The oral history of an iconic workout machine
The Machine in the Garden
Leo Marx, The Machine in the Garden, The New England Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 1, Mar., 1956
Rebuilding Mum & Dad: See them Transform with 9 Months of Strength Training in their 80s!
The healthiest people in the world don’t go to the gym
If you want to be as healthy as possible, there are no treadmills or weight machines required. Don’t just take my word for it—look to the longest-lived people in the world for proof.
The History of Fashion Through The Decades - GLAM OBSERVER
Let’s delve into the fascinating history of fashion through the decades and explore the history from the 1900s until the present day.
The Power Of Long Walks (15,000 Steps A Day Changed My Life) - Dan Koe
Long walks are the secret to a lean body and mind. Long walks are the ultimate habit.
Quote Origin: The Optimist Invents the Airplane and the Pessimist the Parachute – Quote Investigator®
George Bernard Shaw? Gladys Bronwyn Stern? W. H. H. MacKellar? Gil Stern? Mack McGinnis?
one with the machine
vannever bush, joseph licklider, chatgpt, and the dream of the cyborg
Ditch the elevator pitch
If there’s true interest, there’s no rush — take your time to listen first and explain second There’s no shortage of lore about the importance of the elevator pitch. There’s the 1850s version, in w…
Bay Area Hip-Hop | That’s My Word | KQED
A Year-Long Exploration of Bay Area Hip-Hop History
How Bay Area Hip-Hop Found Its Sound in the 1980s
Casio keyboards, homemade tapes and the boundless creativity of Bay Area youth flourished in the 1980s hip-hop scene.
Humanities in the Machine - Blain Smith
There is something quietly remarkable about the people who built the foundations of modern computing. Not their technical achievements, though those are extraordinary. What is remarkable is where they came from before they ever touched a machine.
Walt McDonald: "Advice I Wish I'd Been Told"
Over the years, I've heard good advice from others; I wish they had told me sooner. Probably they did, but I didn't listen. What I'm about to say is what I constantly urge myself to do. I offer these comments to save us time, to help us strip off some ankle weights of language. The difference between second place and first place in the high jump, between the silver and the gold, is only about an inch. Ah, but "How glorious that inch / And that split-second longer in the air before the fall" (Robert Francis, "Excellence").
The Machines Ran on Anguish
I The machines ran on anguish. Everybody knew that. How? “It’s very scientific.” – the Guild would say – “You wouldn’t understand.” The machines were also very dangerous, or so it was claimed. “But we