Patriotic duty:
age ≠ wisdom
Hervé This’ 10 fundamental pieces of knowledge for cooks. 8: Collagen dissolves in water at temperatures higher than 55 C (131 F). Via Michael Ruhlman. Sort of related: crazy food dehydrator. My mom had one in her hippie phase; the beef jerky that came out of it was unsurpassed.
If I were in […]
Obama stylewatch: he wears Burberry suits, apparently. Dude, if you’re going to skip the J. Press route, why not go all out and rock Dior Homme?
Paul Graham: I have a second computer for using the internet because I’m addicted to it yet need it for work, like an alcoholic wine critic. I used to have […]
FINALLY MINE. I had a chance to buy a small Murakami painting in 2000 for $800; turning that down was the worst financial mistake of my life. I understand if you dislike him or aren’t into the factory aspect or whatever, but art is personal and I’ve always liked this piece in particular. Click to […]
Hey, should I buy a house in Queens?
Awesome Fallout 3 concept art, via BoingBoing Gadgets. I’ve posted about Fallout before - it’s one of my most anticipated PS3 titles - but now there’s this whole steampunk thread which seems to be growing in popularity since 1974 or whenever The Difference Engine came out (okay, 1990). […]
Unaired 30 Rock pilot with Rachel Dratch as Jenna, torrent. I just love television so much.
Insane auction results from Sotheby’s - Takashi Murakami’s My Lonesome Cowboy sold for FIFTEEN POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS. It’s part of an EDITION! What the fuck, anonymous bidder?!
Song: John Otway & The Wild Will Barrett, Really Free. Kind of like […]
Andy Baio: Whitburn Pop Project analysis part 1: awesome
Sic Transit Gloria Laptopi: Ivan Krstić on the end days of the One Laptop Per Child project and an appeal for the creation of an Open Learning Foundation.
Boullée in North Dakota: Pruned on an American pyramid.
Professional artists interpret kids’ drawings (thanks George!)
Song: Studio, No Comply, the Yearbook […]
Amazing reconceptualization of the US dollar and other currencies. Maybe a little bit unfair - does the world really only see us launching missiles and burning crosses? But striking.
Best news story evs: “They told the suspicious working girls they were people of restricted growth working with a traveling circus, and as State law does not […]
Pentagram on the interactive exhibitions they created for the Detroit Institute of Arts.
FontStruct - make fonts online - looks interesting! via Kottke
Crazy building cover - is that Beverly Hills??
Josh Kopelman on Lifecycle Messaging - dovetails with the Wired article on SuperMemo.
Song of the day: Robyn, Who’s That Girl. Great pop single. She’s backed by The […]
Totally fun story of the week: an interview with the staff of Yujin’s planning department. Yujin is a Japanese company that makes toys in little plastic bubbles you get out of vending machines (in Japan).
Song of the day: Daliah Lavi, Vielleicht schon Morgen, the source vocal for Jürgen Paape’s So Weit Wie Noch Nie, which […]
Slow internet news day plus I’m running on not much sleep and shitty Chinese food. Emynd’s “Rock Creek Park” remix is keeping me going, however - COP THAT BOUNCE
Speaking of music, crazy sampling potential in tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy. I’m going to sample the shit out of that episode. (You don’t like my lifestyle, fuck you)
Movies: […]
Words cannot express how much I’m looking forward to the Mother 3 translation
maybe a screenshot will do it
As I write this, Obama has North Carolina and Indiana is still up for grabs. Dude, NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER.
Olinda update: How the design evolved
You know you’re in the nerdy part of town when…
If you’re looking for a free online eBay sniping tool, I hear Blazing Bid is solid. The founder frequents a message board I read. […]