Archive for 2008It’s Mid-December Already?12.16.2008If you’re feeling a bit behind on all of your Festivus shopping this year (and happen to be located in Dumbo, like us), you might want to check out the Dumbo NYC blog’s list of all of the specials and sales currently running in the neighborhood. I kind of want to head over to Halcyon and shout, “Economic Crisis… Fuggetaboutit,” not because it’s a cool record shop or that saying that’ll give me 10% off… I just want to do it. New Xbox Experience Most Awesome Thing In History (Since 1954, Anyway)11.19.2008
Today, Microsoft unveiled the New Xbox Experience (or NXE for short), which basically amounts to a new menu system for the Xbox, but with Netflix streaming and a dash of the Mii characters from the Nintendo Wii added in for good measure. It’s pretty cool, and a much-needed improvement. But yesterday, Microsoft also sent out a press release about the NXE that… well… I’ll just let you read the beginning paragraph.
…Seriously? I can understand the difficulty in finding a great angle for a press release, but I think someone over-shot the mark by a bit with this one. Yes, the Xbox is cool. Yes, NXE is cool. But I’m not going to be bowled over that it’s a little easier to find my Xbox Live games and watch Escape from New York whenever I want. Then again, having Escape from New York on-demand, all the time might just be the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Snake Plissken is pretty badass. Louis Vuitton’s Gift To 5th Ave11.8.2008
Louis Vuitton, never one to shy away from public displays of art and luxuriousness, is pulling out all the stops for the holiday shopping season. They’ve hired Mr. Takashi Murakami to gift wrap their 5th Ave store – because they wanted to do something ‘truly unique for the holiday season’. Yeah, I think they did it. Construction starts today and should be done on Sunday. via Fashion Indie via WWD Super NES Classic11.7.2008
Davis is the ish! and is making this rad event happen here in NYC. Come party with Apex! See you there? Words05.20.2008
“It’s racist. It’s totally racist...everyone is just so shocked that I don’t like R&B. Why does R&B keep coming into my interviews? It’s pissing me off. I didn’t grow up as a big fan of R&B and, like, what is the big shocker? It’s stupid.” -Santogold, on her pop single “Lights Out” being classified as ‘HipHop/R&B’. (via Prefix) Wikipedia In Your Pocket!05.15.2008
Some modder hacked an old, obscure PDA and jammed the entirety of Wikipedia in it. Now you can simultaneously impress and slightly weird out your friends with your immense knowledge. The “Don’t Panic” screen on the front completes the nerdy package. Sure, you could have your fancy wifi-enabled phone do pretty much the same thing, but that’s A) taking the easy way out and B) not nearly this cool. Though I guess when it comes to Wikipedia in your pocket, nothing really beats this guy. Truth in Website Logos05.13.2008Sometimes I wish that logos, in addition to showing you a company’s name, also gave you an idea as to what kind of service they provided. In an age where new websites are launching at an enormous rate, why can’t they just tell us what they do rather than actually make us look at the site? Thankfully, College Humor is here to help us out with their list of more accurate website logos. In the same spirit, I’ve made a more accurate version of our logo that I think represents us better than our current one.
UGH! MTV’s The Real World Is Coming To Brooklyn!05.13.2008
I just read on Gawker (and then verified my findings on Gothamist) that MTV’s The Real World will most definitely be coming to Brooklyn this summer to film the 21st season of the show (and the 3rd in NYC). “The Brooklyn season, like the Hollywood season, will focus on what people loved about ‘The Real World’ when it launched in 1992 – genuine people, meaningful conflict and powerful stories,” said co-creator Jon Murray. Oh please. What Jon really means is that you can expect yet another booze filled, drug addled, sex having, bitch fighting, self hating, guilty pleasure season of reality trash TV! Yesssss! Oh, and MTV hasn’t said what neighborhood they’ll be ruining yet, so just sit tight for that announcement! I’m holding out hope that though the Real Worlders may be living in BK (and hopefully not in my neighborhood!), they’ll be playing in Manhattan (fingers crossed). Human Tetris!05.12.2008Leave it to the Japanese to come up with yet another crazy idea for a TV show. This show is called Tunnels no Minasan no Okage Deshita and it involves contestants squeezing themselves through holes in an oncoming wall before being pushed into a body of water. It’s like a real life game of tetris! How I’ve never heard of this show before today is beyond me. (via Japan Probe) Funsize Friday 5/905.9.2008
Another Friday, another list of junk I’m too lazy to actually write about. This week’s list: Single Serving Sites. Websites that do one thing, and do it very well. Here’s a few of my personal favorites. - Things I Did Last Night – Sent my way by Yewknee. I hope that’s not what he was doing last night. - Is Lost a Repeat? – Made me realized I haven’t been keeping up with my only current TV obsession. Kate has a different one. - Am I Awesome? – This site says true things. - Google It – For when someone asks an easily answerable question. - OM NOM NOM NOM – Gives me giggles. Keep refreshing the page. - Hillary Clinton is Your New HD-DVD Player – A close cousin to Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle. FUNSIZE BONUS: Manbabies – because it’s subtly terrifying. |
