Archive for December, 2007

The White Stripes Up for 4 Grammys

From the official mailing list:
Hello,
The White Stripes have been nominated for 4 Grammys in the categories of BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM; BEST ROCK SONG;BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP; and BEST LIMITED PACKAGING at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The nominations are for the band’s 6th album Icky Thump and its title track. The [...]

links for 2007-12-06

An Iberian idyll for the taking - Times Online
Magnus Johansson finds an investment opportunity in the heart of Barcelona
(tags: barcelona travel)

Model-Waitress Courtney Yates of Coffee Shop Gets $250 Tips From Taye Diggs - Grub Street - New York Magazine
Courtney Yates isn’t bothered that customers stereotype her because she’s one of the many Coffee Shop servers [...]

Links for 2007-12-05

Introducing the Blueprint Wordpress Theme :: Fire and Knowledge
Blueprint-WP is a new Wordpress theme based upon the Blueprint CSS framework. It is built on a grid-based design, cross-browser compatible, easy to change through CSS and has a clean look. And it’s free.

I Don’t Want to Be There When the Shiz Hit the Fan: Jack White’s Fake Blog

On my list of things that I don’t ever want to do, right below “plummet to my death” and right above “get a rectal exam” you will see “piss off Jack White.” So it’s with great confusion that I read this fake blog entry by “Jack White” found on NewsGroper.
I can’t even go into the [...]

Stolen Transmission and Island Def Jam Part Ways

It’s almost Hanukkah/Christmas, so that means it’s time for major corporations to ruin everyone’s holidays by letting people “go.” I’m sad to report that Sarah “Ultragrrrl” Lewitinn’s Island Def Jam imprint, Stolen Transmission, got caught up in the mass firings over at Sony BMG, releasing the label into the wild and free to be “indie” [...]

Pele and The Hives = The Most Hilarious Group of Mofos Evah

I L-O-V-E the Hives. They are simply one of the best live bands on the planet with a penchant for the absolutely hilarious.
This Spinner video of The Hives battling each other at a staring contest only furthers my belief that The Hives are the funniest band to come out of Sweden since… uh… ABBA?
PREPARE TO [...]

links for 2007-12-04

Liver Plush - I’m a Liver Not a Fighter [DLi] - $18.00 : I Heart Guts, Love Your Innards
He works in detox! Makes a cute present for the liver-lover in your life. Comes with an informative tag telling you all about this wonderful organ
(tags: gifts)

J&O Introduces Scout
Beautiful bike
(tags: bikes design shopping transportation gifts)

Two Gawker Editors [...]

Dexter Episode 10: OMG

Woah! We just ordered Showtime just so I could catch the last 3 episodes of Dexter for Season 2 as they aired. Holy crap, THIS SHOW KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER! The last few episodes have been so awesome I think my mind will explode!
For those who have NOT seen episode 10 (”There’s Something about [...]

Links for 2007-12-03

Is Hello Kitty Turning Feral? - New York Times
But for certain Hello Kitty fans, the return of one Kitty product in particular has Internet sites buzzing: the shoulder massager.

Links for 2007-12-02

Dexter - Television - New York Times
SPOILERS: Two-thirds of the way into its second season “Dexter,” Showtime’s highest-rated series, is better than ever, deriving its suspense from our fear that its hero’s peculiar exercises in paternalism will fall under the harsh judgments of the