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- how good is the detail in Mad Men?
Well, here’s the cast out of costume: And here they are in costume. Crazy. (via Daring Fireball)
31 Jul 2008 
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- why the less wired candidate may be the better prez
Lee Gomes writes in this week’s WSJ Portals column on why we really shouldn’t give a damn whether or not the next President is insanely wired: It’s a fair question to ask: Can someone who never touches a computer truly be in touch with what is happening in the world? The computer industry has worked [...]
31 Jul 2008 Politics, Technology; no comments. permalink
- ranting waiter (not a swede) unmasked
The (formerly) anonymous waiter of the wildly entertaining Waiter Rant blog has finally come out from the shadows, just in time for the book based on his blog. The Post has an interview with now-ex-waiter Steve Dublanica about lessons for diners and a bit about the book. I imagined him looking more like Guy Fieri [...]
31 Jul 2008 Food; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-07-30
Tupperware Unsealed The story of a failed New England tree surgeon and a Detroit divorcee and the consumer goods phenomenon they created. (tags: history trivia interesting food business) The Atlantic: Little Skyscraper on the Prairie Prarie style isn’t really my style, but this is a Frank Lloyd Wright work I’d like to visit: a hotel [...]
30 Jul 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- objectified: the new film from gary hustwit
Gary Hustwit, the documentary filmmaker who brought us the most excellent Helvetica, has a sorta-sequel: Objectified! Objectified is a documentary about industrial design; it’s about the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with, and the people who make them. On an average day, each of us uses hundreds of objects. (Don’t believe it? Start counting: alarm [...]
30 Jul 2008 Nerdery & Sundry, Pop Culture & Memes; no comments. permalink
- tony on ted
Anthony Bourdain, in a new post about driving recklessly and hanging out with Alice Cooper and The Nuge: It was inevitable, if you think about it, that I should make television, eat BBQ and play with large caliber automatic weapons with Ted Nugent. It was, I think, only a matter of time. In fact, midway [...]
30 Jul 2008 Pop Culture & Memes; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-07-28
Gainsville gets a Walmart; locals don’t shriek in horror. (tags: business) eBay: 1890′s -201 Levi’s- Great Condition Like ‘em pre-stressed? How about 120 years old? (tags: fashion)
28 Jul 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- It’s 1975 And This Man Is About To Show You The Future
From “Square America”, it’s a collection of slides from a 1975 IBM presentation. Online! Database! BOLDER! It’s kitschy goodness in a delicious Futura-Franklin Gothic-Akzidenz Grotesque sauce.
28 Jul 2008 Nerdery & Sundry; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-07-27
Ancestry of Paris Hilton Note to GMU students and other Virginia patriots: George Mason is one of the Hilton twins’ sisters’ ancestors. How does that make you feel? (tags: trivia)
27 Jul 2008 Uncategorized; 2 comments. permalink
- islamic terror makes the case for its own slaughter
By now, most have probably heard at least something about the terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Ahmedabad and Bangalore. Indian bloggers pretty much have the tragedy covered, but I’ve a few thoughts on the matter: First, where are those Islamic groups trying to convince us that theirs is a religion of peace? While CAIR [...]
27 Jul 2008 Politics, War & Peace; no comments. permalink
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