links for 2009-03-14

SXSW – Sagmeister initiative: readers contribute what they have learned in life so far through words, videos, photography, and design

SXSW – interactive website featuring a large map of the world that allows you to locate places where you can find cool new street art – anywhere in the world

SXSW – interactive virtual museum that allowing visitors to study key issues of the future such as nuclear weapons and global warming.

The genius of the catwalk seating system, with its strict hierarchy, is that the choreography is so compellingly brutal. The cliche of a catfight is wide of the mark, for in the battle of the egos this is bareknuckle stuff. The prettiest, the richest, the luckiest and the most popular get to sit at the front, while everyone else sits behind staring at the back of their heads, pretending not to care, smarting at the injustice of it all, and plotting their revenge.

Is the interwebs making us stupid?