I miss a lot of things about NY since I left last fall but the ubiquitous Duane Reade is not one of them. Why are there more of them in NY than there are Starbucks? New York Magazine tries...

Introducing the Quantum Sleeper. Because you never know when a good night's sleep will be interrupted by a bio-chemical attack. ...

Ok, so this is a review for LAST Tuesday, but whatever. Last week was probably the best new music Tues. in a long time. My hands-down personal favorite was the new album "The Woods" by Sleater-Kinney. When I bought...

We first mentioned CP+B's Counterfeit MINI campaign back in February. The campaign (or evangelism for it) has spilled over to eBay Motors, where you can now bid on a "Genuine" Counterfeit MINI Cooper. Starting bid $893.42. Special Features listed...

W. Mark Felt, a 91-year-old former FBI official, tells Vanity Fair he was Deep Throat....

This site has a nice collection of cool old Super 8 film packages. This one caught my eye especially. In the US it was released as "Super Fuzz" and when I was a kid they used to play it...

Found another People Magazine over the weekend. Loads of material. Here are actual letters that need little introduction and even less sarcastic commentary. I'm just throwing them out there for everyone to ponder. "I respect the hell out of...

Courtesy of The Beeb, here's a fantastic take on a soundboard based on the superb and spooky audio produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop for Dr. Who. If you're a fan of The Doctor, this may just blow your...

The internet has a telephone number. Who knew? ...

When my wife and I first started dating, one of our favorite in-jokes were the tapes by The Jerky Boys. One memorable one has them calling a local bakery and asking for the “Big Fat Muffin Man”. And now...

Ramon Watkins is a prophet. In fact not just a prophet, THE prophet. The Prophet Yahweh, to be precise (or maybe that should be YHWH) After intense study of the Old Testament (the Hebrew version, naturally), he has unlocked...

The Chris Matthews Show holds Season Pass status on my TiVo. But Mr. Matthews gets a little carried away sometimes, wistfully recalling the golden era of congressional politics -- the mid-20th century. Besides McCarthyism and the House UnAmerican Activities...

They're at it again. Subservient Vader. Let the Lord of the Sith play 20 questions with you and he will read your mind. It may take more than 20 questions. Took him 34 before he finally gave me a...

An ear-piercing ringtone, "Crazy Frog Axel F," is about to top the U.K. charts. No, not the ringtone charts. The weekly chart of top singles released every week since 1952 by the Official UK Charts Co. The ring tone...

It's been about a week since we last reported on the Contagious Media Showdown and I thought I'd file a short report on the current rankings. ...

For the sake of others watching these movies, please turn your phones to vibrate, put them away in your pants pocket, and try not to moan too loudly every time you get a courtesy call. An extra large batch...

This post is aimed at our loyal readers from the legal community. Please post your insight in the Comments section. Two lawsuits in the news this week. First, a radio DJ was awarded $10.6 million from her former employer...

A few photo sites have been piling up in my “to blog” bookmarklet, with no real connection to each other except that they're light on words, heavy on pretty pictures. So, as we head into Memorial Day weekend, give...

Bacon sandwiches? Manna from Heaven Beer? Nectar of the Gods Bacon-flavored Beer? Sounds like a winner to me. ...

I've been on vacation for a week, not only from work, but also from all things wired and internet-related - what a breathe of fresh air, did you miss me? I see in my absence there have been far...

Looks like we're gonna luck out. No rain, sunny and 70's Fleet Week in New York. Check out the ships and say thanks to the troops. Calling all deadheads...,Dark Star Orchestra is at Irving Plaza Saturday and Sunday Anyone...

As eBay has made the world aware of the fortunes (or not) stored in their attics), the concept of the “collector” has become more embedded in the public consciousness. The image of the comic collector is pretty well seated,...

I first discovered ColdStone Creamery when I lived in Chicago, and it is, without a doubt, THE BEST ICE CREAM IN THE WORLD. If you ever go, (there are like 3 or 4 locations in Manattan) the cake batter...

One dumb step for 7-Up, one retarded step for mankind. (Maybe next we can vote on who we want to send.)...

If you want to invest the 2-3 minutes this clip lasts, you won't be disappointed. A cringe-inducing college TV sports report. Watch it now. This won two Aquamania Awards. One for "Boldest Use of a Terrible Catch Phrase" and one...

Aquaman is giving away more random awards for good advertising. Best Ad That Makes Light of India/Pakistan Conflict (Print/Outdoor) Copy: "Broken windshields replaced free of cost. Call Windshield Experts at 1600-11-3636." Agency: RMG David, India (Anyone know if there's...

Don't you hate it when you're looking for a greeting card that expresses to someone how they make you feel like Jesus riding a Brontosaurus while carrying a lizard and Hallmark just doesn't have anything even close to that?...

Via Propcrastination...

How did I miss this? Apparently in early May the Today Show did a piece on this online hunting site http://www.live-shot.com/. The MSNBC interview with Ted Nugent and the site's founder is worth watching....

Have you heard of this,? It basically suggest the whole Iraq "faulty intelligence" thing is a big, fat lie. If you agree, send the link to everyone you know....

