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Rims at Night by David Schalliol

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:23:01 -0600

Rims at Night by David Schalliol

The Noughtie List: the 2000s in Review (kottke.org)

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:26:29 -0600

The Noughtie List: the 2000s in Review (kottke.org):

lists of lists (sometimes of lists)

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:01:45 -0600

Life in the Closet?

By Andrew Huff

R.Kelly is working on a memoir. It’s as yet untitled, leaving satirists with a golden opportunity to shower him with suggestions.

petitinvention: Infographic Coins

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:52:20 -0600

petitinvention: Infographic Coins:

I love this idea — coins that reflect their value in their shape.

Andrew Bird with Yo Yo Ma (via Sovay83)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:38:00 -0600

Andrew Bird with Yo Yo Ma (via Sovay83)

shooshee: Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2010: PANTONE 15-5519...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:49:45 -0600

shooshee:

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2010: PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise

ick.

Pantone’s Color of the Year for ~~2010~~ 1983: PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise

Fixed that for you.

Tiger, lion and bear form unusual friendship.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:45:10 -0600

Tiger, lion and bear form unusual friendship.:

Oh my! /obligatory

typographie: freeintellectualdiscourse: typography is my...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:18:33 -0600

typographie:

freeintellectualdiscourse:

typography is my latest obsession. maybe it’s having a friend who will do nothing but talk about the power of type and oh, look at the height of the ascenders in that font, how ridiculously inefficient. or maybe it’s the fact that i’ve seen the helvetica documentary twice in the past month and now can’t stop point out the usage of that typeface in storefront signs. (keep your eyes peeled, it’s everywhere.) regardless of the reasoning, type is something worth looking at, worth studying and taking note of. it’s the world’s most under appreciated, unnoticed art form.

Oh oh diacritics; be still my heart. I can forgive HANDS for diacritics any day.

Well, English doesn’t have a ton of diacritics or fun obscure letters, but it does have all sorts of random spellings! So it’s got that going for it, which is nice.

The Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2010 – 24/7 Wall St.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:32:57 -0600

The Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2010 – 24/7 Wall St.:

shooshee:

wow. I’ll be looking back to see how accurate this is.

Motorola and Palm are both on the list. Not for nothing, I just bought an HTC Hero.

Top: www.suntimes.com Bottom:...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:52:54 -0600

Top: www.suntimes.com
Bottom: www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/index.html

The bottom is so much better — why isn’t this design rolled out site-wide?

Last week, we went to a preview screening of Youth in Revolt,...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:20:31 -0600

Last week, we went to a preview screening of Youth in Revolt, starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday and a host of great character actors ranging from Steve Buscemi to Ray Liotta to Fred Willard. It doesn’t come out until January 8, so this was a real treat. It also served as the press screening; Roger Ebert and his wife sat two rows behind us.

Even better, Cera and Doubleday were on hand for a Q&A with our host, Steve Prokopy (“Capone” on Ain’t It Cool News) and the audience. I managed to get video of a few of the questions — linked on my YouTube channel — including Cera singing (under mild duress) “These Eyes” at the end:

The movie is pretty fun — imagine if Wes Anderson made a screwball teen romantic comedy. There’s sex-crazed boys and girls, crazy stunts and oddball characters — but also mannered, erudite dialog and a close attention to design details. Michael Cera plays your standard Michael Cera role, but also one that’s very different from that, an alter ego whose influence waxes and wanes as things go better or worse. I’m not sure how much longer Cera can pull off basically the same character over and over, but here we get a glimpse of what it might be like if and when he breaks out of his typecast prison. Definitely worth seeing come January.

25 Media Maxims from Ken Auletta

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:39:42 -0600

25 Media Maxims from Ken Auletta:

“No more Old Media magic. No more New Media magic, either.”

by only-connect

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:54:21 -0600

by only-connect

via www.thetrilogytapes.com

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:14:36 -0600

via www.thetrilogytapes.com

Un-Google Yourself -- a Wired How-To Wiki

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:04:45 -0600

Un-Google Yourself -- a Wired How-To Wiki:

This might come in handy someday, although it’s probably too late for me.

The Second Helping House: The Anthropomorphic Food and Kitchen...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:15:05 -0600

The Second Helping House: The Anthropomorphic Food and Kitchen Gallery

A swine flu card for all my pig-sick friends. Hope you feel...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:08:36 -0600

A swine flu card for all my pig-sick friends. Hope you feel better!

rulesformyunbornson: “…the Less You Say” by Frank Chimero

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:53:31 -0600

rulesformyunbornson:

“…the Less You Say” by Frank Chimero

fuckkyeahchicago: mattynicegy00: Chicago | Root Beer I had...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:53 -0600

fuckkyeahchicago:

mattynicegy00:

Chicago | Root Beer

I had this Root Beer a couple of weeks ago and fell in love with it. It’s so tasty, it’s not syrupy thick, it’s just right. I highly recommend tracking one down and trying it.

Yeah, I liked it, too — especially when I took that photo.

I dig Patrick Moberg’s Internet Vices*, but I think this...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:59:58 -0600

I dig Patrick Moberg’s Internet Vices*, but I think this is much more useful: Little doses of exercise to balance out the time spent wasting time on the Internet. Maybe I’ll get further with this than I did with my 100 push-ups New Year’s resolution.

*Although Gmail as caffeine pills? No moreso than regular email.