There have long been rumors of a Lexus IS430. However, until now, that’s all there have been, rumors. Well, the good news is that such a beast exists. The bad news is that Lexus won’t be selling you one anytime soon. That’s because the only “IS430” known to be in existence was created by Rod [...]
Hello, Times New Roman. The US State Department has officially banned the use of Courier in favor of Times New Roman—their idea of a “more modern” alternative. Since when was Times New Roman a more modern typeface than Courier? Times New Roman was created by Stanley Morison for Monotype and the Times of London in [...]
Chicago Public Radio has been asking Chicago artists “Should I stay or should I go?” for the last week. Check out Thursday’s Eight Forty-eight interview with Steve Albini on why musician’s should stay in Chicago.
Check out deangoesnuts.com. It has an entire page full of remixes of the now infamous “I have a scream” Dean speech.
Jonathan Goldstein relates the story of his encounter with a particularly zealous Lord of the Rings fan (is there any other kind?) in last week’s episode of This American Life. Anyone who knows someone who is way too into the Lord of the Rings will appreciate it. Skip to around the 13:30 mark for the [...]
I didn’t actually witness Howard Dean making a fool of himself on live television at the Iowa caucus, but I’ve sure heard about it. MTV.com has an article featuring a link to the video of Dean getting a little too excited as well as links to some pretty funny musical creations using clips from Dean’s [...]
A lot of people looking for haggis somehow end up at this site. So, here’s an article about a company that has chosen to locate their haggis manufacturing facilities in Chicago. The facility currently churns out traditional Scottish haggis as well as vegetarian haggis. Why a vegetarian would even want to eat a vegetarian version [...]
The Chicago Tribune reports that Billy Corgan has purchased a David Adler designed, lakefront manse in the North Shore. The article didn’t mention which particular North Shore suburb the property is located in. The $6.8 million purchase price puts it among the ten most most expensive home sales in the area.
It’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today. So, now might be a good time to reflect on some of his contributions to American society as we know it today. You can read up on King at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University. You can find some of the amazing stuff he [...]
Corporate behemoth, Microsoft, has decided to sue Mike Rowe for registering the domain mikerowesoft.com. The well-intentioned 17-year-old Canadian high schooler does web design on the side when he’s not busy with school. He made a whopping $1,000 last year. I don’t even think the IRS will tax you on earnings that low. He innocently registered [...]