This is interesting... - A comedian makes a funny comment on his own cable show. - An opportunistic congressman see this as a chance to get free publicity. - The comedian responds. - A national guardsman/Iraq War veteran responds...

The Swap-O-Matic not only supports the function of an automated, self-contained system for swapping, but also frames the interaction in the problematic cultural context which it comments, insinuating notions of the immediacy, instant-gratification, and convenience, values often associated with...

Bored at work? How 'bout a good old Echo and the Bunnymen video? Dee-Lite, DOKKEN, Dramarama... and that's just the D's. Link...

I dream of going to the Paris games in 2012. What's yours?...

So, there's a Tom Cruise gay-porn sex tape hurdling our way, right? This has got to be damage control, no?...

All other lamp designers...put your pencils down, hand in your blue books and leave the auditorium. ModoLoco, via MocoLoco (no relation)...

We've talked about bad logos here before. B3TA has a great collection of phallic ones here: Phallic Logo Awards...

I'm no expert on Awards. Put it this way -- there's plenty of room in the trophy case next to my Mathematics Student of the Month certificate (May 1995) and the "Outstanding Participation" trophy from bowling camp (last summer)....

What happens when you tell Burt Reynolds you haven't seen The Longest Yard? Watch this video....

This week's recommended comic is Gotham Central: Vol.2 - Half A Life by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. Gotham Central is a police procedural drama set in Gotham City in which everyday cops have to deal with the typical...

Invisibleman.com has a 'visual audit' of the numerous instances in the Star Wars saga in which limbs are cut off. Once ROTS comes out on DVD there will be quite a few more added to the archive. Go to...

Last year, JibJab scored a huge hit with "This Land!", one of the greatest viral videos we've seen. Passed around by Democrats and Republicans alike, "This Land!" skewered both President Bush and Senator Kerry and put JibJab atop the...

With the advent of the Church Sign Generator and all the Contagious Media Showdown-related viral hoaxes, this could be fake. Seems almost too over-the-top. I decided against using the picture from this article -- too inflammatory. But read "Church Sign...

From the Darwin awards department, here's two people who thought they'd figured out how to create their own lightsabers. To quote Obi-wan: "Who's the most foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/4575291.stm...

http://www.gorkhouse.com/newyork.html Wondering what's going on right now in your neighborhood? Check out the NYC cartoon webcam. And more fun animation at: gorkhouse.com....

Single? Sick of your married friends acting all...married? True is the online dating service for you. At True, married people and felons occupy the same rung of the social ladder. I came across this banner ad the other day....

- Ferrer backs Trump , Trump backs Fields. - Trump to ABC...I'll sue your asses off - Hey...Trump U. - The Hills are alive with the sound of Donald. - and this just in...Trump signs on as next face...

Today's list is pretty random, but it's still all very cool stuff 5) The coolest version of the Nelson Ball Clock I've seen, courtesy of the Little Clock Shop. 4) The goldfish teapot at Shanghai Tang would make a...

Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger, passed away at the age of 91. Hey Thurl, thanks for bringing a little fun into the pre-school ritual for millions of kids. There's something to be said for picking one...

I like it when brands make it possible for me strike out with make-believe women. (I know it seems like I'm obsessed with deodorants and body sprays...it's just a phase.)...

This is what can happen if you don't own your own (domain) name. Courtesy of my friend Josh Evans, who has a pretty cool fort of his own. If your name is still available, better buy it up....

Downloading Revenge of the Sith is a no-no but the 1922 classic horror film Nosferatu is in the public domain and free to download in various sizes and formats from archive.org But to be clear, downloading Shadow of the...

A pretty convincing arguement for getting rid of dimes....

Conan O'Brien predicts the future of television for an article in Newsweek magazine. Televisions embedded in airbags so crash victims have something to watch while they wait for help, marriages arranged by Tivo, the end of television commercials and...

Stadium talk is big in New York these days, or maybe it's not. The vote to build the West Side Stadium is this Wednesday, and officials say the NYC Olympic bid hinges on it. I actually would like to...

Animation by Low Morale...

This was actually announced a couple weeks ago...but I'm lazy. The Dia Art Foundation announced they will be moving south to Gansevoort Street. The new location will stand at the entrance of the new High Line Park, being designed...

Took the Chelsea gallery walk yesterday (see previous post), and as always, lots of great stuff out there. Rorschach, by Cornelia Parker, is at D'amelio Terras. The work consists of flattened and suspended silver plated objects that the artist...

...is AMAZING. If you're not familiar with his work, Mr Crewdson's images can best be described as psychologically tense, and very surreal film stills, but with no explanation of the past or future. He let's us, the viewers, fill...

One more thing about the Contagious Media Showdown and then I'll take a break from it for a week. I've been watching the rankings change over the last couple of days and I've noticed something curious. At first I...

I'm currently packing my cases to spend a few days at the Jersey Shore, so I'll make this short and sweet. Many thanks to Screenhead, who - I think - provided most of the links I'm featuring tonight. Screenhead...

A broken VCR accidentally recorded an episode of The Simpsons with the closed captioning track enabled for a blogger at blog.wfmu.org. He posted an mp3 of it here. It's kind of amusing to hear the announcer quickly describe everything...

