Building Blocks
In the 1960s, Lindy’s delicatessen in New York was renowned for its world-famous cheesecake and as an aftershow meeting place for the Broadway crowd. Here they would meet in the evenings to discuss shows and performances by peers. In doing so, they developed a theory that an act…
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Let’s go back to 1968. The Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City are underway. The first time the Games are hosted in Latin America. 
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“In Jobs’s presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything.” - Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the team that built the origi…
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Art Deco architecture is known for its clean lines, geometric features and frequent use of bold colours. It’s synonymous with the Gatsby era and the ro…
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My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not mer…
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