extreme drunk

The New Yorker has a nice piece about extreme beer brewing. No, they don't use Mountain Dew.

making a world without race

Those lucky bastards at Gizmodo got to do a tour of the Lego factory and have posted video. It's awesome, yet puzzling, as none of the machines are made with 2x9 blocks.

he died as he lived

When the designer of the Pringles can recently passed away, he was cremated and buried in one of his own cans. I find this very cool, and I need to hurry up and do something worthwhile myself so I can incorporate it into my funeral plans.

when bad things happen to bad companies

Don't you love it when bad news happens to your enemies? Well, WalMart's old security tapes have been released to the public by the company who used to run their surveillance. What's not included in this article, however, is that some released segments have their managers bragging about their anti-union activities.

If I can cause just one person to quit shopping at this evil store, I've done my job.

I keep telling them, it's always evil!

An article about a truly horrible pheonomenon, the world becoming more like Disney. A quote:

Critics charge that Disney's parks are nothing more than simulacra of reality, carefully constructed capitalist fantasylands that shut out unpleasant realities. (In other words, they're a lot like Wall Street before the subprime mess hit the fan.) But Disney World, an immensely successful enterprise, clearly has a lot to teach about the realities of business.

I've said it before: damn your frozen body, Walt.

the worst consumer product in the world

The geniuses at Anheiser Bush have decided--no lie--to combine Bud and Clamato. I am utterly incapable of making this up or adding to the conversation in any way.

this is adult?

Nerve, of all people, has an article on the Land's End catalog. Their take is 100% Nerve. A quote: " The Lands' End fall catalog is porn for the heartsick man." Sure it is...

Sorry for the infrequent updates. I'm back, baby!

new consumer product for nutsos

Could this idea be any worse?