Remember the suck-up guy post? Well I got this email last night. I work for Degree, and when I saw your post I wanted to get in touch with you. I could probaly get you the guy in the box's...

Found this via MokaBreak. Grokker is a different kind of search engine that shows results using a visual, zoom-in/zoom-out navigation system. Did a little more searching, and it turns out this has been around for close to a year...so...

And this is going to be a much shorter post than it should be, Because the sad awful truth is that, of the 80 or so entries into the competition, at least half are - 24 hours in -...

Blogebrity is supposedly the new online magazine that celebrates celebrity bloggers and the world of blogging - a world, which possibly 98% of the people in this country know little about, and care even less. But it gained a...

Stop by my place to say hi on the way to the Taste of Tribeca Hop on the 7 train to see the first game of the Subway Series Check out the Intl. Center of Photography's Larry Clark retrospective....

Somebody has to cover the long shots. Felon Check is miles away from the top, parked on #40. The site's only content is a ten-minute call from an alleged telemarketer. Like most of these folks, he's terrible at his job...

Look out Ben and Jen...bloggers are the new celebrites, and big brands seem to be paying attention. Now they're offering products designed by them. How long before we see the Scaramouch Clog in Manhattan boutiques? Update...one competitor wants to...

I'll start...Commissioner Gordan and the Riddler decide to bury the hatchet....

Uh -oh. The IP Justice League also just got Boinged Boinged, once again with no mention of the competition itself. Man oh man, I'm just beginning to realize what a shitty job of fact checking all these big boy...

As predicted earlier this morning, Crying While Eating takes an early lead with all that Boing Boing traffic, but it's still early days. Several media outlets seems to be falling for some of the sites as if they're the...

Those of you on a "Star Wars" media blackout may not want to click on this. My long-awaited review of "Revenge of the Sith"....

Howard Stern's Escalade is back on eBay. Sometimes in life, you do get a second chance. "Serious bidders only" this time. That should do the trick....

vs. So did it happen? Or didn't it? (PS: If it did happen...What the fuck.)...

If your household is anything like mine, the growing number of portable electronic devices I have, especially those with rechargeable batteries, means that I have a large collection of transformers. For the non-electricians amongst you, that's those big ass...

I'm not a big motorsports guy, but this got my attention. Did anyone know women were involved? According to Motorsports.com, "Danica Patrick poised for Indy 500 win." Not enough to get me to watch the Indy 500, but at...

A nice useful implementation of the google maps API - find the cheapest gas in your area. ...

(Courtesy of The Sun)...

  Are you looking for the best tail in New York? Well, you're not the only one. And remember! Just over a month left to russel up that fine piece of tail, suit her up and strap her to...

And so, the race is on. Last night the Contagious Media Showdown began - a three week competition to see who can create the most compelling piece of online drivel aimed at people who are bored at work and...

Tony and Carmela are coming to a PSP near you Topher Grace takes role in next Spiderman Bea Arthur to play Larry David's mom Kelsey Grammer to play a big blue beast And Star Wars makes 16.5 million at midnight...

1) Let's start small...free desktop icons. - Link 2) Dun dun du dun...dun du dun...dun du dun - Link 3) Darth Doggie - Link 4) Home Design by Darth - Link 5) I could've bought this if I hadn't...

Is the dog in the middle gay or bi?...

I'll bet our English brethren are familiar with Empire Square, but I have to admit I'd never heard of this cartoon, described as the "British version of SouthPark". Then again, anyone that offers simulated sex with a chance to...

Think you would have made a good Creator? Prove it by producing some new species with the Beast Blender. Brought to you by the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists, and Carmichael Lynch. By the way, the M.A.R.T. are the...

How big is their friggin online budget, anyway??? Just in time for Premiere Day, Burger King launches The Sith Sense...a Jedi version of 20 questions....

For 50,000 test households in the Austin area, eBay is coming to TV. Just in time for tonight's big eBay event!...

Coming soon to a Toys R Us Mutiplex near you...Revenge Of The Brick...

Regardless which horse you backed in the Lucia Mar Unified School District Teacher of the Year race, you win! "It's everyone," said Branden Leach, president of the teachers association. "We all help children in our own special way." All...

Two short films from Levi's. The anti-meterosexual movement is the movement du jour....

To promote the documentary-focused Full Frame Film Festival (Durham, North Carolina), McKinney-Silver created an anti-Hollywood campaign spoofing those ridiculous pre-movie trailer trailers. The idiotic folksiness of the Kirk Cameron spot had me laughing out loud. "Continue Reading" to see the...

Modern Rural Design is how Farm 21 defines their own style of home furnishings. I just think they're incredibly cool. Lucite containers filled with hay, roses, moss, lavender, basically anything they find by the side of the road. Use...

Only 10 hours left. Don't let this opportunity slip away....

Reblogged from We Make Money Not Art: Inspired by Finnish architect Antti Lovag (see his own Palais Bulles) in the mid 70's, the Bubble House with its an indoor river, bubble kernel and cactus garden is for sale. Lovag...

.. the most heartwarming memory I have is of the home movies I used to shoot with my friend Tim. Spaghetti westerns, Superman parodies, music documentaries, pop videos -we covered it all. Armed with a trusty Elmo Super 8...

