Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Story of Stuff
“Our enormously productive economy…demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption…we need things consumed, burned up, replaced and discarded at an ever-accelerating rate.” – Victor LeBeau, Retail Analyst Post WW IIwho I guess we could refer to as the father of consumptionism. I particularly enjoyed the notion that our national happiness peaked in the 1950's and also the part about Planned Obsolescence and Perceived Obsolescence and that 99% of what is produced is trashed in six months. So, next time you're in the mood for shopping, maybe you should take twenty minutes, watch the video and ask yourself, "do I really need this?"
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
A-political
So I feel like I've been posting a lot of really politcal, sorta serious type stuff lately. So, I thought I'd put something up that's just plain old fun. In the tradition of Rube Goldberg, here's a little good, clean, subway fun. It's called The Machine. Enjoy.
The Machine from mudlevel on Vimeo.
Also, if you're wondering what Banksy has been up to, look no further. His newest feat is The Village Pet Store.
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Labels: art, people, transportation
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Howard Zinn breaks it down.
This is a great explanation of what's going on with our economic "bailout" aka corporate welfare and a great reminder that our "big government" truly does work for the corporation and not the populous. And if you were wondering what latent racism was up to, here's a nice little article from the Times.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Truly Frightening
DISCLAIMER: What you are about to see will possibly scare the living crap out of you. For all of the debates, discussions, interviews, vetting, it doesn't hold a candle to downright stupidity and assumption. This people are picking their President not based on policy, not based on temper, negotiation skills, foreign policy...any policy for that matter. They are picking the white guy and his running mate. And why? Because he's not black, and he's definitely not a terrorist. And the scariest part...I'm pretty sure this footage is from Pennsylvania. My state. Please, if you're watching this. Vote. Vote for the real reasons, not latent racism, fear, or stupidity. Vote Obama.
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Saturday, October 04, 2008
So Funny I almost peed
The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.
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Friday, October 03, 2008
A little wisdom on the Daily Show
I though her last comment on the show was incredibly well put. Hopefully Obama was listening and he'll step it up a little.
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
something to fall asleep to...
Metamorphosis from Glenn Marshall on Vimeo.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
don't forget to....
The deadline to Register in Pennsylvania is October 6th. So if you haven't, Do it NOW!
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
refreshing insight
during a presidential season it's easy to get jaded by all the spin and rhetoric being hurled at us and generally flying right over or right around our heads. I have to give a nod to Caleb Walker's last post about two of the current candidates and the reference to how really ridiculous things have gotten pertaining to simple lack of thinking for oneself. Just as a side note, after reading this post I overheard someone outside a certain local watering hole actually say to one of his friends (in some type of political/argumentative context); "You're a fucking Obama, man!"
This is what we're up against people. Read more...here
Or if you're link-disabled. Here's the whole darn thing.
I’m a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.
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If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you’re "exotic, different."
Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.
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If your name is Barack you’re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
Name your kids Willow, Trig, and Track, you’re a maverick.
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Graduate from Harvard Law School and you are unstable.
Attend five different small colleges before graduating, you’re well grounded.
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If you spend three years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend eight years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate’s Health and Human Services committee, spend four years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran’s Affairs committees, you don’t have any real leadership experience.
If your total resume is: local weather girl, four years on the city council and six years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you’re qualified to become the country’s second-highest ranking executive.
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If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising two beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you’re not a real Christian.
If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you’re a Christian.
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If you teach responsible, age-appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.
If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option, in sex education in your state’s school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you’re very responsible.
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If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family’s values don’t represent America’s.
If your husband is nicknamed "First Dude," with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn’t register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.
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OK, much clearer now.
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Labels: commentary, manifesto, politics
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
good advice
10 Unbeatable Tips for Overcoming Micro-Addictions | Zen Habits
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Nike Windbreaker Critcal Mass = Death of Counterculture?
Okay, so here's a complete bite off BikeSnob's last posting, but the only reason I'm doing it is to illustrate a previous post of my own regarding hipster culture and particularly the trend of fixed gear bicycles and their involvement in the trend/anti-trend of the hipster-nation, death of counter-culture that is now upon us.
Nike Windrunner Ride L.A. from Veesh on Vimeo.
I find it hilarious that a bunch of "i don't like to use the word 'hipster' because, cause, uh..." types would knowingly engage is a shameless, Nike marketing promotion for, of all things a new windbreaker! Maybe it was really cool, maybe I'm wrong, and the only way anything cool/good happens is through corporate sponsorship. Are we all just selling out? I mean, I like certain brands just as much as the next guys, but c'mon, a Nike sponsored fixed gear critical mass? What's next a Hummer sponsored alleycat? See for yourself. And thanks to BikeSnobNYC for the tip off.
