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It was an example of two qualities that distinguish the professional editor: the vision to see beyond the faults of a good book, no matter how dismaying; and the tenacity to keep working, through all discouragements, toward the book’s potential.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
acquiescing in his ruin.”
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Imperial Hotel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Phil Knight • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
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Ari Lewis • How Dave Portnoy Single Handedly Changed the Media Business Forever — Ari Lewis
Shuherk cast the rise of curatorial accounts like his as a failure of the legacy-media ecosystem. The job of providing well-informed recommendations once belonged to professional critics employed by newspapers and magazines. As media companies have struggled to adjust to the digital age, the number of full-time criticism jobs has dwindled, leaving ... See more
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By background and temperament, he was a generalist, and he always resisted the specialist’s narrow attitude toward design. If we are to really build back better, we need to take a similar approach.
the hedgehog review • The Man Who Built Forward Better
Especially in the 1880s and 1890s, the Chicago School of urban architecture—Louis Sullivan was its greatest exponent—pioneered clean, elevator high-rise, glass-enclosed steel-frame designs, with minimal ornamentation, well-lighted, open interior spaces, and separate shafts for utilities. As one leading Chicago architect put it: Bearing in mind that
... See moreCharles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
It is possible to build a significant alternative — a network-driven high school that is highly scalable while maintaining superior quality of experience for the students.
Hannah Murdoch • Sora | Union Square Ventures
Sora is a bold swing towards a new type of school: a network-driven learning platform that is individualized to each student.