Lockhart Steele blogger of the LES serves up some Naomi Kline in this piece on the obfuscation of corporate logos. Have brands *EVER* clearly represented a company? Isn’t that why branding a multi-billion dollar industry?
Pathfinder for those who know their Internet history, was one of the first commercial search engines. Back in those days it was a very cutting edge place. A lot of the people who later started big-time dot-coms got their start here.
Friendster may seem like the newest friends/dating extravaganza to hit the net, but Slate argues it’s just another way to eat up your time (and privacy?) I’m there!
[Thanks J-nut]
Learn a thing or two about business from the donut + coffee guy of your local NYC streetcorner vendor.
The Gothamist recommends Angel Project. So unds like a plan…
This thing is pretty cool. It’s called Aquabot, and Robert Ballard will use it to explore the 1500 yr old “Wreck D” off the coast of Turkey.
[Gizmodo]
The WMD debate has been raging, but it seems some new info has returned fingers to pointing at the White House. Mmm, yummy.
Her blog rocks the mic if you like weird art + images. Take this male sexual organ (no porn, don’t worry), walking ads and designer brain. It’s new, but I think it’s gonna be popular…
Check out the Hasidic Rebel and get an insiders view of the often mysterious lifestyle + religion.
Apparently age-old, but new to me is Moon Gardening which focuses on how the gravity of the moon affects moisture in plants, and soil, and apparently also how moonlight affects seed germination. Wow!
Only Gawker could take me to an article on The Observer about jewfros.
Sexy new fashions from Japan. Design thanks go to Naoto Fukasawa.
I’ve been a big believer in “indexed” investing for a while. I’m always dubbed a “low-risk” investor though, as if it’s a disease, or something stupid, like a slug, or a slow horse at the racetrack.
Gawker is calling it the gayification of the Guido. The media calls it Metrosexual or Cosmosexual. There’s even a dude who’s posted a Craig’s List ad. I guess he’s got his timing right.
With only *TWO* days left, run on down to the Manhattan Apple freak show and see what you’re missing. Javits Center through July 18.
New mobile phones debut in Japan. Check out those chickadees…
According to this article the Russian government worked with Cell providers to disable encryption for 24 hours to catch the bad guys…
[JWZ]
Interesting site on the history of Japanese Lifestyle.
A new study shows that, ahem, self-pleasuring protects you from prostate cancer. Pretty funny…
Williamsburg artist Boaz Vaadia has done some amazing sculptures. You might see his stuff next time you’re visiting Planet Thailand.
One People speaks about another great American govt program, Project Phoenix.
Apparently the director of the Matrix, Larry Wachowski, is a cross-dresser. Would anyone in NY or LA blink?
Here’s a good one. TIA is unpopular, so it’s getting a makeover in name.
I was having a conversation with a friend of mine recently who is not a native English speaker. She was wondering what exactly a booty is.
Ken Pollack was a security council staffer. He wrote a book called “The Threatening Storm” about how Iraq was a significant threat. Now he has changed his tune.
Wifi stands for Wireless Fidelity, and basically allows you to get internet access without being cabled to a network. It has grown in popularity dramatically, and now threatens some of the traditional telecoms. Keep your eyes on this technology…
REX-84, so the conspiracy goes, is a program whereby hundreds of concentration camps around the country sit waiting, empty, and in some cases with full-time guards. This is connected with Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Check out the Eric Stanton Gallery for a little light S+M. Here’s a bio.