The Best Magazine Articles Ever

Kevin Kelly has begun curating a list of the “best magazine articles ever” as suggested by him and his site’s audience. It’s a tad controversial, as most such lists are (many folks around the net point out the dearth of women writers, for instance), but will nevertheless serve as an exemplary list of long-form journalism. If you’ve got some time, … 

Ivy League.

Hey. If you’re looking for something productive to do with that new Christmas iPod, why not load it up with class sessions taught by professors from major universities, huh? Or if you’re angling for a new Christmas iPod, why not tell your parents you can use it to listen to class sessions taught by professors from major universities! 😉 Yale University … 

Erudition.

Behold: “100 Words That All High School Graduates — And Their Parents — Should Know,” as chosen by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries. If nothing else, it makes for a great band name generator. I hereby lay claim to “kinetic kowtow,” “fatuous xenophobe,” and “vacuous nanotechnology” — though I shall probably shorten the last to “vacuous nanotech,” once …