A young lady dressed as a nurse handed me this prescription in Midtown today. After checking out the site, I deemed it post-worthy and returned to the scene with my camera. Unfortunately, the nurse was out. Anyway, learn more...

This week's recommended comic is The Walking Dead: Vol.3 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. The Walking Dead has been consistently one of my favorite books since it began last year. It's a zombie comic in the tradition of...

In an effort to bring helpful content to YBNBY here is a guide to pooping at work (not sure where this originated but I received it via email recently): We've all been there but don't like to admit it....

Someone's gotta do something about the porn creep going on around here. Link...

Gumball alley Gumball rally Gumball race...the real thing. Via CoolHunting...

You may have read about Abercrombie & Fitch being in trouble again. This time it's a line of pro-drinking t-shirts causing all the commotion. And this follows a slew of other controversies including Asian stereotyping, claims of nazi imagery...

The University of Iowa will be offering a porn class next fall. The line to register rivals the line for Star Wars. While I was searching for a University of Iowa picture, I came across this....

No divine intervention for Joan of Arcadia. I'm not sure what bums me out more, that CBS cancelled it, or that people are saying Lifetime should bring it back. Buy Season 1 on DVD. Big sales could inspire a...

As a bad Jerry Seinfeld impersonator would say, "Who are these people?" I took a look at our traffic report, and we're definitely attracting folks from all corners of society. Dark, scary corners. One group we're servicing is the...

Pretty cool guerilla campaign from the New York Mets & Ogilvy. Stickers are being affixed to windshields of cars parked throughout the City, making the glass appear cracked. A hand-written note is also left: "I'm new here and that...

I wish my commute was half this exciting. Go watch a fun Brit Ad for Sure deoderant....

I power-walked the ICFF before I went to work yesterday. (I need to hold my real job so that I can keep wasting my time on this thing) My first time here, and it was definitey alot to take...

Take a good look at that spaghetti sauce stain before you throw it out - Link Tupperware...the last bastion of great design - Link Aquaman can come off the ledge - Link Shatner and Spader lobby Congress for same-sex...

Insert your own middle aged man/Porsche joke here. Link....

Quick, what's the most exciting thing happening in console games today? Are you maybe thinking about a) the new XBox 360? Or perhaps b) what's being touted as the XBox killer, the Playstation 3? Or even c) the underdog,...

The world's first underwater casino is coming to Hong Kong....

An old advertising joke for people like me, working late at an ad agency. How many people does it take to change a light bulb? Media Planner: Well, first I need to know how many people this light is...

In light of the NY Times' announcement that they'll start charging for online content in September, I just wanted to announce that YesButNoButYes.com will remain FREE. Even Clickity Clack's posts. That's all. Resume your normal workstations....

I said "Max"...not "Blacks". Max is my gardener - Link Kotke tells you what you can do with your iPod - Link Anyone seen Michael Moore lately? - Link Obviously, These races weren't steeplechases - Link And Donald Trump...

In the market for quirky decorations? Head over to eBay and bid on vintage political bumper stickers from yesteryear. Don't let another day go by without your co-workers knowing you backed Mondale in '84. Also, there's a high gag-gift...

If you're surfing this site at work, do I really need to tell you that these links are a little close to the edge? You've been warned... Days In The Life Of A Nude Photographer is a fascinating blog...

Most people feel a little guilty after walking past a homeless person. But a precious few have the sudden urge to drench the bum with alcohol: "The deputy leader of the German state of Bremen resigned after pouring sparkling...

Hot town, summer in the city. Not yet...but soon. 5) Charlie don't surf! But if he did, he's shop here. 4) You don't mess with a man's Weber 3) The coolest Adirondack chairs you could ever find. 2) For...

This won't be crowded or anything. Friday - 10:00am....

The company where I work has a new “open door” policy, and as part of that policy, they've removed all the doors from all the offices . So much for those midday naps. Of course, this now means that...

BlogStartTheater take existing blog entries and recreate them as short online videos. Here's where we have to think about casting YesButNoButYes the movie... ...

Just two days left. Don't let this slip away....

Fulfilling every stereotype about dumb blondes and even dumber Hollywood stars, this is almost like one of those SNL sketches. Only it's not - it's an actual report from the 2005 Reebok Human Rights Awards: She then read her...

Last night I dreamt we cannot continue to make peace on earth. Does the responsibility lie with Poppa, you probably wonder... OK, I will tell you something here now... Back in school my whole body was filled with fear....

Is this a great segue, or what? I walked passed this dude at lunch around Park and 53rd. Now I'm no genius or anything, but it looks like he's part of this Degree promotion. He's the Suck-Up...GET IT!?! Here's...

More toys...check out the Puppet Police. Previously on YBNBY: America, Prepare Yourselves...

Saw the AdFreak post today about the Jennifer Wilbanks doll. What's even more interesting is that for $450.00, you can make your own action figure ($550.00 to make it talk). Talk about a cool gift. I wonder who the...

Fighting Pigs Fainting Goats Flying Clowns and Fat Albert Dynamite...

The YBNBY crew try to make a difference to your “Office Space” lives, but we realize sometimes it can be overwhelming (as you can see above with Aquaman). We're currently putting together a little project that will highlight just...

