Weekly Filet #94: Oh, the Irony. And more.
This week's top recommendation
Movember is drawing to an end, all those moustaches that men have been growing to be part of a hipsterish charity movement will be shaved off. But the attitude remains. We're in the age of ironic living now. Thus goes a pretty compelling argument in the NY Times' Opinionator blog: Irony is the ethos of our age and the hipster is our archetype of ironic living.
→ How to Live Without Irony (New York Times Opinionator)
Further recommendations
Music History in Gifs. No need to excite you any further. You probably won't even read this because you've already clicked that link. Hello? Anyone still here? Go away. Click that link.
→ Music History in Gifs (Tumblr)
Skateboarding tricks, turned into stunning 3D-visualisations, thanks to an onboard iPod touch.
→ A Piece Of Software That Breaks Down Skateboard Tricks Into Data (Fast Company Design)
FP has released its annual list of people who shape the world with their ideas. It's an interesting selection, I'd love to see a version from a European perspective (in which Paul Ryan probably wouldn't make it to 8th place).
→ 100 Top Global Thinkers (Foreign Policy)
Why googling is smarter than using your memory.
→ Be Forewarned: Your Knowledge is Decaying (Harvard Business Review)