Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Green

Unfortunately — and I mostly say that because it looks like a beautiful country — the only thing I know about Romania is Gheorghe Hagi, who is a very talented futbol player and I remember fondly rooting for Romania in the 1998 World Cup.... 

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Virb is the New Virb

In the Mesozoic era of social networking — that distant year of 2007 — a new community was poised to take over the web, replacing the aging and visually painful MySpace species. Virb allowed users, who joined by invitation only, to craft... 

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More Tickets Available for Brand New Conference

Thanks to the positive response we received earlier this week and plenty of sad-faced emoticons in Twitter and our inbox of people who missed out on registration, we are definitely upgrading the capacity of the conference. Thanks to the positive response... 

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Pac-10 does The Wave (and The Mountain)

I have always been amazed at both the freakish passion with which Americans love their college sports and the economical, social and logistical complexity of its athletic governing body, the NCAA. I have always been amazed at both the freakish passion... 

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The Country’s Blandest Yogurt?

I never thought the day would come but, these days, I would much rather have a tart frozen yogurt sprinkled with blackberries and coconut shavings than a creamy chocolate ice cream sprinkled with chocolate chips. I never thought the day would come... 

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Garbage-hauling industrial design student could be Roommate of the Year

This is too funny: Pratt industrial design student David Krawczyk is a finalist in Apartments.com’s “Roommate of the Year” contest , though initially, he hardly seemed a suitable candidate. While most of us prefer roommates that don’t... 

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License plates: Where polar bears, jailbirds and type designers intersect

Why is Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut the only place I’ve heard of that has unusually-shaped license plates ? Is it because the rest of us lack roughly-rectangle-shaped indigenous animals? Why is Canada’s northern territory... 

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The Branding Comedy, Funny Only to those in Paradise

Based on Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy , British designer Daniela Meloni has created the equally damning The Branding Comedy — as a project at the London College of Communication’s MA Graphic Branding and Identity program —... 

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More Seats for Brand New Conference?

Last Friday all available tickets for The Brand New Conference sold out. It took less than two weeks, and we feel that it might be an indication of positive demand. In other words, too, we are thrilled Last Friday all available tickets for The Brand... 

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So Uncool

If there is one thing I absolutely do not miss about New York it is window air conditioner units. They suck. If there is one thing I absolutely do not miss about New York it is window air conditioner units. They suck. They are a pain in the ass to... 

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