Over time we have announced many bizarre and unusual items for sale on ebay, the more prominent of which are usually picked up by GoldenPalace.com. However, the Zeitgeist seems to be shifting to this being an old and outdated...

Do you think Firefox is thrilled by the enthusiasm or horrified by the enthusiasts? Via Adfreak. The 'Comments' section is over the top: "Needs less firefox and more gangbanging that chick. Get more pics too. I'm positive that nerdy...

The London Evening standard is reporting that there's a real life Kasper Hauser in England. Dubbed only Piano Man, he was found wandering the streets of Kent dripping wet in a suit and tie. Seemingly unable to communicate with...

My buddy Julie just passed this one on to me - at this point we have no idea if it's just a cool little web movie, or one of those damn insidious viral advertising ideas that MAKE US SO...

Stopped by the Target Tent this weekend. They've created five environments based on five different design styles...classic, contemporary, modern, global and casual. That's fine, but the interesting thing to me is the continuation of this pop-up retail idea. -...

I'm really glad I went to this show, simply because most of the designers represented were the ones just starting out. Many from outside New York, some designing on the side, some students. All hoping this show would send...

A quick shout out to our hosting provider, Dreamhost. Since we moved to this server, the service has been fantastic, both in response to help-desk requests, and the range of services they provide. Right now, they are running a...

The title of this site says it all - Bizarre Records ...

I recently mentioned brands are taking advantage of NYC Design Week to showcase their own projects. I stumbled upon one of them on my way to the Target tent. Dune, a contemporary design company, has commissioned a "self-contained interior...

The Kansas board of education ended hearings late last week regarding the addition of the theory of "Intelligent Design" to Kansas students' science curriculum, or "the belief that some aspects of nature are so complicated that they can only...

I have this poster in my office, and more often then not, people look at it and tell me they've never seen it. And my initial reaction is, just what are they teaching kids in school these days, anyway?...

I've gotta start paying more attention. While I was posting dozens of stories about useless crap, the Senate passed a bill creating a national ID card. I think I'm opposed to this, but honestly, I'm not sure. I'm fairly...

Next time you stay in a hotel for the night, check behind the artwork hung on the walls. You might just find a Secret Wall Tattoo. ...

Back to our regular movie programming this week, with a selection of short clips I stumbled upon during the week. There's no real theme, but somehow all of them have a slightly continental flavor. An animated ninja goes roof-hopping...

I was googling for a project I am working on and came across this....

Convict Cabbie....

A collection of some fairly creepy photos for a thesis on the real doll community. Via MokaBreak Also, anyone got any stress? Previously on YBNBY Doll's can be a guy thing too...

Remember the De Niro and Pesci chacters Sam and Nicky, in Casino? Well, Sam "Ace" Rothstein was based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal (Lefty refers to how cheaters left Sam's casinos). And Nicky Santoro was based on Anthony Spilotro And...

A complete guide list of secret commands for Elita from Multipoker - the virtual chat cutie who's part stripper, part chatter

Some of you may remember the above UFO photo which I posted back on April 1st. Maybe truth is stranger than fiction, because it looks like a UFO has been captured by Googlemaps. ...

GoldenPalace.com has fueled the "put stupid crap on eBay" movement. Wired recaps the marketing strategy, which includes spending $28,000 on holy grilled cheese, naming a new species of monkey, and buying the new Pope's old Volkswagen. You never know....

You try....

Remember Filativa. Well now we have the Target Prefab Dwellings, just in time for Design Week. Via Apartment Therapy. (I was wondering what that tent was.)...

I know we're covering these “Subserviant (insert parody here)” things way too much lately, but I got sent this one today, and it's actually pretty good. And you stand a chance to win my current object of lust (that's...

Just have to pass the background check. No felonies. Misdemeaners are ok, right?...

I always wondered how you go about really making it in this business. Here's how it works!...

Perhaps channeling the "Money for Nothing" eBay guy, NY Times Magazine columnist Rob Walker is striking back against non-traditional marketing. Here's his book's new publicity strategy: (from adfreak): "There is no street team. There is no snipe campaign. Key...

Boing Boing is running a story on a parody of Monopoly called Blogopoly. It's a board laid out with blog-related dot com properties instead of the usual real estate. How satirical, and yet somehow fitting, as we all try...

How cool would this look in your backyard? PS: I like this site, MoCo Loco. They have really good taste....

Trying out a new feature. My latest downloads. Definitely not all new...just the stuff I've recently discovered Pretend We're Dead by L7 - I think this has been around a while Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani - This shit...

Design Week in NYC. The ICFF (Intl Contemporary Furniture Fair) comes to the Javits Center. See what your home could look like if you were pullin' in Scaramouch-type dollars Not cutting-edge enough for ya...try Design Downtown. Apparently, everything we've...

Now Rosie has A photoblog To go along with the Strange Poetical ramblings She posts Here. It's equally as Well red, Like a nice Chianti. Pfsfsfsft! Ugh - sorry - the whole creepy “haiku blogging” thing took me over...

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!...

The Cows Are Here...Via Gothamist....

Via Something Awful....

