document.write('\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cobject width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22254\x22\x3e\x3cparam name=\x22movie\x22 value=\x22http://www.youtube.com/v/gsOBEYyeuWY\x26amp;rel=0\x26amp;egm=0\x26amp;showinfo=0\x26amp;fs=1\x22\x3e\x3c/param\x3e\x3cparam name=\x22wmode\x22 value=\x22transparent\x22\x3e\x3c/param\x3e\x3cparam name=\x22allowFullScreen\x22 value=\x22true\x22\x3e\x3c/param\x3e\x3cembed src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/v/gsOBEYyeuWY\x26amp;rel=0\x26amp;egm=0\x26amp;showinfo=0\x26amp;fs=1\x22 type=\x22application/x-shockwave-flash\x22 width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22254\x22 allowFullScreen=\x22true\x22 wmode=\x22transparent\x22\x3e\x3c/embed\x3e\x3c/object\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eNobody improvises a simultaneously melodic and utterly ferocious solo like Mike Landau.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eNobody.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eBonus: The late, great Carlos Vega on drums.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eWe point our affection in the wrong direction.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        Brian Davis\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.sean-johnson.com/2010/07/20/social-justice/?utm_source=feedburner\x26amp;utm_medium=feed\x26amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+LivingIntentionally-TheEducationOfSeanJohnson+(Intentionally+-+The+Education+of+Sean+Johnson)\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eIs social justice evil?\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a  \x3cp\x3eThe funny thing is, the people who rail against economic and social justice are often the same people who vigorously work to have the government adopt their views on marriage, abortion and the like. Why is it acceptable for the government to address those issues and not issues of systematic injustice?\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eHis propensity for booger jokes aside, my buddy \x3ca href=\x22http://sean-johnson.com\x22\x3eSean\x3c/a\x3e is one smart guy. Very interesting questions raised in this piece.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eLove doesn\x26#8217;t define God. God defines love.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        Scott Nickell\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070904048.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eGene Weingarten column mentions Lady Gaga\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a  \x3cp\x3eI spent an hour coming up with the perfect, clever, punny headline for this column. If you read this on paper, you\x26#8217;d see it: \x26#8220;A digital salute to online journalism.\x26#8221; I guarantee you that when it runs online, editors will have changed it to something dull, to maximize the possibility that someone, searching for something she cares about, will click on it.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a  \x0a  \x3cp\x3eI bet it\x26#8217;ll read \x26#8220;Gene Weingarten Column Mentions Lady Gaga.\x26#8221;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a  \x0a  \x3cp\x3eLady Gaga.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eOn the one hand, this column is hilarious. On the other hand, the journalism-of-yore nostalgia makes my blood boil just a little bit. Mr. Weingarten\x26#8217;s tongue is firmly planted in cheek. I get that, and I appreciate it. Every laugh was accompanied shortly by a violent shudder though, because you and I both know \x3cstrong\x3ethere are still journalists among us who truly think this way.\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eI love a clever headline as much as the next guy, but we aren\x26#8217;t making SEO-tweaks for our health. Making content easily found by search engines and their users is an important part of cultivating traffic to our sites. No doubt, that\x26#8217;s bad news for headline writers and all of us who appreciate the work they do.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eBut wait, beleaguered headline writer \x26#8212; there\x26#8217;s still hope!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eI think there\x26#8217;s a place for the type of creativity headline writers have honed so meticulously, even in this Googlebot world our journalism is living in. Ever-increasing numbers of users are getting to our content through social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, and the headlines we write for those sites are meant for human eyeballs alone; no need to tempt the Googlebot there.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eWriting for Twitter could be your grizzled headline writer\x26#8217;s greatest triumph.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eYou\x26#8217;ve got 140 characters to grab a Twitter user by the eyeball and fling them into an article\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eGO!