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The footage coming from Japan since Friday has been heartbreaking. I know many of us far away from the physical damage feel closer than ever to the loved ones struck by the disaster(s). Here are some ways to send aid. Red Cross. Text "REDCROSS" to 90999 Citizen Effect, where Google CEO Eric Schmidt is now matching all...

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My dear people of Japan, I feel numb now, as if I was there myself and hit with this disaster as you have been. Only just recently I visited Tokyo, and was delighted how beautiful, clean and quiet the city was! I didn’t expect a disaster like this to happen to the country I love so...

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A vandal reminds Muscovites that they have the freedom of speech by writing out the Russian Constitution on a wall near Kremlin. Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 29: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the freedom of ideas and speech. 2. The propaganda or agitation instigating social, racial, national or religious hatred and strife shall not be allowed....

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The algorithmic design represents the Media Lab’s first official stab at a coherent identity, and it’s high time. The Lab has transformed from a scruffy operation focused on quaintly enhancing the “digital revolution” into a full-blown brand synonymous with wild experimentation, collaboration, and big-time math geeks. Now, it’s got the graphic design to match. The basic...

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City Walk #5: Shimbashi Station Buildings 1 and 2, Tokyo I don't think I've ever seen an amateur video that captures the feel of Tokyo as well as this one, and it has everything to do with its simplicity: its eye-level perspective, its ordinary subject matter, its clear, natural sounds. Just past the minute mark, when...