Not sure if I'm into that name. Which Marvel superhero are you?...

The people over at TokyoPlastic are - in my opinion - geniuses when it comes to flash design & animation, and they've come up with the goods once again in this trippy animation for Aiwa TV, Musicbox. ...

Who doesn't like t-shirts...right? 5) How 'bout one designed by Moby? 4) Or one from Ryan McGinness. Or another. 3) MomiMomi makes a cool lookin' shirt 2) Which side are you on? 1) And finally, my parents went to...

I like his attitude. Maybe he can be the site mascot. Link....

License plate maker Candy heart maker Label maker...

I guess the only thing we should be surprised about is that it took this long... (NSFW in case you hadn't guessed that already) UPDATE 5/16 So many people are arriving at this site looking for a full list...

Another in my infrequent attempts to stop you all going out to the theater, movies, good restaurants and gallery shows, and to stay in and watch the Fox Network like the rest of us slobs. Set your TiVos, because...

God only knows the fun I'm going to have with this in the coming days. Make your own!...

Just kidding. But you can see girls in mermaid outfits swim around in giant fishtanks at The Coral Room in Manhattan....

Consider renting a Happy Hour Chandelier. For Real....

A gallery of chicks in rubber suits. Fun stuff....

YOU WIN! Look Both Ways...Full-length and Paris-enhanced versions. Via Transbuddha....

This week's recommended comic is Ultra: Seven Days by the Luna Brothers. Ultra is a new comic published by Image Comics that looks at super heroes (super-heroines, to be precise) as celebrities to be consumed by our media-obsessed culture....

If you've ever worked in advertising, you know this guy....

Well, sort of. Click through from the home page and you should find it. Now, anyone know how to say “take your clothes off” in Brazilian? UPDATE: It now looks like it's been removed from the site - sorry...

Three flash-based links I've chanced upon recently, all involving drums, all worth a look & listen: Ken Brashear's Simple Drumkit Rockstar Games' Beaterator Remo's World Percussion Finder...

The Gawker network is probably the most popular blog network in existence, and, Boing Boing not withstanding, comprises a bunch of sites that must get enormous traffic figures. So it heartens me to read that, of all the Gawker...

Yup, it's that time again, when a man in a rented King Kong costume stumbles down to the creek for a leak, only to find himself filmed for the X-Files. Bigfoot captured on video. ...

I haven't blogged much in a few days due to something called “real life” interceding, but my bookmark folder is getting very backed up, so it's time to start spewing forth again. And i thought I'd start by raising...

This picture's photographer walked a fine line between taking a phenomenal celebrity photo and taking a beating in a phenomenal celebrity photo. This time, he got lucky. A man devoted to his craft. Today's Moblog entry ("Tuesday") was a...

The puppet re-enactors from "Michael Jackson Puppet Theater" on Countdown with Keith Olbermann are now on ebay. see them in action here....

Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a handwriting font that you can use in your word processor or graphics program, just...

Friend just sent me an e-mail...The Rolling Stones are playing outside at Lincoln Center, like...now. Details....

Store Wars. Pretty cool viral effort from the Organic Trade Association. Via MetaFilter....

The Found Footage Festival is a travelling event that showcases hilarious video footage found in thrift stores, dumpsters,garage sales, etc. There's a funny showcase of various clips here including the familiar "Winnebago Man" as well as a bizarre, effects...

Another hundred trips to Vegas and Jellio can afford Howard's (driver's) stretch Escalade. See the eBay listing....

So Ariana Huffington's celebrity blog went live this week. It's a pretty interesting collection of commentary from a mix of celebs, writers, politicians, pundits and others. It's nice to see celebrities make typos when they post their blog entries. They're...

Quick updates on some recent posts: Apparently, Runaway Bride Jen Wilbanks stole more than our nation's heart. Specifically, $1,740 in merchandise. Looking to scam the foreign press and/or Joe Scarborough? Try FakeArnold.com. And sources say Paula Abdul was supposed...

Final count...up two grand. How much did the Carmen Electra date cost, again? (good to be home)...

Ive come across a few things on the general subject of color that i thought I would pull together as a group. Colorstrology A site sponsored by Pantone. Its tell you the color associated with your date of birth...

Ephemera Now collects commercial artwork from mid century advertisements and prints. It's a nice site to look through if you're in the mood for paintings of cadillacs, boys and their dogs and women in one piece bathing suits....

Ok, this isn't Star Wars related, but it is geeky. Continuing the trend of putting superheros in ordinary situations, someone put together "Robin's Big Date" starring Sam Rockwell (yes, Sam Rockwell) as The Bat-Man. Not as funny as it could...

- cost 2.7 billion dollars - 3,000 rooms - 18 restaurants - 10,000 flowers in the lobby - Art gallery featuring Picasso, Cezanne, Gauguin and Rembrandt - Full 18 hole golf course - Ferrari-Mazzerati dealership in the hotel ...Steve...

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Three of your regular blog buddies - Aquaman, Clickety Clack and myself - took a day out from our busy weekend social schedule to attend the Contagious Media Workshop organized by Eyebeam. The theme of the day was the...

