Based in Brooklyn. Here’s where I tweet. Here’s some of my work. I also collect long reads in my spare time. Contact: markarms11 [at] yahoo.com Tumblr (3.0; @markarms)http://markarms.tumblr.com/<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kur0uiVdVm1qz59fwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://stevenphibbs.com/post/286130253/time-magazine-person-of-the-year-ben">poortaste</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946375_1947251,00.html">TIME Magazine - Person of the Year - Ben Bernanke</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/286141535http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/286141535Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:27:04 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kui6g4zzHz1qz9m0ho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kayfabe.net/post/283564998/ericmortensen-w3-orgs-interactive-historical" class="tumblr_blog">kayfabe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.worshiptheglitch.com/post/279241864/w3-orgs-interactive-historical-browser-statistics">ericmortensen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.axiis.org/examples/BrowserMarketShare.html">W3.org’s Interactive Historical Browser Statistics</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/283567747http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/283567747Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:39:23 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kufv1f98PG1qznzrao1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tumblrer.com/post/277584276/kevindwire-honey-you-know-i-only-give-hugs">hellonewworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://kevindwire.tumblr.com/post/277523342/honey-you-know-i-only-give-hugs-while-playing-my">kevindwire</a>: ”Honey, you know I only give hugs while playing my trombone. By the way, did I tell you I got 30% off this sweater?”</p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/277699470http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/277699470Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:55:32 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuedzukMTB1qa0uujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/276362796/where-is-your-money-popular-science-figures-it">ilovecharts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Where is your money?”</p> <p>Popular Science figures it out.</p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276387927http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276387927Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:56:13 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4b1f4d9e81818503/4727a250e66f9723/23aa473a/-cpid/65ed3af85cb0d1fe" id="W4727a250e66f97234b1f4d9e81818503" width="400" height="226"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4b1f4d9e81818503/4727a250e66f9723/23aa473a/-cpid/65ed3af85cb0d1fe" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></object><br/><br/><p>Jawbox on Fallon last night. My old band recorded with J. in Baltimore a few years back, and he is one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. This is very exciting.</p> <p>This also seems like a good time to point people to <a href="http://www.fightsma.org/blog/sma-families/j-robbins-jawbox-fight-sma-jimmy-fallon.html">fightsma.org</a>. His son has spinal muscular atrophy, and he’s wearing a Fight SM T-shirt in the clip.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/275824386/jawbox-savory-2009-tv-jawbox-performed">merlin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a title="Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - Video Blogs - Jawbox Reunion: "Savory" - Jimmy Fallon's Video Blog | NBC Official Site" href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/12/jawbox-reunion-savory/"><b>Jawbox - “Savory”</b></a> (2009, TV)</p> <blockquote> <p>Jawbox performed for the first time in 12 years on our show tonight. It was amazing. Here’s their on-air performance of “Savory,” from their recently re-released classic 1994 album <i>For Your Own Special Sweetheart</i></p> </blockquote> <p>[<a href="http://twitter.com/dayan/status/6490166357">via</a>]</p> <p>Two more:</p> <p><a href="http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/275824386/jawbox-savory-2009-tv-jawbox-performed">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276258003http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276258003Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:33:55 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kue4zxi1t21qz9p3mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.good.is/post/Crazy-100-year-old-City-Idea-Might-Make-Sense">Crazy 100-year-old City Idea Might Make Sense - GOOD</a></p> <p>I love this. One day, EVERYONE will be able to feel like they live in Queens.</p>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276182687http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276182687Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:14:20 -0500<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kue1vxyya21qzr7lso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.petervidani.com/post/276170635/via-getthatlook">petervidani</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://getthatlook.tumblr.com/post/276125046">getthatlook</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276175011http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/276175011Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:05:37 -0500<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuc8zw6cDx1qz53m6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clearly, “parents just starting to childproof their house” is not Boxee’s target audience.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.wreckandsalvage.com/post/274857532/mikehudack-jamiew-the-boxee-box-via">wreckandsalvage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://mhudack.com/post/274824258/jamiew-the-boxee-box-via-courtneyc">mikehudack</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jamiew.tumblr.com/post/274819699/the-boxee-box-via-courtneyc">jamiew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://boxee.tv/box">The Boxee Box</a>.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://heartexplosion.com/post/274710991/the-boxee-box">courtneyc</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/274865001http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/274865001Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:36:36 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kube9x4PMo1qz7908o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I hope I live long enough to eventually ride this. Seamlessly connecting the inland cities to the coastal cities is critical for California’s future.