphs with … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, ebooks, Tech, Writing
Tagged Clocks, digital books, Project Guttenberg
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Follow The North Star
Last week, civil rights activist and progressive journalist Shaun King announced that he will be resurrecting the North Star, the abolitionist newspaper started by Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany 171 years ago, after receiving legal permission and a blessing from Douglass’ family. King … Continue reading
Posted in apps, History, USA, Writing
Tagged civil liberties, Frederick Douglass, newspapers
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Are You Ready For Insta Novels
Yesterday the New York Public Library launched a brilliant new way to enjoy classic literature. Insta Novels brings short stories, novellas, and even novels to readers in a new digital format. All readers need to do is follow @nypl on Instagram to … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, apps, Art, Books, ebooks, Libraries, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Franz Kafka, Instagram, Lewis Carroll, New York Public Library
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Hi, Art Lovers
Whenever I visit Washington D.C., I try and make time to stop in at the always amazing Hirshhorn Museum of Art and Sculpture Garden on the Mall. This branch of the Smithsonian Institution offers superb contemporary art and is often … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Art, Museums, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C
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Don’t be a tourist cliche
These days it’s impossible to avoid the deluge of cliché travel photos on Instagram, Facebook, blogs, and other social media. There’s no escaping the boring sameness of everybody’s vacation pics. Don’t get me wrong, I’m just as guilty of sharing … Continue reading
They Promised Me Ponies
I am not the least bit embarrassed to admit that I am a devoted fan of the Simpsons. The show often offers unparalleled insights into American culture and frequently functions as a guide to moral philosophy. From the first season, … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, apps, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Al Gore, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
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