American Idol's Paula Abdul took a page out of Hugh Grant's playbook, making her first post-Primetime Live appearance on late night TV a few minutes ago. As Simon would say, "Absolutely dreadful." Hugh Grant won over the world with...

Anyone think Todd Hilliard has $400,000.00? ...especially since the last auction he won was for a buck....

50-1 longshot Giacomo came out nowhere today in the final stretch of the Kentucky Derby to overtake favorite Afleet Alex and 70-1 second place finisher Closing Argument. Lucky (or psychic) wagerers who bet on the 10 and 18 horses...

Poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines! You'll never look at spam the same way again. Be sure and check out the contest winners who actually re-enacted the cartoons....

Next stop...hold'em at the Wynn....

A blog of found images that kind of defies description. A great Zeitgeist/rorschach thought experiment to get the creative juices flowing. Link: One Man Safari ...

This week, something a little different. For your saturday night entertainment, a special selection of hand-picked and recommended web games to keep you occupied. RallyTrophy, a fantastic simulation of a floor race set For Dr. Who fans, The Last...

William "The Refrigerator" Perry is still trying to profit off his obesity. This time, it's a cake-eating contest. ESPN reports on his last foray into competitive eating: Although he weighs at least 200 pounds more than 132-pound phenom Takeru...

Before you pack up for the weekend and get ready to cross the border to meet an online love interest, AgeofConsent.com wants you to ask, "How Old is Old Enough?" In addition to their Age chart listing legal ages...

Some test footage of Superman in flight for the new movie. I'm starting to get excited about this one. ...

Remember the Hasta la vista, Luna story from earlier this week? The Governor of California (OK, an impersonator) proposing the destruction of the moon on Howard Stern? Lump in MSNBC with those who missed the joke. From Scarborough Country:...

Why do all the interesting viral pieces lately involve beef or chickens? BeefRelief.com ...

Not to get into a pro or anti-war debate, but this photo just about breaks my heart. A U.S. Army soldier comforts a child fatally wounded in a car bomb blast in Mosul. ...

Is the designer of this logo clueless or did he slip this past a really clueless client? I can't translate what the nature of the client's business is about, but maybe this image is actually a perfect representation of...

The story The site....

An interesting article on the BBC this morning mentions a recent dispute that was solved by Rock Paper Scissors. The Maspro Denkoh electronics corporation was selling its $20 million collection of Picassos and Van Goghs, but the director could...

Yesterday in the Times there was yet another article about acrylic furniture being the new thing in home furnishings, partly brought about by designers like Philipe Starck and his ghost chair. So, in light of that article, and the...

What happens when you make a Mussolini action figure, drop it off at Walmart, then ask the clerk some questions about it. Brought to you by Centennial Society...makers of Fallen Rappers Pez Despensers....

I never understood why Brian Regan hasn't made Seinfeld money, or at least Romano money. Join me in my wonder and see him tonight and tomorow at Caroline's Brooklyn Designs is a warm-up for the ICFF show next week....

Sure, there's always 1-800-FLOWERS. How 'bout trying something a little different this year. 5) Instead of a card, why not tell mom how you feel inside a shiny silver fortune cookie. 4) Mom got a green thumb? Check out...

Partyka is a site run by some artists in Brooklyn that showcases local rising stars in the art world including painters, photographers and comic book artists. Check out the Daily Drawings section and especially go to the Guest Artist...

Tagged a subway car today, then went to Katz's Deli for a sandwich. (Katz's thing alone was a little boring)...

slow day. link...

I'm a bit fuzzy on the British elections. There's no set "election day"? Tony Blair can just decide to call a vote? Can one of our British readers explain the intricacies of British politics, in simple terms, for a...

I've been veging on posting this for weeks, and today BoingBoing did it for me. There are a bunch of sites popping up under the heading of location tagging services. There goal seems to be combining the physical and...

We Make Money Not Art is the best blog out there, and if I'm gonna keep posting this chick's stuff, I want to make sure she gets proper credit. Under May 5th alone, she's written about... The Khronos projector...

- Elephant skin made from tin foil - A bird skeleton made from fingernail clippings - A signature generating school chair Tim Hawkinson looks at things a little differently from you and me. He seems to be interested in...

Anyone watching this Primetime Live "special" on American Idol? Great fodder for a gossip column, but the moral outrage seems a bit much. It's turned out to be an hour-long ad for a crappy album. Bringing up 7 losers...

Groan.......

Looks like Jellio's Retarded Ride is over. Like the fact that I was bid #69, though. (I really gotta grow up)...

Spent nearly 10 minutes at the Hayden Planetarium today. Today's tip - Don't go to the Hayden Planetarium on a school day. I will go back for this, though....

Jellio goes all out as the current high bidder on the ebay auction for Carmen Elektra

Yes, yes Wednesday is new comics day, but this coming Saturday, May 7 is the 4th Annual Free Comics Day. Comic book retailers all over the country will have a variety of new comics that they will be giving away...

Why is there so much going on this month? - Bovines are uniting tomorrow night, - Their relatives are coming on May 12th, - And we find out about a bunch of ugly-ass kids on the 20th. Coincidence? Or...

In the run up to the opening of Episode III, we're posting a lot of Star Wars themed posts. I'm a big a fan of the series as the next guy, but we must all agree, after the movie...

