And I don't think I'd recognize any of them if I saw them on the street...
NYC Celebrity Star Map 2012: Wondering where New York City’s top actors, athletes, singers, musicians, artists, and celebrities are living?
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
French Court Fines Google $660,000 for Offering Free Maps | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
Thank goodness the French government is here to protect us from the scourge of free mapping services!
French Court Fines Google $660,000 for Offering Free Maps | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: A French Court this week ordered Google to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to a French mapping company for stifling competition by offering its Google Maps service for free.
French Court Fines Google $660,000 for Offering Free Maps | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: A French Court this week ordered Google to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to a French mapping company for stifling competition by offering its Google Maps service for free.
Flickr Is Getting a Major Makeover | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.
I met Markus this past weekend. Really nice guy. And he hinted at major changes to come, but never said they'd be coming so soon!
Flickr Is Getting a Major Makeover | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.: Mr. Spiering is very happy to be making extensive changes to the Flickr interface, the first of which will roll out next week, as he explained in a meeting with Betabeat, Yahoo’s Jason Khoury, and Flickr.com, looking pretty on Mr. Spiering’s Macbook Air.
Flickr Is Getting a Major Makeover | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.: Mr. Spiering is very happy to be making extensive changes to the Flickr interface, the first of which will roll out next week, as he explained in a meeting with Betabeat, Yahoo’s Jason Khoury, and Flickr.com, looking pretty on Mr. Spiering’s Macbook Air.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Austin Street Keeps Pace With Forest Hills - WSJ.com
Our nabe!
Austin Street Keeps Pace With Forest Hills - WSJ.com: Austin Street, the bustling commercial heart of Forest Hills, Queens, has solidified its status as a mecca for shopping, dining and entertainment, bringing in patrons from the neighborhood and beyond.
Austin Street Keeps Pace With Forest Hills - WSJ.com: Austin Street, the bustling commercial heart of Forest Hills, Queens, has solidified its status as a mecca for shopping, dining and entertainment, bringing in patrons from the neighborhood and beyond.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Most Emailed 'New York Times' Article Ever | The Awl
I can almost believe this...
The Most Emailed 'New York Times' Article Ever | The Awl: While waiting to hear back from the Ivy League colleges she’s hoping to attend, the seventeen-year-old senior at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive private schools is doing research for a paper about organic farming in the West Bank, whipping up a batch of vegan brownies, and, like an increasing number of American teenagers, teaching her dog to use an iPad.
The Most Emailed 'New York Times' Article Ever | The Awl: While waiting to hear back from the Ivy League colleges she’s hoping to attend, the seventeen-year-old senior at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive private schools is doing research for a paper about organic farming in the West Bank, whipping up a batch of vegan brownies, and, like an increasing number of American teenagers, teaching her dog to use an iPad.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Jeremy Lin: The Latest Example of Why the Ivy League Should Embrace Sports - WSJ.com
Jeremy Lin: The Latest Example of Why the Ivy League Should Embrace Sports - WSJ.com: At several key points in their history, the eight schools now in the Ivy League have pulled away from some of the most competitive circles in college sports. Basketball has suffered under this approach, but football has been the most stunted.
Movies | Musicals | "Rock of Ages," Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars
Either way, it's lazy writing. Just forget the plot and enjoy the songs.
Movies | Musicals | "Rock of Ages," Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars: But you may not be aware of a major change in the plot: in the stage version (which I saw recently), the owners of the Bourbon Room rock club face off against greedy real estate developers who want to bulldoze the seedy Sunset Strip and replace it with “clean living.” As you can see in the trailer, these developers are replaced by a pack of Bible-thumping prudes who oppose the “sex, hateful music, and sex” of the Bourbon Lounge as epitomized by rock god Stacee Jaxx.
Movies | Musicals | "Rock of Ages," Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars: But you may not be aware of a major change in the plot: in the stage version (which I saw recently), the owners of the Bourbon Room rock club face off against greedy real estate developers who want to bulldoze the seedy Sunset Strip and replace it with “clean living.” As you can see in the trailer, these developers are replaced by a pack of Bible-thumping prudes who oppose the “sex, hateful music, and sex” of the Bourbon Lounge as epitomized by rock god Stacee Jaxx.
John Cochrane: The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate - WSJ.com
I get annoyed ever time someone says such-and-so drug is going to be "free"...
John Cochrane: The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate - WSJ.com: Insurance is a bad idea for small, regular and predictable expenses. There are good reasons that your car insurance company doesn't add $100 per year to your premium and then cover oil changes, and that your health insurance doesn't charge $50 more per year and cover toothpaste.
John Cochrane: The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate - WSJ.com: Insurance is a bad idea for small, regular and predictable expenses. There are good reasons that your car insurance company doesn't add $100 per year to your premium and then cover oil changes, and that your health insurance doesn't charge $50 more per year and cover toothpaste.
Why Flexible Hours Inspire Performance | Inc.com
Why Flexible Hours Inspire Performance | Inc.com: "What time do you want me to start work?" That's the question a new hire recently asked me. She looked a little startled by my reply.
