August 30, 2008
40 million viewers tuned in for Obama's acceptance speech
Wow.
August 28, 2008
The New Yorker profiles Marc Jacobs
North Korean propaganda posters
August 27, 2008
Molecular gastronomy scientist Hervé This explains how to properly cook an egg
Well worth a read if you are into food science at all.
BLDGBLOG has an interesting entry on seismic faults in and around Manhattan
Ouroussoff on Lebbeus Woods, who has several drawings on display in the "Dreamland" show at MoMA
August 22, 2008
DFL, a blog about last-place finishes at the Olympics
Canada and China are leading with 8 last-place finishes. Go Canada.
August 20, 2008
Ultra-realistic computer-generated animation
Great aerial view of the Burj Dubai
The scale of the building is stunning.
'Mad Dog' joining Sirius XM is official
His show starts September 15th.
August 18, 2008
NYT Op-Ed piece on why we should embrace wine in boxes
It's cheaper, there's less carbon emission from not having to truck around heavy glass bottles and apparently an opened box of wine can last for about 4 weeks (really?!).
You can read user-uploaded scans of magazines for free at Mygazines
Over-under on how long this stays up before magazine publishers find a way to shut it down? The ads aren't stripped out so I don't think they should be freaking out over this (even though they are).
Pandora can't make money, may pull the plug
Damn, and I was just introduced to the wonders of Pandora this week. I knew it was too good to be true. It's an awesome service.
August 16, 2008
Frame-by-frame underwater photos that document Phelps' amazing finish in the 100-meter butterfly
Mike addresses the public for the first time since Thursday's announcement that the show was ending
An emotional Chris joins Mike by phone to talk about the end of the show.
August 15, 2008
More on the Doggie leaving the FAN
So what's the story on this anyway? Reading between the lines it sounds like FAN offered Mike more money.
Russo leaves WFAN
So the rumors were true.
August 13, 2008
Apple has surpassed Google in market cap
An ad features all 15 players of the Spanish Olympic basketball team using their fingers to pull back their eyelids to "look Chinese"
"We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture." Their ignorance is so hilarious that I'm having a hard time finding it offensive.
Rolling Stone magazine is switching to a smaller, rack-friendly size
Sure that old format is iconic, but it really was crappy.
August 12, 2008
Geotag using Google Maps inside Adobe Bridge CS3 with this script
Very cool.
Really well done Simpsons fan art featuring comic book and sci-fi characters
And assorted stars and personalities from TV and movies, too.
August 11, 2008
"Moscow Never Sleeps"—a National Geographic photo essay
August 8, 2008
See how many of the 100 most common words in the English language you can guess in 5 minutes
I only named 40. It's almost as if I don't speak English.
August 5, 2008
Why do we capitalize the word "I"?
Ouroussoff reviews Beijing's National Stadium
I didn't get a close up look at it when I was in Beijing, but it does look fantastic from all angles and in all lighting conditions. It even looks good in the Beijing haze. But I think what ultimately will be deemed the best building in Beijing will be Koolhaas' CCTV.