SpearTalks: Crowdfunder

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Life

Among my contemporaries, there seems to reside a belief that it is hard to make a good thing happen; good ideas exist by the bucketful, but the initiative to turn those ideas into something graspable exists in far smaller quantities.…

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Talk Shop Fridays: October 26th and Counting

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Life

In general, I am not into Rachel Ray. I like Giada because she's pretty to look at, Emeril because he's feisty, and Paula because she makes me feel good about eating butter straight out of the tub. Rachel just giggles…

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Java Log: Put Down That Axe!

Posted on October 26, 2007 Under Life

As the weather grows colder, you may be less inclined to go green, instead opting to ratchet up the settings on your furnace over donning long underwear and wrapping yourself in down comforters. It's a lot easier to remain eco-friendly…

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the polarbeer

Posted on October 24, 2007 Under Life

Who says Cobrasnake and Merlin are the only nightlife photographers who get to swing bourbon and snap pictures? The polarbeer is the project of Gard and Bee, two Norwegian friends who apparently realized that hard-partying Scandinavians are still more attractive…

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ShadesCases Update

Posted on October 24, 2007 Under Life

A mere 4 months ago, we told you about the ultra-thin ultra-colorful iPod Cases from Shades, but 4 months ago there were no such things as the iPod Nano 3G and the iPod classic. Now we're pleased to announce that…

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MindBodyGreen

Posted on October 23, 2007 Under Life

Yesterday marked the official launch of MindBodyGreen, a new information-sharing site with a healthy twist. MindBodyGreen allows users to submit sites and articles, then, depending on the number of votes each gets, sorts the stories into ranking order. What differs…

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EtsyFound: It's [almost] Calendar Time [again]

Posted on October 22, 2007 Under Life

I'm having trouble coming to terms with the fact that October is almost over. It means that even though the weather in NYC is decidedly not-quite-autumnish (yet), that pretty soon there'll be snow on the ground, stairs to be shoveled…

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SpearTalks: Amit Gupta

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

Amit Gupta is an entrepreneur. If you read Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, or any other combination of America's best publications, your eyes have probably skimmed the same pages that some of Amit's more popular projects have graced.…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Angst & Alliance

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

There is a Starbucks in Boulder, CO that is open 24 hours. At inopportune moments, and generally those containing some degree of panic, this Starbucks offers a degree of convenience that independent coffee shops typically can't-- which is to say,…

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Friday Podcast Alert: Marzipan Taco

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

Every now and then, I like being reminded that people can be really stupid, and stupid people can be really, really funny. That being said, new podcast Marzipan Taco has had me giggling through its past two episodes that illustrate…

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