The Tyler Cowen

1. The future of photography? They're going to need to be a little more intentioned I daresay.
2. Simple, beautiful post on the act of dying. Via The Browser.
3. Heaven help us. If we're continuing to kick this ball down the road, I'm afraid the end to the Recession is not even in sight. Via Marginal Revolution.
4. Nationalism as the most powerful force in the world.
5. Amazing, Goldsworthy-esque art. Via The Awesomer.

The Tyler Cowen

1. Beautiful photos of our subterranean lives. Via Marginal Revolution.
2. Shifting economies viewed through the lens of per capita GDP.
3. Brutal article about the people who work at US military bases around the world. Via The Browser.
4. Infographic of what happens in 60 seconds on the internet. Via Gizmodo.
5. I really do love the internet. Ask and ye shall receive in spades. Literally the exact video I originally commented on gets the stationary-sky treatment.
   
6. The FUTURE!

The Tyler Cowen

1. Excellent, haunting photography. Via Gawker.
2. Terrifying news about antibiotics. Via Marginal Revolution.
3. Funny application of the 'two cows' economic joke to the Middle East.
4. More funny stuff from Jon Stewart.

Our Swiftly Tilting Planet

The ponderous pace of nature seems a lot less ponderous when viewed in time-lapse. Beautiful, beautiful time lapse.

El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky - Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo.

The Tyler Cowen

1. Combining thousands of tourist photos is trippy. 
2. Great review of Life. Via The Browser. 
3. Foreign policy myths that never seem to go away. 

The Tyler Cowen

1. National Geographic on what it will mean to have 7 billion people on Earth by the end of 2011. Via The Awesomer. 
2. US diplomacy with Japan and thoughts about East Asia.
3. Photos of North Brother Island's post-apocalyptic environs. 
4. How Facebook likes work. Via The Browser. (Now like us.)

Heading out to the countryside for hiking and hedonism. 

The Tyler Cowen

1. Another year-end review of movies by revenue. It's nice to be able to trace the longevity of a movie in addition to just focusing on its opening week. (Although this throws into sharp relief how vital the opening week is in relation to everything else.) Via Cool Infographics.
2. We all are prey to the wild fluctuations in the speed of time, particularly as we get older. The New York Times has a nice article on it. "And emotional events — a breakup, a promotion, a transformative trip abroad — tend to be perceived as more recent than they actually are, by months or even years." Via The Browser. 
3. A Zinn-esque reminder about the dormant class wars. 
4. Homeland security is not making us safer. When does this cease to be a practical problem and become a metaphysical one? When do we throw up our hands, accept that life is full of risks, and relish in the moment? When do we start listening to Let's Go Crazy again?
5. North Korean restaurants now being reported on in Fast Company. 
6. Nice photos. Nice nice photos.