February 2008
Is Jon Boyer Missing An Irony Gene?
Jon: "Are action sports going mainstream?? are you kidding me? they went mainstream years ago
January 2008
“It’s not just Shaun White,” Fisher said before this year’s...”
– It’s just that this year Steve Fisher was not one of them.
“The whole snowboarding industry looks like it has barfed on its clothes.”
– Adi Dassler’s main man Ben Pruess commenting on ISPO fashions on Facebook.
Helmet May Reverse Alzheimer's Symptoms, Beams... →
“If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.”
– Kingsley Amis
Gannett's USA Today Buys Action Sports Web Site,... →
A Skier Dies Near Mountain High →
“But is the living of life so different from the telling of it? Do we not, a...”
– Richard Russo, Bridge of Sighs, pg. 219
Can Technocrat CEO Jeff Bewkes Save Time Warner?... →
I’m going to guess: No! But if he can it would be great if he did it the next three weeks.
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“The 21 years old hot beauty stripped passionately on the scene, worthy of a...”
– Bulgarian news reporting at its finest.
TCHO BETA →
The founder of Wired Magazine Louis Rossetto has started a new “high-tech” chocolate company. Whatever that means…
CLEANING THE RACKS →
More comedy from the magazine publishing world as Walmart cuts 1,000 titles from it’s racks. Yes, 1,000.
Facebook asked to pull Scrabulous →
Just today I decided that I would going to play Scrabulous on Facebook… and look what happens.
Two Dead After Carmichael Shootings →
Looks like we left just in time…
Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES →
Thank God there are still some bloggers who subscribe to the punk rock FSU mantra. You don’t need a reason. Just FSU. Gizmodo with a seriously funny bit of pranking
Man killed in fall after reported escalator stunt →
I hope this wasn’t Jovanate the “escalator annihilator”. Thanks for the link Jon.
“… I think our safety depends on a total change of system. And this change...”
– Alexander Hamilton, in a letter to his fiancé Eliza.
Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects →
This is the company that designed the restaurant at the Nut Tree. They are still in business and created Terminal A and the Sacramento Airport.
Kevin Starr - Los Angeles CityBeat →
An interview with the author of my new book.
The Nut Tree's History →
Seeing the mall-ification of what was a wonder of mid-century modern architecture has gotten me on a Nut Tree binge. I apologize in advance.
Two bodies found in surf north of San Simeon →
Another sad reminder to never turn your back on the ocean.