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driving distracted
Upon BikeSnobNYC's request, I am sharing the following PSA. Enjoy
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Labels: bikes
Monday, August 18, 2008
the next big thing...
although clearly in it's infancy, this looks like it could grow to be pretty cool, and definitely advantageous to Pittsburgh, much needed endeavor to court and maintain a population of people under 40.
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Labels: creativity, pittsburgh
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Hipsters...caught on tape.
This is a pretty good analysis of the current hipster epidemic. Told from the obviously anti-consumer perspective of any decent adbusters article.
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Beverly Hillbillies
Does anyone else see a problem with this? Personally, I can't wait til we run out of oil!
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Pittsburgh Wiki and Richard Chen
My experience has led me to believe that Pittsburgh has a demoted sense of self-worth. And to be completely honest I think it had lasted quite effectively until a few years ago with the Steelers won the SuperBowl. Finally, the dam broke and Pittsburgh has realized that it may actually have something very unique to offer the rest of the country. Courtesy of PopCity, two articles have demonstrated, at least to me, that Pittsburgh is on the up and up. Apparently, there is a new restaurant being open by Richard Chen called Richard Chen's Pan Asian Cuisine. This guy is a pretty big deal, he's the Exec. Chef of the Wynn Hotel in Vegas and he's bringing in Simon Lewis from the UK to "...be part of Pittsburgh's restaurant scene." In other Pittsburgh news, check out the Pittsburgh Wiki. An interesting Wiki concept to focus on traffic and transportation issues throughout the city. All this leads me to think it may be worth sticking around for a while.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
what's in a name?
You know your name is too common when the actual "you" doesn't show up on a google search til about the twelfth page. Ironically, there's an oncologist who lives around the corner from my parents who is stealing my thunder. Jackass.
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Amsterdamize...dont' ya think?
thought I'd share. Nicked from Amsterdamize
what a beautiful way to spend a sunday...too bad I'm cooped up for the next few hours.
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Friday, July 04, 2008
sao paolo her i come.
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Labels: art
july 4th politico
ps. vote obama!
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Labels: politics
Sunday, June 29, 2008
how to ruin your Sunday
just in case you're getting bored with the whole "war on terror". Change the channel, check out the war in Chad. It's just like the war in Iraq but, a little less glamorous and clearly not as news-worthy.
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Hello...You There!!
HelloYouThere.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Veer
just poking around old bookmarks and came across Veer. There seems to be more and more of these types of sites popping up, there's also Behance which is pretty nice, but a little too much of itself. And there's also Trunkt which is a nice "more sophisticated" Etsy type thing.
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Labels: art, creativity
Specter
Oh, also. It's a flash site, so poke around.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Cans Festival Wrap Up...
One of the featured favorites was "world renowned" BANKSY. You can check a flickr-roll here.
nicked from wooster collective.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
New Music...
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Labels: music
Friday, June 13, 2008
we're going to shanghai.
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
post worthy
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
SHERMAN
Here's the latest addition to our family. I really have no way of describing how awesome this little monster is, but hopefully the pictures will do a bit of justice.
Enjoy!
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Pittsburgh Music Fest Sponsored by American Eagle.
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Save the world with a carrot!
Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.
It's been a while, but I finally found something worth posting. This was nicked from www.zefrank.com
Thanks Ze.
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Friday, April 04, 2008
speaking of wanderlust
so i just posted the latest bjork video. well if she ever made a mountain bike video, it'd look like this.
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
wanderlust...do you have it?
I couldn't find any sites that would allow me to embed it, but here's a sneak peak at Bjork's new Video for WANDERLUST in it 2D entirety. Enjoy
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Via WoosterCollective.
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Labels: art
R.I.P. Nigel
Last night we lost a good friend...our big, lovable, orange tabby Nigel. He is missed already, but here are a few choice pictures to remember him.
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Salt...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
a nice price...
apparently i'm in the wrong business. nice price tag... I mean, it's nice, but cutting aluminum and powder coating ain't exactly rocket surgery. Nice racket you've got.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
things i won't get to do.
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Pimp My Ride.
If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
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this just in...
sunshine returns to pittsburgh after months in exile. I had the great opportunity to spend the entire day outside on Sunday. Unfortunately my camera was in the car, so I apologize for the "less than great" cell phone photos. but hey, it's better then using your imaginations...right?
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
happy easter
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
crazy people
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connectivity
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motivation...
I think mostly it was I waiting for some motivations... like this. I wants it!
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
mother russia
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http://www.woostercollective.com/
a live veiwing of a fresh banksy piece and ...the whole love thing in the Netherlands...
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