Archive for March, 2008
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
people don’t want black puppies
MSNBC reports on discrimination in dog adoption. Evidently, black dogs are adopted in much less numbers than other colours.
To the uninitiated, the idea seems so strange — doggie discrimination? But among those in animal rescue circles, the phenomenon is commonplace enough to have earned its own name: “black dog syndrome.”
“There’s not a lot of that [...]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
rihanna - no more umbrellas
Rhinna has banned fans from showing with umbrellas at her concerts. The reported reason is for “security concerns”. Odd that lameness was not cited.
via pop candy
No Comments » - Posted in music, this can't be by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
bad summer weather is hurting sydney
It is summer in Sydney, Australia - at least it is supposed to be. This year’s weather is the coolest summer in 50 years and has brought a significant amount of rain and hail. The result of which is a significant decline in tourism and as reported by Bloomberg, a general sense of gloom in [...]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
gnarls barkley - ‘run’
Here is the video to Gnarls Barkley’s new single ‘Run’, which is the first single from their upcoming sophmore release. Yes, that is Justin Timberlake in a wig and glasses.
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
shifting gendered design
Paul Makovsky posits in Metropolis Magazine about recent shifts in gendered design in architecture and design.
The principles of universal design tell us that products should be functional for the broadest possible spectrum of users. But designers and manufacturers have long targeted two distinct niche markets: men and women. (Just think of razors: women’s versions look [...]
No Comments » - Posted in architecture, design, thinking by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
idea: make a shoulder strap for a tripod
Here is a simple and clever how to that I found on Instructables - how to make your own shoulder strap for a tripod.
No Comments » - Posted in find, tips by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
keith richards is the face of louis vuitton
In an effort to reconnect with an older market, Luis Vuitton is using Keith Richards in billboards and magazine ads. Why Keith Richards? People tell Bloomberg that “Keith Richards is timeless and ageless,” said Rita Clifton, who heads the U.K. division of brand consultant Interbrand. “He’s lived his life on the edge, but he’s not [...]
No Comments » - Posted in business, person, product by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
10 cheap things for your kitchen
Check out Chow.com’s list of 10 things to cheaply outfit your kitchen:
When you think about outfitting your kitchen with professional tools, you might imagine a commercial-grade oven that spits out half a million BTUs or a $2,000 set of knives hand-forged by alpine elves. Ask chefs, and they’ll probably tell you that many of the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in advice, food by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
peter elkas - ’sweet nancy’
Peter Elkas is an amazing Canadian singer/songwriter. I had the chance to catch him in concert last week and was totally taken by his music. ‘Sweet Nancy’ is the lead single from his new album Wall of Fire, which I can’t get enough of. Wall of Fire is the perfect soundtrack to a weekend morning [...]
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
india investing to protect tigers
The Indian government is spending serious money to help protect the country’s endangered tigers.
The Indian government plans to spend more than $13 million establishing a special ranger force to protect the country’s endangered tigers, following pressure from international conservationists to save the wild cats.
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The funding proposed Friday by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram follows the announcement [...]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
euro-styled small cars are coming to NA
From the Detroit News:
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have made cool, smartly equipped little cars such as GM’s Opel Tigra and the Ford Ka for Europeans for years, but Detroit executives were reluctant to offer them at home.
Sophisticated small cars may be ideal for Europeans living in old cities with narrow streets, the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in design by Marty Finestone
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
is there a power struggle already brewing in russia?
With yesterday’s election of Dmitry Medvedev as President of Russia the expectation is that he will be answering to Putin, who will become the country’s prime minister. This, however, may not be the case according to Bloomberg.
Barred from a third four-year term, Putin said in his last annual presidential press conference on Feb. 14 that [...]
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