</p> <p><a href="http://rickwebb.tumblr.com/post/274677015/the-morning-dig-high-speed-turmoil-edition">rickwebb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/12/04/the-morning-dig-high-speed-turmoil-edition/">The Morning Dig: High-Speed Turmoil Edition » INFRASTRUCTURIST</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/274697449http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/274697449Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:29:15 -0500a:2:{i:0;a:0:{}s:2:"o1";a:1:{s:9:"downloads";i:9;}}<br/><br/><p>Bone and Phil welcome you Home for the holidays.</p>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/273635918http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/273635918Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:48:57 -0500<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuacoeY3Rz1qz9p3mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/world/asia/06reconstruct.html?_r=1&em">New York Times</a>: And the Pentagon was like, WTF</p>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/273212708http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/273212708Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:11:11 -0500surge<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku96nigoHc1qz9p3mo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Fathers-Name-Mark-Arax/dp/0671010026">Fresno’s own</a> Mark Arax <a href="http://bit.ly/5asM2c">on the Zankou Chicken Murders in Los Angeles Magazine</a> (2008, via @harpers)</p>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/272281086http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/272281086Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:02:00 -0500longreads<a href="http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html">The Decline: The Geography of a Recession </a>: <p><a href="http://701nd.tumblr.com/post/267422939/the-decline-the-geography-of-a-recession">701nd</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Interactive national map displaying the evolution of unemployment rates since January 2007 in individual US counties</p> <p>via <a title="North Dakota Ambassador - Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/NDAmbassador">NDAmbassador</a> on Twitter</p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/272113355http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/272113355Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:42:12 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku719cIqGQ1qzpsi6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hotvvheels.tumblr.com/post/270610119/bus">hotvvheels</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1960-Volkswagen-Truck-Van-Shape-Of-Trucks-To-Come-ad_W0QQitemZ250539815038QQihZ015QQcategoryZ10781QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m444QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63">Bus</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/270633269http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/270633269Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:32:54 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku51wjh1NG1qauxxko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://matthewlyons.tumblr.com/post/269223040/jon-klassen-forest-home-via-burstofbeaden">matthewlyons</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jon Klassen: Forest Home (via <a href="http://www.burstofbeaden.com/">burstofbeaden</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/270372088http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/270372088Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:03:07 -0500<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku5hhlVvQH1qz8yuno1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://themattsmith.tumblr.com/post/269527990/washington-post">themattsmith</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120201455.html">Washington Post</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269593718http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269593718Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:06:51 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/9cyPFQbgCpb3cq1kQzyUvcpho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://juliasegal.tumblr.com/post/268216921/addie80-nickholmes-how-have-i-never-seen">juliasegal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://addie80.tumblr.com/post/268197103/nickholmes-how-have-i-never-seen-this-ha-ha">addie80</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://nickholmes.tumblr.com/post/268191521/how-have-i-never-seen-this">nickholmes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>How have I never seen this?</p> </blockquote> <p>Ha ha - the end bit?</p> <p><i>Classic </i></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269117369http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269117369Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:29:36 -0500<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku4vek78Np1qz9p3mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269099438http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269099438Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:04:51 -0500<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku4uakrco11qzt7nfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://insooutso.tumblr.com/post/269079452/macho-man-illustration-oh-yeah-via">insooutso</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Macho Man Illustration <br/><br/><a href="X:%5CEME%5CProspect%20Efforts%5CSaudi%20Military%20Medical%20Complex%5CSubmission%20Photos">via</a></p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269081314http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/269081314Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:47:09 -0500<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku3d4u4Uky1qz4ueho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.gesteves.com/post/267973542/avoid-street-congestion-by-arthur-a-johnson-a">guillee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.chicago-l.org/ads/1920sPosters/index.html">Avoid Street Congestion</a>, by Arthur A. Johnson, a ca. 1920 poster commissioned by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company.</p> </blockquote>http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/268588843http://markarms.tumblr.com/post/268588843Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:23:46 -0500