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5k3rfO2VZ1qz7q8fo1_400.gif\x22 alt=\x22redesignrelated:\x0a\x0alogo redesign for the YMCA(via Brand New)\x0a\x0aGraphically, the new design seems very thoughtful, but what\x26amp;#8217;s up with the superfluous \x26amp;#8220;the\x26amp;#8221; and \x26amp;#8220;YMCA\x26amp;#8221; text?\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://redesignrelated.com/post/811391569/logo-redesign-for-the-ymca-via-brand-new\x22 class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22\x3eredesignrelated\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22logo redesign for the YMCA\x22 href=\x22http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/my_name_is_y_the_y.php\x22\x3elogo redesign for the YMCA\x3c/a\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e(via \x3ca href=\x22http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/my_name_is_y_the_y.php\x22\x3eBrand New\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eGraphically, the new design seems very thoughtful, but what\x26#8217;s up with the superfluous \x26#8220;the\x26#8221; and \x26#8220;YMCA\x26#8221; text?\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.subtraction.com/2010/07/14/a-change\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eKhoi Vinh bids the Grey Lady adieu\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a  \x3cp\x3eFor many months now I\u2019ve been thinking about the long-term trajectory of my career, wrestling with some serious questions about what it is I want to do with the few talents I\u2019m lucky enough to have. After a lot of internal debate, I came to the conclusion that the time is right for me to make a change in my job. So about two and a half weeks ago, I formally resigned my position as design director of NYTimes.com. My last day will be this coming Friday, 16 July.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eCongratulations to Khoi and best of luck to the Times in filling his tremendously large shoes.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-issue-iphone4-problems-dropped-calls-lab-test-confirmed-problem-issues-signal-strength-att-network-gsm.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eWhy Consumer Reports can\x26#039;t recommend the iPhone 4\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eFurther confirmation of Apple\x26#8217;s design failure from a trusted source:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a  \x3cp\x3eIt\x26#8217;s official. Consumer Reports\x26#8217; engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone\x26#8217;s lower left side\u2014an easy thing, especially for lefties\u2014the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you\x26#8217;re in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can\x26#8217;t recommend the iPhone 4.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eAnd the part that a lot of people are justifiably incensed about:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a  \x3cp\x3eWe did, however, find an affordable solution for suffering iPhone 4 users: Cover the antenna gap with a piece of duct tape or another thick, non-conductive material. It may not be pretty, but it works. We also expect that using a case would remedy the problem. We\x26#8217;ll test a few cases this week and report back.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eIt is unreasonable \x26#8212; and possibly deceptive \x26#8212; to market a $299 phone as a pinnacle of elegant industrial design while shrugging off the fact that a \x3ca href=\x22http://thereifixedit.com\x22\x3eThereIFixedIt.com-style solution\x3c/a\x3e is required to achieve reliable connectivity in adverse conditions.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5g4y55joz1qzndazo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22A little Monday morning cheer for you all in the form of French impressionist Darth Vader.\x0a\x0aBrilliant illustration by David Barton.\x0a\x0a/via Ryan Carson\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eA little Monday morning cheer for you all in the form of French impressionist Darth Vader.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eBrilliant illustration by \x3ca href=\x22http://limpfish.com\x22\x3eDavid Barton\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e/via \x3ca href=\x22http://carsonified.com\x22\x3eRyan Carson\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/07/09/comic.sans.cavs.james/index.html?hpt=C2\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eCavs owner\x26#039;s letter mocked for Comic Sans font\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a  \x3cp\x3eOn Twitter, discussion of Gilbert\x26#8217;s font choice briefly trumped the debate about James\x26#8217; move to the Miami Heat, according to the blog TechCrunch, which posted a screen grab of the trending topics from that messaging site.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eWas it careless typography, or is Gilbert just a big fan of \x3ca href=\x22http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/15comicsans.html\x22\x3eMcSweeny\x26#8217;s Comic Sans monologue\x3c/a\x3e?\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eYou decide.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');