Skrillex Gets Deep on the Cusp of the Grammys - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice
Violet would pick either Skrillex or Nicki Minaj...
Skrillex Gets Deep on the Cusp of the Grammys - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice: The list of nominees in this year's Best New Artist category makes the point about music's sprawl well: There's the lite country-pop of the sibling act the Band Perry; the syllable-splitting hyper-color antics of Nicki Minaj; the tenacious St. John's–bred hip-hop of J. Cole; and the feelings-swaddled exercise in 21st-century tastefulness Bon Iver. And then there's Skrillex, the business name of a 24-year-old named Sonny Moore, a dance producer who is one of this year's most nominated artists.
Skrillex Gets Deep on the Cusp of the Grammys - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice: The list of nominees in this year's Best New Artist category makes the point about music's sprawl well: There's the lite country-pop of the sibling act the Band Perry; the syllable-splitting hyper-color antics of Nicki Minaj; the tenacious St. John's–bred hip-hop of J. Cole; and the feelings-swaddled exercise in 21st-century tastefulness Bon Iver. And then there's Skrillex, the business name of a 24-year-old named Sonny Moore, a dance producer who is one of this year's most nominated artists.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Car Commercialism: The Making of OK Go's "Needing/Getting" Music Video - Car and Driver
Car Commercialism: The Making of OK Go's "Needing/Getting" Music Video - Car and Driver: Damian Kulash Jr. sits in one of the editing suites of a media-production house in downtown San Francisco, watching clips on a computer screen of a silver Chevy Sonic doing hand-brake turns in a dust cloud. The car is festooned with what looks like forks, hockey sticks, TV antennas, railroad horns, shark spears, and a couple of dead Persian cats, which are in fact large microphones fitted with furry windsocks. Inside the car, three guys plus Kulash—each in a driving suit and matching helmet of a different lollipop color—pull levers, finger small pneumatic keyboards called melodicas, and mouth the words to a song called “Needing/Getting.”
Robert George and Carter Snead: Planned Parenthood's Hostages - WSJ.com
Robert George and Carter Snead: Planned Parenthood's Hostages - WSJ.com: Breast-cancer victims are only the latest hostages taken by Planned Parenthood. Unless the organization is finally held to account, they will surely not be the last.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New Hampshire bill proposes warnings at Massachusetts border - Yahoo! News
New Hampshire bill proposes warnings at Massachusetts border - Yahoo! News: Under the proposal, which would not apply to roads to Vermont or Maine, the state's other two neighbors, the New Hampshire Transportation Department would post signs reading "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet."
Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education - The Daily Beast
Staring into the maw of the NYC public (and private) school system, I'm thinking that homeschooling looks better and better...
Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education - The Daily Beast: In the beginning, your kids need you—a lot. They’re attached to your hip, all the time. It might be a month. It might be five years. Then suddenly you are expected to send them off to school for seven hours a day, where they’ll have to cope with life in ways they never had to before. You no longer control what they learn, or how, or with whom.
Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education - The Daily Beast: In the beginning, your kids need you—a lot. They’re attached to your hip, all the time. It might be a month. It might be five years. Then suddenly you are expected to send them off to school for seven hours a day, where they’ll have to cope with life in ways they never had to before. You no longer control what they learn, or how, or with whom.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Sprinkle Bakes: Red Wine Lollipops
Sprinkle Bakes: Red Wine Lollipops: I did a good bit of searching online, and even in my personal stash of candy cookbooks -nada. I became obsessed with the idea of a red wine pop, and my mission soon became clear: get in the SB test kitchen and fill this terrible void in the confectionery world!
Made Better in Japan - WSJ.com
Made Better in Japan - WSJ.com: Japanese chefs are now cooking almost every cuisine imaginable, combining fidelity to the original with locally sourced products that complement or replace imports. When they prepare foreign foods, they're no longer asking themselves how they can make a dish more Japanese—or even more Italian, French or American. Instead they've moved on to a more profound and difficult challenge: how to make the whole dining experience better.
5 Reasons It’s Impossible to Find Funny Books | Cracked.com
I've noticed this, too...
5 Reasons It’s Impossible to Find Funny Books | Cracked.com: That's why it's so frustrating that, unlike movies and shows, it's almost impossible in this world to find funny damned novels.
5 Reasons It’s Impossible to Find Funny Books | Cracked.com: That's why it's so frustrating that, unlike movies and shows, it's almost impossible in this world to find funny damned novels.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
President John Tyler’s Grandsons Are Still Alive - Mental Floss
President John Tyler’s Grandsons Are Still Alive - Mental Floss: Born in 1790, John Tyler was our 10th President. He took office in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died. And he has two living grandchildren!
Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online | Books | The Guardian
Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online | Books | The Guardian: A couple of years ago, Amanda Hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel available on the Kindle. She has since sold over 1.5m books and, in the process, changed publishing forever
Monday, January 23, 2012
Basic Instructions - How to Help Your Child Pick a Role Model
I'm now tempted to enroll them in ninja school...
Basic Instructions - How to Help Your Child Pick a Role Model
Basic Instructions - How to Help Your Child Pick a Role Model
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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