April 2006 Archives
How come I never knew that Amanda Congdon and Julianne Shepherd danced together?
Rosie O'Donnell is cool and is on Flickr.
Live performance of Super Mario Bros. (video)
You've gotta get a dude (.mov)!
Tom Dahlin photographed NBA action under the invisible glare of infrared light.
Web companies are the rock bands of our age, with schwag to match.
Steve Jobs described Apple's new products as "the best I've ever seen in my life." And when asked what these products were he said, "I can't tell you."
CNN is now available on Air Force One.
Sometimes you wonder why no one started a blog about this stuff sooner: TV in Japan.
A man is accused of stealing more than 27,000 pounds of beef.
Visual Scratch (.mov) is a realtime visualization of scratch DJ performance.
The Mercury has started a real blog!
Ooh! The creators of the Belmont Lofts are starting another project, The Clinton.
I sort of love the word boondoggle.
Robert Greenwald is working on a new film, Irag For Sale, and asking for donations to complete it.
Portland designer John Blasioli's a broken spoke line inspires 3 of the 7 deadly sins (pride, envy, greed).
Can newspapers do blogs?
What the kids at Less Distracted are up to.
Add this to your dailies: zefrank makes the good video.
Where in the world can a UFO land? In Houten!.
Fifty years ago today, the age of containerization began.
Wes Anderson's American Express Commercial on YouTube.
Free Cone Day (!) at Ben & Jerry's!
A list of the ten best jobs in America.
Elvis has left the building. Now 30,000 impersonators may have to go as well.
Warriors of the future will 'taste' battlefield
A Bush impersonator speechifies kids' words.
Ira Glass and This American Life is moving to NYC to be on TV.
"Get my grown man on when I wear topsiders." Vans, by The Pack (on Myspace).
Very Bjork video inspired new "commercial" for Adidas' adicolor. Music by Greg Weeks.
Do-It-Yourself McDonald's Restaurant Recipes (warning: big long page!)
Cabel's 3rd installment of his DS Lite Review.
Lunch with Steve Wynn.
Mojizu: a contemporary character design community.
A peek at the under-construction future home of Barry Diller's IAC HQ.
Police Donut Eating Competition (the prize includes a handgun).
In 2007 we will all drink Miller Lite.
Popular tech news site Digg.com is a sham.
The Italian maker of the small black notebook has put his company up for sale. "Moleskine is growing very quickly and it is becoming too big for us."
A collection of Derek Yu's pixel work.
The bad guys have a hot new scam for stealing your stuff.
Vimeo gets a really nice facelift!
The idea of hyper-caffeinated coffee seems to me like a good idea.
Case of bubonic plague confirmed in L.A.
Pimp my... snack?
Pulitzer Prizewinner Robin Givhan writes about fashion and politics. See: Why a hairstyle made headlines, Cheney's pink tie, Condoleezza Rice's commanding clothes, An image a little too carefully coordinated, and Dick Cheney, dressing down.
Marc Ecko tagged Air Force One.
Luke is donating a kidney to his friend Rick (who is also a friend of UrbanHonking). To help with the costs involved, he is eBaying the opportunity to help him recover.
A blog about the history of hip-hop/rap in Flint,
Michigan.
Are you on The List?
Cabel got Your The Man Now Dog'd.
Matthew Stadler on Beaverton.
nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine. one million.
MP3 of NES-style cover of Katamari theme.
NOLA mayoral candidate uses photo of Disneyland New Orleans Square. Yikes, someone is getting fired.
David Blaine, your blog is real!
Mikey like! Vespa Unveils Two Hybrid Scooters.
In 2009 we will declare war on the moon.
Portland Mayor Tom Potter on why he voted to support the tram.
My favorite Portland store, Office launches a new website and e-store.
Jeff Jarvis points out a nice chart comparing all the ways to watch TV now.
A positive review of new Coca Cola Blak.
David Blaine, your magic is real!
A very meat based article on eating in Argentina.
Jona and Claire are famous for liking each other.
Long and mesmerizing Japanese Rube Goldberg video.
We Heart Prints is killing me! Why wouldn't I spend $30 on Deth P. Sun's Champion?
A pair of sports shoes made of computer keyboards at the 14th China International Clothing & Accessories Fair,
Cool Robots: Scalable, solar powered, autonomous science platforms for the Antarctic. (BBC story)
Patrick Bertoletti wins the Key Lime Pie Eating Contest. UrHo favorite Tim Janus, AKA Eater-X, places second.
For Fiona and Krystal: Anatomia, 1522 - 1867. Anatomical plates from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.
The Word on Tara Donovan, an installation artist.
Bottled water will overtake carbonated soft drinks as the top beverage in Canada by 2010.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) snaps candids behind the scenes.
Try ZipFizz effervescent energy crystals in a tube.
Decode the label inside Nike shoes.
Pittsburgh musical rap-band Grand Buffet's 10MB promotional video is totally weird and good. (Requires QuickTime 7)
A guy in Ohio bowled a 900. Wow.
I said I wanted to live in a van, but what I really want is a GMC PAD.
Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman: Tram Savior.
Vegetables suck. British woman finds snake in broccoli.
Posting cat pictures is a slippery slope, this is just to counteract the dog series.
A Norman Rockwell painting found behind a fake wall in its owner's home proves that the version the owner had long displayed was a forgery.
The best photos of any dog ever taken.
Take a second and vote for Jason's Loathe shirt on Threadless so I can buy it.
Bags made of synthetic human skin. Ew.
Health Problems Related to the Geek Lifestyle.
Peretz keeps sending me these amazing science videos! (sorry, this one is .wmv files)
If you plan on doing Portland's First Thursday, you need to check out the guide by Rob, our Arts and Culture Sherpa.
Film-boiling droplets move at speeds of several centimeters per second when placed on asymmetrically structured surfaces, such as a piece of brass with periodic, saw-tooth shaped ridges.
Starbucks has better coffee than Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, McDonalds, or 7-Eleven.
If you are in L.A., go to this show on the 8th.
Go the dark side with Apple's blessing.
Wired article on Switch, a free online show connecting young women with technology by guiding them through fashion and design projects (the first episode is co-hosted by Diana Eng from Project Runway).
Profile on Malcom Gladwell.
YouTube just took $8 million in VC money.
This fall the new Kettle flavors are Tuscan Three Cheese and Buffalo Bleu as elected by the People's Choice.
Coca Cola is getting into the coffee game. First with Blak, and now with a retail space.
The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years.
Five Oregon brewers among the largest: Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Deschutes Brewery, Full Sail Brewing Co., BridgePort Brewing Co., and Rogue Ales.
New scientific review shows vegetarian diets cause major weight loss.
Emily got boingboing'd again for the shopping bag shoes.
John Kitzhaber + Joe Trippi = The Archimedes Movement.
Chevy's 'Make Your Own Tahoe Commercial' idea is not exactly going as planned.
So many awesome things to do with LEDs.
Free download of the classic Mac game Glider.
Happy 30th Birthday to Apple (looks like no announcements).
