I've been reading a bit about Google lately. To be more specific, blog posts outlining a nerd controversy(ish) over the design philosophy at Google. I love how everyone (yes, twelve-year-old girls and former Google employees alike) can now be more ...Read More
So guess the fuck what. I have basically the coolest news ever. The hologram-based virtual world of Total Recall is, in reality, in its infancy - and is being adapted into the realm of children's toys. This is so awesome I ...Read More
Do you remember Captain Planet (it’s kind of hard not to, with the amazing theme song, in English and German) - what about The Troll in Central Park, or Fern Gully? As a kid I remember growing up with all these ...Read More
Recently, as a budding critic, I have discovered words for veins of thought that many – too many – people still cling to in their daily lives: Rockism and Popism. These are the veins of thought that quickly reject each ...Read More
Philip Maglieri wants to make a good impression. He definitely doesn't want me to let you know that his dedication to The Alley is so formidable that he braved my prodding questions curled up in a blanket with a head ...Read More
So I was wasting my life away on Facebook the other day. Innocently enough, I clicked 'refresh' like I sometimes do (hey, Facebook ain't Gmail, after all), and I was greeted by possibly the most unexpected (or expected, depending on ...Read More
Two summers ago I discovered Calvin Harris - and I must say, it was an album that was pretty easy to dig. It's not genre transcending or anything, but it's fun electronic pop music. "The Girls" and "Acceptable in the ...Read More
First off - sorry for the lack of updates as of late. My initial excuse is that I was terribly busy getting a number of things done for work, for school and for this conference where I read a shortened ...Read More
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon an article in Rob Walker's Consumed column in the New York Times titled The Sweet Payoff. Since I read it I haven't been able to stop thinking about it, and the possibility of a ...Read More
