Back in January I posted my sad story about the loss of my Flickr account.

The next issue of Ambidextrous Magazine features my Object Obituary (PDF link) for My Flickr Meta-Content.

From House & Garden comes this awesomely negative review of Karim Rashid’s new book.

Considering the chutzpah of the basic conceit, I expected Rashid to pepper the volume with absurd pronouncements. To my great disappointment, the most shocking thing about the book is the banality of the designer’s advice: “If you’re short, don’t worry about it.” “Clip and trim your nose hairs.” “Make friends online.” “Know yourself.” Try to imagine Dr. Phil grooving on some pharmaceuticals at the Milan Furniture Fair and you start to get the picture. Predictably, the book is rife with evidence of Rashid’s narcissism, but even those passages don’t relieve the painful tedium.

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