Archive for January, 2007

And the Winner of Top Chef Season 2 Is…

Ilan Hall, the 24 year-old from New York City.
Was it just me or did Ilan totally start rubbing you the wrong way toward the end of this season? He was so cocky and obnoxious to everyone around him, saying how much better he was than Marcel and taking low jabs at him. Not that Marcel’s […]

links for 2007-02-01

Helping Couples To “Fight Fairly”
Typically the most damaged relationships that I work with are those with a history of verbally abusing each other when they get mad. In essence, they don’t know how to “fight fairly”.

Video: Guillemots | Video | Guardian Unlimited Music
Avant garde pop bandits Aristazabel Hawkes and Fyfe Dangerfield of the Guillemots say […]

Band of the Day: Fionn Regan

NAME: Fionn Regan
HOMETOWN: Dublin, Ireland
WEBSITE: http://www.fionnregan.com/

links for 2007-01-31

MSDN Blogs: Jensen Harris
My name is Jensen Harris and I’m the Group Program Manager of the Microsoft Office User Experience Team. Our team is responsible for the overall interaction and visual design of the programs that ship in Office. Most recently, we completed a total user in
(tags: design microsoft work blog)

MTA Capital Construction - Second […]

links for 2007-01-30

Mi-XFM
Mi-Xfm is Xfm’s brand new interactive online radio player that allows you to create your own personalised Xfm. Combining Xfm’s massive song library and programming skills with your specific tastes in music and some fancy technology, between us we’ll deliv
(tags: radio uk)

Thing That Freaked Me Out Today

Today I was just watching the season finale of the Showtime original series Dexter and afterwards I went out to the bodega on the corner to get some milk. As I was walking back, I saw this stack of garbage and I totally started getting the heebies. In the middle of the pile of trash […]

New York Times Popularizes the Term “Blipster”–Guaranteed To Offend Just About Everyone

In a article about indie music lovers who happen to be black, published on January 28th on NYTimes.com, included the following passage:
There is even a new word for black fans of indie rock: “blipster,” which was added to UrbanDictionary .com last summer, defined as “a person who is black and also can be stereotyped by […]

Links for 2007-01-28

Truly Indie Fans - New York Times
Some black music lovers prefer hipster styles and the rock scene, even if it makes them outsiders.
Lorelle on WordPress: How to Know When to STOP Blogging
Blogging isn’t for everyone, and everyone doesn’t need to blog. There are times when you should stop blogging, and there are times to take […]

Me Talking Madge

Check out this feature on AOL Music chronicling some of Madonna’s high (and low) fashion points over the years. As you may notice, I provided some of the commentary for the photos. Give me some link love…

Band of the Day: Softlightes

NAME: Softlightes
HOMETOWN: San Diego, California
WEBSITE: http://thesoftlightes.com