George Packer, The Empty Chamber: Just how broken is the Senate
George Packer, Filibusters and arcane obstructions in the Senate [via Kevin Drum]
Kevin Kelly: In your experience, what’s the best process for design?
Brooks: Great design does not come from great processes; it comes from great designers.
Peter Cooper’s Notes on ‘Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite’ by Paul Arden [via JJ over IM]
Vishaan Chakrabarti, This Land is Our Land [via Dennis Crowley]
Steven Johnson, The Shanghai Surprise: Urban Planning Is Sexy!
Benjamin Kabak, on open data at the MTA, Weekend reading and service advisories
David Pell, The Web’s Five Most Endangered Words [via ★]