December 13, 2011

Roving thoughts and provocations from the writers of December 13, 2011 This issue sponsored by Focus Features A small selection of notable posts from the
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1110 words)

The Art and Science of the Nearly Impossible

Polaroid co-founder Edwin Land with an SX-70 and an SX-70 snapshot in his Cambridge, Massachusetts office on November 1st, 1972. Photo: Joyce Dopkeen/Getty Images What makes a gadget great?
PUBLISHED: June 8, 2011
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3482 words)
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