Chicago Public Radio Gets A Facelift

Posted on September 11, 2006 Under Life

When the FCC granted a request by Chicago Public Radio to boost their wattage by 7 times, the team led by president Tony Malatia decided that they would use the new broader reach to tap into a demographic that is…

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Wolf Parade

Posted on September 8, 2006 Under Music

Several "Wolf" bands have crept into the music scene over the past year, but few with the talent of the Montreal based Wolf Parade. The indie sets choice band began when Spencer Krug (vocals, keyboards) was asked to open for…

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Tradin’ Guru

Posted on September 5, 2006 Under Life

Tradin' Guru is a new website that takes a modern day spin on everyones favorite swap meet. The way the site works is people can take any item they wish and post it for trade on the site. Other members…

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New Hulger Goodies

Posted on September 4, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Word is circulating on the street that Hulger has some fantastic new products in the pipeline. This gorgeous new phone base is one of them-- no mention on price or availability yet but they'll also be launching some improved PIP*…

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Riottt!

Posted on August 28, 2006 Under Design

I'd like to shine the light on a new online project called Riottt!. The team at Riottt! is small, but very big on talent and includes creative heavyweights Kevin Craft formerly of Vapors Magazine, Sean Miyashiro, founder of Sole Division,…

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Durex Variety Pack

Posted on August 25, 2006 Under Design

Condom packaging is usually pretty lame, it's not something you're design-concious wants to have laying around your bedroom or bathroom. That all might have changed-- I was blown away by the design, color choices and overall experience with the new…

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More Sneakerplay.com Invites

Posted on August 25, 2006 Under Life

At over 3,000 photos and 452 members strong, Sneakerplay has proven to be not only a great time, a wonderful place to meet serious sneaker-heads, but also an amazing look at sneaker culture as a resource. As most of you…

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What The Bleep Do We Know?

Posted on August 25, 2006 Under Art

That's not a typo. It's a film. And it entered our conscious minds a few years ago, but would you believe there are still people who haven't seen it (i.e. if you are one of these people, stop reading and…

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Pandora: Music Genome Project

Posted on August 23, 2006 Under Music

This is by no means 'new', but was far too good to never mention. Often playing the role of music maven among my group of peers, I find it difficult answering the question, "How would you describe the music?" Much…

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Farecast

Posted on August 23, 2006 Under Travel

I'm generally pretty cynical when it comes to travel websites, I think they all do a mediocre-at-best job providing travellers with deals and helping us all make educated decisions about air travel in general. In comes Farecast, an 'Airfare Prediction'…

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