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Shepard Fairey weighs in on the races

January 29, 2008

The artist, famous for his Andre the Giant “Obey” posters, is offering these 24″ x 36″ silkscreens for $50 dollars each. I really love the propaganda-style aesthetic of his work. Cool Hunting: Shepard Fairey: Obama Posters

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Fire up your TiVos: Last season's Lost season finale, pop-up video style

January 25, 2008

This show is potentially so ripe for that kind of behind-the-scenes information so let’s hope they actually give us some good info. Also, it’ll get you psyched up for Thursday’s 2-hour season premiere. Check it out next Wednesday, January 30th @ 9pm. ABC to air enhanced version of season three finale of Lost – TV [...]

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What I would give for technology that could create a personal Annual Report…

January 14, 2008
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JJ Abrams TED Talk on mystery

January 11, 2008

For those unfamiliar with TED Talks, you should get familiar. In a nutshell, they’re short presentations given by various luminaries from a wide range of fields. JJ Abrams recently did one on the idea of mystery and I highly recommend it. Some other examples are Richard Branson, John Maeda, Stephen Pinker, Will Wright, David Kelley. [...]

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Finally! A bar with a loyalty program…

January 8, 2008

… and its only a few blocks away from our apartment! Pacific Standard has also concocted some interesting prizes for your loyalty. My favorite is the “all-expenses-paid trip to Williamsburg”. If that’s not enough to get you excited, maybe a word with the drinking robot they’re building will convince you.

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Radiohead's Scotch_Mist – live New Year's Eve show on CurrentTV

January 1, 2008

For those that weren’t able to catch/Tivo Current’s New Year’s Eve broadcast of Radiohead playing through In Rainbows, I highly recommend you do, particularly if you’re at all interested in seeing how they do what they do. Not only a great window into how they perform but the video also has a bunch of great [...]

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Scott Hansen Prints

December 26, 2007

A few weeks ago I had come across Scott Hansen’s blog, http://blog.iso5050.com, which I immediately recognized as being right up my alley in terms of design aesthetic. I loved the retro-futuristic set of Soviet cosmonaut prints, the vintage brochures, and the overall sense of style. Luckily for us, he also has a bunch of original [...]

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Are you getting fleeced by your landlord?

October 5, 2006

This little site allows you to drop in your addres + rent paid and it’ll run a comparison on nearby apartments that meet the same criteria. The more people that use it, themore accurate it’ll get. See where you land.

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Should you or should you not get the extended warranty on that _____ ?

October 5, 2006

I often wrestle with this when buying electronics (Applecare anyone?). The Washington Post does a great job of breaking down the issure. In short: no, you should not. Don’t be lazy, though. Find out the full reason. If anyone can tell me whether this applies to getting the insurance when you rent a car, let [...]

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Got a lot of crap laying around and don’t know what to make for dinner?

June 22, 2006

KAren has been talking about wanting a site like this for years. Finally, here it is. I give you… Snacksby.

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