Content Management Systems I Would Or Wouldn’t Fuck. Guess which one is “the Japanese schoolgirl of content management systems, practically begging for you to stalk it on Myspace or rub up on it in the subway.” The descriptions are right on the money.
A self-directed walking tour I went on with two friends from ITP somehow ended up turning into this, two years later:
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The Self-Portrait Mirror‘s name is somewhat misleading as there are eight different mirror designs to choose from, each one interacting with the viewer by reflecting back a particular image. Nice Rack and Mustachio are my favorites, they’re laser-cut out of plastic and available for about $45 from hip design stores like The Future Perfect Williamsburg and online ones like Elsewares.
Achewood’s Roast Beef introduces us to Kraftwerk Thänksgiving, “a regular supper with turkey and carrots and stuff but the mood is very severe and everyone acts like Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk Thänksgivings always end with someone admitting that though they have eaten, they remain unsatisfied. “
The excellent LJ community scans_daily brings us this gem from Avengers v.1 #35:
What makes this both awesome and sad is that I have totally dated this guy.
[ via linkmachinego ]
The Tofurky Disguise Kit. “You can print it in glorious full colour, or even in gritty black and white to create a mysterious Film Noir effect.” Much as I dislike turkey, I despise fake meat so much more. This kit is so cute I’m tempted to print it out and stick it in all sorts of meats, even actual turkey. [ via Gothamist ]
The Chuck Norris Theory of Lost. “The blast-doors and the 10 foot thick solid concrete walls in the Swan hatch were built to try to trap Chuck back in the early 80s. He escaped of course, by roundhouse kicking his way back to the surface, but some of his magnetic personality remained behind the wall.”
Anil, on how we’ve all failed after five years:
“Today, I’m not 100% satisfied with our normal lives. I want the better life I saw from my friends and neighbors for a few brief moments after the worst day of our lives. I grieve not just for all the lives we lost that day, but for the fact that their loss could have helped us all be better, and that it could have inspired us to keep living the way we do at our best.”
(Photo by my friend Todd Sheridan, from his 9-11-06 set.)
lia: “Don’t Marry Career Women”
lia: i work less and earn less! someone grab me up!
andrew: go find the saved articles on boingboing
andrew: print it out
andrew: and carry them with you to bars
lia: it’s too late
lia: i already have a master’s degree
andrew: eh, it’s only in a “soft” concentration…
andrew: don’t sell yourself short.
On a more serious note: Rebecca Traister’s piece Unhappily ever after, which tears Michael Noer’s article apart, is fine reading but I think the starred letters to the editor in response to it are even better.