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Why Vimeo is better than Youtube - USA TODAY

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:32:43 -0400

Why Vimeo is better than Youtube - USA TODAY: No duh.

Williamsburg cuts out automobiles

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:00 -0400

The city will close Bedford Avenue to traffic, turning the thoroughfare into a pedestrian-only plaza between Metropolitan Avenue and North Ninth Street.

“People can sit out in the street and do whatever they’d like.”

I’ve been waiting patiently for this since I started fantasizing about a New York City where all streets were replaced with sod.

Where are you watching the fireworks in NYC this weekend?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:18:56 -0400

I’m looking for a roof party on the East River. If there aren’t any (unlikely), I’d help organize one.

How to make jean shorts (jorts)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:44:28 -0400

Email tip from Jessica Schroeder:

Try jeans on. Mark what length you’d like with a pin or little pen mark.
Take jeans off, lay on flat surface.
Cut straight across. Keep disconnected leg.
Lay cut leg on top of other leg.
Cut across at this point.

If you want them to be frayed, roll up hem horizontally so that all cut edges form a “surface”. Take a hair brush and just run it over that surface. This will pull out some weft yarns and let the vertical yarns fray out. If you can, throw them in the wash/dry and the fraying will really come out.

Chromeo - Fancy Footwork via Kai

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:30:18 -0400

Chromeo - Fancy Footwork via Kai

"Indian food wasn’t popular in New York until the mid-90’s when banks starting importing..."

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:30:49 -0400

“Indian food wasn’t popular in New York until the mid-90’s when banks starting importing droves of Indian programmers to help them avert the Y2K crisis. Indian restaurants popped up overnight catering to the immigrants. Meanwhile, the tech scene was heating up in the city and a new culture of workaholics needed a late night craving satisfied via delivery.”

- Indian-American entrepreneur Kay Kalawar explained this to me while lamenting that she entered the market too soon with her Indian food distribution company in the late 80’s.
Either way, thank god for chicken tikka masala.

So, I'm really into donuts...

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:26:00 -0400

I want to open a gourmet donut shop in Williamsburg. Usually I’m shy when people ask me what I’m working on, but that’s because I don’t like to mistake talking about something with actually doing something. However, it’s different with this shop. I consider myself a decent bootstrapping online entrepreneur, but I still have my brick and mortar virginity.

I seek a managing partner to help me open a shop, and through the process teach me the ins and outs of running a kitchen-based business in NYC.

Please email me with your experience: zklein@gmail.com

The Forms - Red Gun

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:40:00 -0400

The Forms - Red Gun

Boys Noize - & DownI’m psyched about waking up today....

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:26:00 -0400

Boys Noize - & Down

I’m psyched about waking up today. You?

The Foot Fist Way

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:35:21 -0400

The Foot Fist Way: I love the “I don’t think you’re gonna like how this ends” scene in the trailer.

I only just saw this.

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:30:12 -0400

I only just saw this.

Folding Greenhouse via Matt

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:40:00 -0400

Folding Greenhouse

via Matt

Raspberries - Go All The WayToday’s music meme: Share a...

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:32:33 -0400

Raspberries - Go All The Way

Today’s music meme: Share a song you own only because you grew up with your mom or dad listening to it.

Episode #355 of This American Life does a great job explaining the subprime mortgage crisis.

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:57:20 -0400

Episode #355 of This American Life does a great job explaining the subprime mortgage crisis.: Listen to the episode for free online.

Thirsty Barcelona imports drinking water

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:53:18 -0400

Thirsty Barcelona imports drinking water:

Matt Lehrer wrote me:

Last week, Barcelona’s mayor, Jordi Hereu, chartered a fleet of 10 tankers to ship drinking water into the city at a reported cost of £17m a month. Critics say the move, which meets just 6% of Barcelona’s daily needs, is an expensive publicity stunt and will serve only to scare tourists away.

From David Tobias: “Supposedly Improv Everywhere made a...

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:48:00 -0400

From David Tobias: “Supposedly Improv Everywhere made a pretend line at the Apple Store and people are now lining up on it for no apparent reason.”

For more, see here: iPhone line forms at Apple’s flagship for absolutely no reason - Engadget

UPDATE: Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere’s founder, denies responsibility.

Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy’s rendition of Woody...

Thu, 22 May 2008 10:46:00 -0400

Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy’s rendition of Woody Guthrie’s Remember The Mountain Bed.

"But the Internet had changed, and my place in it had changed, too: I no longer had the luxury of..."

Thu, 22 May 2008 10:37:00 -0400

“But the Internet had changed, and my place in it had changed, too: I no longer had the luxury of writing something and imagining that the only people who might read it would be a handful of funny, supportive friends.”

- Blog-Post Confidential by Emily Gould
Excellent piece in this weekend’s Times Magazine, via Becca.

2012 Super Bowl awarded to Indianapolis

Tue, 20 May 2008 21:06:00 -0400

2012 Super Bowl awarded to Indianapolis: Eat our shorts, Ohio.

The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:44:57 -0400

The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains