Checked my bookmarks and noticed I've accumulated a handful of stories since May. Thought I'd spread some nerd love today. Munch on.
- In a 21st-century version of the age of discovery, teams of computer scientists, conservationists and scholars are fanning out across the globe in a race to digitize crumbling literary treasures. > The Next Age of Discovery - WSJ
- Sink or Swim. Broadcasting from New York at 12:30, Conan O’Brien was the king of after-hours TV. But he’s in Los Angeles now, and in the 11:30 slot, late night’s prime time. > Heeeere’s . . . Conan!!! - WSJ
- Kodachrome, the storied camera film that has documented historic events and everyday lives since the Great Depression, is about to fade into oblivion. > Kodak to Take Kodachrome Away - WSJ
- Do you hear that? It’s the sound of Shakespeare, rolling over in his grave. That’s because Penguin Classics is publishing a Cliff’s Notes-style book about literature by two University of Chicago freshmen in which they summarize the great literary works - writing entirely in tweets. > ‘Twitterature’ to Hit the Bookstores - WSJ
- Nobody in public office will ever admit to giving thought to how they look. The reasons are too obvious to detail. But by now most people are in on the fact that clothes function like identity flashcards. Politicians obviously know it, and some of them even act on the knowledge. President Obama is one. > When He Was Barry - NYT
