SOTM
This track has been keeping me occupied on/off for about a month now. Hamilton’s Junior Boys do “Hazel”
Plastic-sheathed greenhouses in Almeria, Spain. The area and its role in the global agriculture supply chain has been a subject of study for academics such as
Keller Easterling. See also
El Ejido at ZEIBIN
Yann Arthus-Bertrand‘s new film Home is on YouTube. I read it was only available until 14 June, but perhaps it will still be available for a while. In any case, you can get more info at goodplanet.org.
I enjoyed it for the most part. It was incredibly sad at some points. It’s hard to be optimistic about the state of environmental things sometimes…
Looking forward to Food Inc.
Update: Check out Bertrand’s photo archive. Over 2000 amazing images from around Earth.
I ended up at some friends’ “cabin” (i.e. giant house) in Lions Bay this past weekend.

The swimming hole near the marina.
It was so sunny I couldn’t actually see the photo I was taking with my phone.
SOTM
A product of the generally fantastic Record of the Week Club, “Keewatin Arctic” is a collaboration between John K Samson (of the Weakerthans), Nikki Komaksiutiksak (an Inuit throat singer) and Blunderspublik (electronic artist). Have a listen.
Lovely essay about large numbers. (via Kottke)
A good piece from Scott Boms at A List Apart on everyone’s favourite topic: Burnout.
An e-mail, from a friend in Holland:
Subject: “Data Visualisation Blogs You Might Not Know About”
you prolly have seen some of these…
Enjoy!
My wife sent me this link the other day about haircuts. I’ve always had an unthoughtful hair regimen (excepting up until about grade 4 and a year and half near the end of highschool) and tend toward the $10 barbershop. My current shop changed its name from “barbershop” to “hairstyling” a couple years ago and now the price is going with it (i.e. up).