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je m'appelle moustache

Posted on July 12, 2007 Under Design

I'll save you the pain of reading the IM transcript in sadly broken French between Josh and myself earlier, and instead just show you the hotness that is Katrin Greiling's je m'appelle moustache lightbulb er, adornments. I can't decide if…

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Sushi Pups

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Life

I am fortunate enough to have joint custody of a rather lovely Labrador-Rottweiler mix named Stella, who -- just for comparison's sake -- I adore more than my Blackberry and new Macbook combined. Her real dad is my good friend…

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Puhlmann Nixie Clock

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Design

So in case you hadn't figured it out, we're a wee bit obsessed with clocks around here -- not because any of us are necessarily punctual or schedule freaks, but because the design aspect behind timepieces today is so intruiging…

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Phonophonics II

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Gadgetry

We're probably all too young to remember Nipper, the charming little terrier and spokesdog for the RCA Corporation's phonographs and Victrolas. You can see from his posture that he's absolutely fascinated by the disembodied noise coming from the bell of…

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Interior Weeds

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Design

I can't tell you about the entirely frustrating battle that my garden pavers and I had against these mutant, pain-in-the-ass dandelions back in California. It didn't matter what I did -- sprays, praying to whatver gardening gods would listen, digging…

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Stereogum presents OKX

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Music

Both Carmel and I are rather fond of Nathan Willett, the lead singer of Cold War Kids. By "rather fond" I mean "completely lose our shit over him at least once a day via IM because we are utter and…

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Hype Machine

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Music

After the first amendment and the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, my favorite thing in the world is getting free music over the internet, and so it is my distinct pleasure to reintroduce everyone to Hype Machine. This website has…

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Chime.tv: Because The Internets Need More Video

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Life

As if there weren't already enough ways to waste time on the internet, here comes Chime.tv. It's a website that brings the videos hosted on Youtube, Veoh, Dailymotion, Google video amongst others all to one place. Sounds great, right? With…

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Emergency Stool 5

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Design

This week has seen some serious life changes for me, most notably the purchase of a new MacBook, marking the end of a three-year run with my beloved Powerbook , and signing a lease on my very own one-bedroom apartment…

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It Figures

Posted on July 5, 2007 Under Art

PIEK! is an art group based in Amsterdam. Damien Hirst is a contemporary British artist. PIEK! appears to be just starting out; Damien Hirst has exhibited all over the world and his piece The Physical Impossibility of Death in the…

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