From the Archives: 2/14/2013 Edition

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Aziz Ansari has surprisingly detailed theories of happiness, love and relationships

http://www.avclub.com/articles/aziz-ansari-candid-about-love-elusive-sadly-ephem,92476/

 

Photoshop is a city for everyone: How Adobe endlessly rebuilds its classic app

http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/13/3959868/photoshop-is-a-city-for-everyone-how-adobe-endlessly-rebuilds-its

 

The 7 habits of highly effective mediocre people

http://therumpus.net/2013/02/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-mediocre-people/

 

An oralish history of the making of Pulp Fiction

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/03/making-of-pulp-fiction-oral-history

 

A serious look at the expected benefits of universal and targeted Pre-K

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2013/01/23-prek-whitehurst

 

Can the Republicans be saved from obsolescence?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/magazine/can-the-republicans-be-saved-from-obsolescence.html?pagewanted=all

 

How the 1980’s explains Vladmir Putin

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/how-the-1980s-explains-vladimir-putin/273135/

and Chernobyls new wildlife reserve

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/science/Chernobyl–My-Primeval–Teeming–Irradiated-Eden.html?page=all

 

Apples next Innovation: TV (I’ve heard this before, you’ll forgive me if I’m not holding my breath)

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/511091/apples-next-innovation-tv/