January 2008
14 posts
“Those of us who live in New York found it rather peculiar that Giuliani was a...”
– Gail Collins, NYT
Socializr →
What’s with leaving out a letter in your Web 2.0 application name? Following up on the previous post, this seems like a slightly better alternative to Evite which is mentioned in the Wired piece. I like when people say things suck and then offer solutions.
Why Things Suck: Evite →
This entire Why Things Suck package in Wired is validating for someone like me who thinks many things suck. I think many things are awesome, but if we didn’t know suckage, how would we know awesome? I’ve been in hate with Evite for 500 years.
“As a child, Mr. Mizrahi said, he dreamed of being a raconteur: the über-dinner...”
– One of a few oft-consulted post-its I’ve had on my desk for years.
Now, With Comments
Try it out. You can comment on this humble little hodgepodge now. If it’s successful, I might have to move the whole enterprise over here. It’s just so easy.
R.O.U.S Lives! Or Lived! →
Steve Martin/Robin Williams Smackdown →
Ben has an exhaustive, obsessive catalog of the two comedians’ movies by year, in effort to discover why two funny guys make so many unfunny movies. I love Steve Martin so much and am so repelled by Robin Williams that it’s no contest for me, but it’s an entertaining read.
Watch Bernie Cries, a very short film shot on New Year’s Day 2008 in New York City. Directed by Melissa Kirsch. Starring Bernie. Cameo by Cusi. Commentary by Avi. Update: Bernie Cries video removed until I can post it from Eyespot without it automatically playing every time you open the page. If anyone knows, please tell me.
“How absurd. How depressing and disheartening and just plain dumb this whole...”
– Judith Warner, on Hillary’s almost-cry.
I can’t get this out of my head. My head...
Modest Change: Cancel Something →
Most things Merlin Mann says seem to make sense to me.