The Beijing 2008 Logo Explained

19 years ago

Omage courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele. Here's what Chairman Mao would probably think of this: In case you need it,…

Pepsi Guy Lays Smackdown on Coke Guy at Wal-Mart

19 years ago

And here I thought "Cola Wars" was just a figure of speech: State police in Indiana, Pa., are investigating after…

R.I.P. Joey Bishop

19 years ago

Well, that's it for the last surviving member of the Rat Pack lineup that mattered: Joey Bishop (nee Joseph Abraham…

Chinese Propaganda from the ’40s and ’50s

19 years ago

This LiveJournal entry has some interesting scans of Chinese propaganda pamphlets from the 1940s and 50s. Here's an example: Click…

Shipping Container Cafe

19 years ago

Want to know more about this shipping container that transforms into a cafe? See this entry in my tech blog,…

A Good Benchmark for Insanity

19 years ago

Welcome to the first installment of The Excited States, a series of articles in which I look at the antics…

“The Geography of Hope” Book Launch Party: Monday, October 22 at C’est What

19 years ago

One thing I really like about my friend Chris "Turner" Turner is that he's an optimist at heart. That optimism…

More on “Critical Manners”

19 years ago

Note how the riders aren't using up the entire width of the road, but are going single file. Hint, hint,…

Critical Manners

19 years ago

A little while back, I wrote an article titled Critical Massholes, in which I explained why I no longer participated…

I’m Always Happy to be the Next Big Meme

19 years ago

According to the funny webcomic Wondermark, here are next year's big memes. I'm glad to see that I could very…