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Month: March 2009

  • It’s that time of year

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    [Photo via University of Utah Athletic Department] Yes, March madness is afoot. My team (Univ. of Utah) doesn’t play until tomorrow night. So I guess that I don’t really have a good excuse to take off work. I’m pretty excited about it though. U of U had a pretty good season, winning the MWC. I…

  • Path?

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    I have always wondered if these signs are confusing to tourists and other (non-New Jersey) out of towners. Path to what? They come out of the subway in lower Manhattan and there is this huge orange sign staring at them.  Is the Path kind of like the yellow brick road? No, dude. Sorry, it is…

  • Fairey Selling out?

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    Ken Johnson of the New York Times seems to think so.  So does Jordan at Public Ad Campaign. Johnson’s NYT article gives an overview of Fairey’s career and style of art, from Fairey’s days as a student, up through his current campaign for Saks Fifth Avenue. The article focuses on Fairey’s current exhibit in Boston…

  • Who Hasn’t Felt the Urge to Leave a note like this one?

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    [Revenge in Brooklyn Heights. Photo via Flickr/dangottesman via Curbed] I thought this note was great. I was also glad that the person who penned the note had the self control to leave the note (albeit, penned on packing tape), rather than resorting to actually breaking the windshield. I came out to a deep key scratch…

  • Graffiti becoming more abundant?

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    [“mobile canvas” taken at Park Pl. & West Broadway] Is it just me, or are in instances of unchecked graffiti on the rise in NYC? I haven’t been able to find any data on the issue, other than statistics showing the petty crime is on the rise.  But just going off of my personal observation,…

  • Ten Days until Earth Hour

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    Participants of WWF’s Earth hour will turn off their lights at 8:30 local time on March 28. Get on board. Check out the details here.

  • Presidential Beatbox Battle

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    Who is better? Obama: or Bush: Thanks for the heads up, Jansen.

  • Worst Idea I have seen all week

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    I came across this by way of Animal. Is the idea pool really that shallow these days? What happened to the good old days, when the good ideas flowed like wine? Since the entire functionality of a freestyle deck requires it to be rigid and lightweight, the skateboard above has in effect been rendered useless.…

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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    You just found a four leaf clover. So, I guess that means you are lucky.

  • Euro Drivers

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    Question- Jake, I have always wondered why don’t the American’s and the English switch driving sides. Either way would work, either driving side or lane direction. That would make the mailmans job alot simpler. “I know from personal experience, I drive a street sweeper. […]