Anyone hear Howard this morning? Apparently, the honeymoon's over for Benedict Artie, as they were calling him. Howard told a story about Artie asking for three weeks off so that he could film a movie. Howard told him he...

About a month ago, Evil Rich had a great post about I am 8-bit, an exhibition of work inspired by 80's video games. Here's a link to the some shots of the opening night party. By the way, anyone...

If you haven't heard of The Pilloman yet, here's the deal. The play centers on the interrogation of a writer, named Katurian K. Katurian (?), who has written over 300 stories in which children have been tortured or killed...

If so, can you please let us know if this is true? If so, I'm relocating. Norwegians win legal right to view porn at work ...

I ran into an interesting link on Screenhead tonight. Star Wars Origins is a site that looks at the sources that probably inspired Lucas when creating his Magnus Opus. Some of the comparisons we've heard before, even from George...

Jonas Bergstrand loves the style of the 1960s. And he replicates it pretty well using vector art. He's got a lot of stylish illustrations that load in an instant and make for nice Flash animations. Check out his portfolio....

Remember “Ginger” - the pre-launch, pre-unveiling secret name for the Segway? For a few weeks at work, I remember the buzz about what “Ginger” could be - a perpetual motion machine? Something that eliminated gasoline from the economy? Something...

Liberty Island...just like millions of other New Yorkers, I'd never been. Today's tourist tip - If you stand downwind on the top deck on the Circle Line and lean over the rail a bit, you will experience the biggest...

A lego version of Star Wars fans waiting on line. Click here for a list of things that would make it more accurate. Although I think the big thing it is missing is a Lego Triumph the insult comic...

After hearing all the underground and high school buzz for a while, I finally checked out Napoleon Dynamite a couple of months ago (better late than never). I was pleasantly surprised. I wonder how they slipped this one past...

Governor Schwarzenegger got some bad press over the weekend for comments he made on the Howard Stern Show. The former body builder and action star advocated the destruction of the moon. "If we get rid of the moon, women,...

From the site Black People Love Us "We are well-liked by Black people so we're psyched (since lots of Black people don't like lots of White people)!! We thought it'd be cool to honor our exceptional status with a...

We're all about fun this week. 1) Can't handle the reponsibility of a real pooch. Try a Nintendog first. 2) The latest in customizable kicks...NikeID 3) How 'bout an inflatable waterpipe. (Just making sure you're paying attention) 4) Remember...

Gummies rule...via Flickr....

The first and only Time Traveller's Convention (because you only really need one) is coming to MIT on May 7, 2005. Time travellers from all eras are encouraged to travel back to that date as many times as they...

Hotel Fox in Copenhagen, Denmark was created with the help of 21 international artists from the fields of graphic design, urban art and illustration. The gallery of rooms are the site is really fantastic....

Anyone see the 60 Minutes interview of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell last night? At one point in the interview, Mike Wallace asked why they never married, and the response was: It's not as if we didn't talk about...

Scara's right, I'm going to Vegas, but not til the weekend (my retirement plan hinges on the derby this Saturday). I was planning on just veging on my couch posting entries every day, but decided to take advantage of...

Here's the college-application-essay version of "Electron Bank Structure in Germanium, My Ass." This has been floating around for about ten years, but it holds up. An Exemplary College Application...

My thanks to Monkeyfilter for providing a link to what must be the funniest undergraduate physics experiment write up I ever read. Man, I took Physics in high school, and this is SO the report I wanted to write...

There's a new handheld game machine on the streets of Singapore, which is touted variously as better than the PSP and a Gameboy in disguise. The truth is probably that's it's a cheap counterfeit. I mention it only because...

IFM (Internation Fashion Machines) creates digital textiles that change color and patttern over times. They've also developed woven musical instruments and interactive table cloths....

Lauren Moriarty is an industrial designer who creates some very beautiful, simple objects from lazer-cut, hand finished neoprene. I am particularly fond of the lace panels....

My wife and I bought a house last fall. At the time, our neighbors all seemed very nice. But outside of a few frozen waves while shoveling, we've had little contact. Now it's spring, and we're all emerging from...

Oh, I should warn you all that it may be a bit quieter this week as Jellio is in Vegas trying to refill the YBNBY venture capital coffers. I look to Aquaman to pick up the slack... ...

This morning, Adfreak muses on the disappearance of Constantine from American Idol, and raises the oft-discussed question of conspiracies and vote-rigging. But I actually think they come to the right conclusion in that the majority of the American public...

Jennifer Wilbanks has had a rough week, what with the stress of the wedding and the fake kidnapping. Send her a token of your support. Jennifer Wilbanks' Bridal Registries: Pottery Barn Macy's Williams-Sonoma...

This seems to me to be the very definition of the karmic circle. Google Will Eat Itself is a subversive web project which aims to eventually but Google with money generated via Adsense, Google's own advertising program. Each time...

As we head into another work week, there are a few things I always try to remind myself, to help me get through another one. Firstly, I always try to imagine that, whatever happens in a work setting, that...

Here's a site with thumbnail pictures of all the Apple computers through the years. Some of these really take me back - even now I can remember lusting after one of those smokey iMac DVs. ...