Video DownloadHelper TextGrabber for iPhone on the iTunes App Store Adblock Plus Saving Venice's Canals: The Unseen Workers Who Preserve the City - Daniel Fromson - Life A new website, Venice Backstage, shows what goes into keeping an iconic destination from falling victim to tides, humidity, and salt Many of the 15 to 20 million tourists who flock to Venice each year undoubtedly know that Italy's city of canals is slowly sinking, but far fewer probably give much thought to a less dramatic threat: the daily tides that continually erode the foundations of buildings, as well as the constant motion of waves and the salty humidity that also threaten the city's structures. These forces, according to Insula, a public company founded in 1997 to oversee the city's maintenance, cause "the most serious damage"—yet the company's efforts to combat the sea and keep Venice beautiful occur almost entirely behind the scenes. So earlier this year, Insula launched Venice Backstage, a site that details the at once mundane and fascinating work that goes into maintaining one of Europe's most iconic tourist destinations. Venice Backstage. Via Open Culture Image: Insula
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VK Music Downloader Nearly 100 Fantastic Pieces of Journalism - Conor Friedersdorf - Entertainment These must-reads are my personal picks for the best nonfiction of 2010 Awards season in journalism is almost over: David Brooks has long since handed out the Sidneys, the Pulitzer Prizes have been issued, and the National Magazine Award finalists find out who won next week. Throughout 2010, I kept my own running list of exceptional nonfiction for the Best of Journalism newsletter I publish. It was put together before I began my current gig at The Atlantic. The Art Of Storytelling WASHINGTON MONTHLYDirty Medicine by Mariah Blake Thomas Shaw invents breakthrough medical devices. THE TEXAS MONTHLYLast Days Of The Comanches by S.C. "By the autumn of 1871, the Western frontier was rolling backward, retreating in the face of savage Indian attacks. THE NEW YORKERPandora's Briefcase by Malcolm Gladwell During World War II, the British pulled off one of the most successful acts of espionage in history. THE NEW YORKERThe Hunted by Jeffrey Goldberg THIS AMERICAN LIFEPatriot Games by Ben Calhoun GQHope.
Make The Most Of Your Browser Real Estate With Buttonizer (FireFox) We have shared quite a few tips on how to save browser screen space: there’s a cool addon that lets you get rid of open tabs while still having them in front of your eyes, there’s also an awesome tip on how to have more space by merging your toolbars and here’s a thorough guide on maximizing Firefox viewing area. Today’s post shares another great tool that would work well in combination with previously shared tips. I always feel skeptical about the addons forcing you to install and use a new toolbar and usually these addons never stick – but sometimes you can’t do without a toolbar. Some toolbars I am constantly using include: Menu toolbar, Toolbar Bookmarks, Stumbleupon Toolbar. Today’s tool allows you to hide any of your favorite toolbars while still being able to easily access it. Buttonizer is a fun experimental addon that lets you minimize any of your toolbars to a little button. Let’s see how it works… Here’s a Stumbleupon toolbar using the Buttonizer: Issues