My Brilliant Mini-Mistakes

Polaroid is dead. Long live the instant snapshot.

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:02:59 -0400

Polaroid is dead. Long live the instant snapshot.:

“It’s true that new technologies have marginalized instant photography. But it was consumer-friendly innovation — easy, fun, instant — that made Polaroid cameras and film into mass hits in the first place. In a way, the company’s products were the digital photography of their time.”

Moved to the top of my Netflix queue: "The Cat's Meow."

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:45:28 -0400

Moved to the top of my Netflix queue: "The Cat's Meow.":

I moved it up from #140 when I read the Eddie Izzard interview in today’s NYT. “His strongest screen role so far has been as Charlie Chaplin in Peter Bogdanovich’s underrated 2001 film, “The Cat’s Meow,” about a 1920s murder on William Randolph Hearst’s yacht. His Chaplin is a driven, complex character, self-absorbed yet madly in love with Hearst’s mistress.”

"I didn’t jump out of a not-wearing-dress box into a have-to-wear-dress box."

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:37:16 -0400

““I didn’t jump out of a not-wearing-dress box into a have-to-wear-dress box.””

- Eddie Izzard explains to the New York Times that he’s selected a new wardrobe for his four-month U.S. tour starting next month.

"A 2007 study by the “Icon Kids & Youth” project showed that more than half of six to..."

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:27:27 -0400

“A 2007 study by the “Icon Kids & Youth” project showed that more than half of six to 19-year-olds trusted the user-created encyclopaedia blindly - yet reputable news sources like Spiegel.de were only trusted by 40 per cent.”

- Hoax, Wiki-style: Internet encyclopaedia spoofs mock reality : Internet Technology
Link via Brad King.

"I estimate that this Loewe silk jumpsuit costs about $500. Five hundred clams to look like a total..."

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:18:28 -0400

“I estimate that this Loewe silk jumpsuit costs about $500. Five hundred clams to look like a total dickhead.”

- elysesewell: makeup looks, designer clothes, ladypose, lunch

Are you following Elyse Sewell’s Livejournal of high fashion modeling, food, and sarcasm? If not, it’s time to start.

A few minutes ago I

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:10:30 -0400

A few minutes ago I saw Hillary Clinton in the lobby of the Omni William Penn. She looked tired but good.

Long John Silvers' fish sandwiches declared the best in show for Fast Food Friday. Get 'em while they're greasy!

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:28:12 -0400

Long John Silvers' fish sandwiches declared the best in show for Fast Food Friday. Get 'em while they're greasy!:

Doug (aka Father Spoon of Should I Drink That) has been reviewing fast food fish sandwiches throughout Lent, and he says he has found the Holy Grail at Long John Silvers. I can’t say I’m tempted, although as a child I was a big, big fan of their fried clam dinners. But if you’re looking for something to eat on Good Friday, you might give it a try.

"Here’s why you should vote: you are going to really love it, the whole strange procedure. You get to..."

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:08:00 -0400

““Here’s why you should vote: you are going to really love it, the whole strange procedure. You get to walk right into a building that you would never normally be allowed in, often an elementary school. You can pause in the hallway to look at all the weird school-art and feel the eerie vibe of hundreds of kids living their endless kid lives right nearby. Then you follow the arrows to the voting room and look at the faces of the volunteers - who are these people?””

- MIRANDA JULY

Link via bazima.

Check out the Chumby -- a device for watching internet content.

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:27:46 -0400

Check out the Chumby -- a device for watching internet content. :

I predict these will be very popular among the masses. Also, they’re extremely cute — nice form factor and design.

Link via Unbeige by way of Murketing.

Because I'm incredibly busy this week, particularly today, and have no time to waste on frivoloties ...

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:54:15 -0400

…I’ve been spending time figuring out how to use this Tumblr account I set up a while back.

I intend to use it as a mini-blog, to post quick links that I’ve spotted elsewhere. I’ve been wrestling with whether it would be better to use deli.cio.us for that instead, but I like the slightly longer format of Tumblr and the ability to embed stuff.

Your feedback on this project and the concept of miniblogs in general would be most welcome. What do you think?

New, longer, even more tantalizing trailer for WALL-E

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:48:00 -0400

New, longer, even more tantalizing trailer for WALL-E:

Link via Coudal Blended Feed.

Is the unfortunate presence of Liv Tyler in this summer’s...

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:43:00 -0400

Is the unfortunate presence of Liv Tyler in this summer’s The Incredible Hulk balanced out by the tremendous combination of Edward Norton and Tim Roth? We won’t know until summer. The clashing Hulks looks promising though.