January 2012
Madewell: A Madewell Mystery Gift Card could be... →
madewell:
Hey, Tumblr followers,
Q: What do these five cities have in common?
• Atlanta, GA
• Charlotte, NC
• Farmington, CT
• King of Prussia, PA
• Washington, D.C.
A: They’re all about to get some good news…
See? Intern Cece can barely handle the anticipation.
This Saturday (1–4pm) and…
Madewell is coming to CHARLOTTE!!!
“On a bitterly cold weekday evening in November, the cozy, wood-beamed pub was...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/travel/saxapahaw-nc-middle-of-somewhere-becomes-a-draw.html?_r=1
love this.
“I’m Remembering: You own a stuffed animal.”
– What Your Favorite Blog Says About You | Slacktory (via slacktory)
Oh and yeah, funshine bear, duh.
“Hipster Runoff: Your friends squint at you a lot after you say things.”
– What Your Favorite Blog Says About You | Slacktory (via slacktory)
Gizmodo and Tubefilter made me laugh
“Modernization has always caused some kinds of jobs to change or disappear. As...”
– Really, really worth reading this NYT article that takes a single case - Apple manufacturing - and perfectly turns it into the big picture: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class (via caro)
“Let’s NORMALIZE women in comedy so we can stop talking about it. I’m done...”
– Jen Kirkman - comedian: What I Would Have Said About Eddie Brill on NPR
This reminds me, Slacktory still needs more comedians (especially ones who can do video), and we need to be less of a sausage fest. Please email me at nick@slacktory.com if you have ideas. (Men welcome too.)
We specialize in...
“In the United States hundreds of engineers make careers out of studying traffic....”
– http://www.lamag.com/features/Story.aspx?ID=1568281
great article on LA parking culture and urban studies in general
I LIKE IT HERE. - M.: there is hardly anything in... →
texturism:
there is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person’s lawful prey. it is unwise to pay too much, but it is also unwise to pay too little. when you pay too much, you lose a little money,…
wifi networks
emilyluger:
sarpa:
i just heard about someone who named their wifi griffindor common room.
so when you log in it asks for the password for griffindor common room.
amazing.
Amazing.
Per Lucy- What would top it off is if the password were just ” thefatlady” so anyone who knew the book could get on their network.
“The CW has ordered a pilot of The Carrie Diaries, based on SATC author Candace...”
– http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/18/carrie-diaries/
Huffington Post Set to Launch Live Web TV... →
popculturebrain:
(via Soup)
“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and...”
– Andy Rooney
(via outcamethesun)
the guy peter dinklage said to google →
“The one important exception to this dismal record is electronic brainstorming,...”
– The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com
“Portlandia” is an extended joke about what Freud called the narcissism of small...”
– Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen in “Portlandia” : The New Yorker
“Not long after Ms. Doran’s insights about the nature of movie accomplishment and...”
– Lindsay Doran Examines What Makes Films Satisfying - NYTimes.com
“No, he said, adding: “Audiences don’t care about an accomplishment unless it’s...”
– Lindsay Doran Examines What Makes Films Satisfying - NYTimes.com
AMC Confirms 2-Hour Mad Men Opener March 25 |... →
I LIKE IT HERE. - M.: the new feature puts... →
texturism:
the new feature puts foursquare more squarely in competition with business recommendation sites and travel guides like yelp, zagat and frommer’s.
“local recommendation sites have a one-size-fits-all approach,” mr. crowley said. “everyone is seeing recommendation through the same lens. this…
Cool Murakami Covers from all over the world →
