July 2008 Archives

RE: CEPHALOPOD

JULY 30, 2008

Matthew Baldwin's hilarious (and fictional) account of an NSA spying program gone deliciously wrong.

Quick Post link: http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/spoofs_satire/re_cephalopod.php

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Fleet Foxes: The Lillywhite Sessions

JULY 29, 2008

So far, they're my favorite new band of 2008. This 18 minute session is a slightly different take on some fantastic songs.

Quick Post link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92909787

Posted in Quick Post at 10:51 am.
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Eric Ripert Looks to the Big Mac and Whopper for Inspiration

JULY 28, 2008

"I also wanted it to be small enough that, like the McDonald's patty, it would fit in the bun with everything else. Sometimes "upscale" burgers are so massive, and piled so high with toppings, that I have no idea how to eat them." [via Eater]

Quick Post link: http://www.gourmet.com/restaurants/2008/07/ripert_burger

Posted in Quick Post at 10:42 am.
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Sean Avery is a Wingman for the Rangers, Who Pay Him to Be an Asshole

JULY 9, 2008

Finally catching up with my New Yorkers (I'm in June now!) and I loved this article about Avery. He antagonizes the other team in an effort to distract them. Lots of purists were upset, but I saw all's fair in love and sports. To top it all off he lurves fashion and is now an intern at Men's Vogue. This guy rules.

Quick Post link: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/04/28/080428ta_talk_paumgarten

Posted in Quick Post at 10:28 pm.
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MagHound Will Be Netflix for Magazines

JULY 9, 2008

It'll open its doors in September and you'll be able to subscribe to magazines and swap them out for another at any point. They'll be about 300 magazines at launch and three magazines will cost $5 a month.

Quick Post link: http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2008-07-07-maghound-magazines-online_N.htm

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Superfan Cameron Hughes is Paid about $2K to be a Super Fan at Sports Games

JULY 9, 2008

"Cameron Hughes is his team's biggest fan. Depending on his mood, he might pull off one of the multiple team jerseys he wears and spin it wildly in the air, scream at the top of his lungs, and exhort fellow supporters to do the same. Or he might pull an old lady from her seat and dance her through the arena." He earns six figures a year.

Quick Post link: http://www.portfolio.com/careers/job-of-the-week/2008/06/23/Superfan-Cameron-Hughes

Posted in Quick Post at 10:21 pm.
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This is Not the McFly 2015

JULY 3, 2008

I'm sorry, the new Nike Hyperdunk is nice, but it ain't no McFly 2015. I appreciate the thought Nike, but either do it right or don't do it at all.

Posted in Culture\Politics\Law, Design at 11:33 am.
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The In-N-Out Truck

JULY 2, 2008

There are 7 trucks that roam the land for private parties. Sadly, no shakes or fries. I wonder how much it would cost to bring one to NYC?

Quick Post link: http://hamburgeramerica.blogspot.com/2008/07/in-n-out-truck.html

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