Read it elsewhere

Mostly things from the past in this selection of links:

• “I first had a version of this at a Japanese monastery during a silent retreat—don’t ask, it’s a long story” and other pretentious quotes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook – eater
• Truly interesting: what is newsgathering, what is curating, what is piracy? – boingboing
• Nostalgia: Commodore 64 is back on the market (same exterior, new processor) – New York Times
• In other retro news, 100 Atari games come to the iPhone and iPad – boingboing
• And in other iPad news, here is a gallery of the best iPad self-portraits – mashable
• 600 year old stone markers Japan offer tsunami advice, like: “Always be prepared for unexpected tsunamis. Choose life over your possessions and valuables.” – GOOD.is

Take a snapshot of your face everyday

Do you recognize this man?

He’s quite the internet celebrity, but for those of you who live under a stone here come the introductions. He’s Noah Kalina, a photographer who decided in 2000 to document his aging process by taking a snapshot of his face every single day. In his website you can see up-to-date photos and in the video above you see the oh-so-slight changes in his face from 200 to 2006.

Does that make you feel creative envy? Worry no more, now there’s an iPhone app for that too. Everyday reminds you to take your photo every single day. And the perks? A grid that aligns your face’s position, and, even cooler than that, a movie generator, that creates a stop animation compilation of all of your photos. Will your video reach Noah’s 18771987 views on YouTube? Probably not. It will still be cool, though!

via Kottke

See also:

• Naked in the city
• We float
• An artist revealed from mud