links for 2007-05-30

Helvetica
Sadly, the San Francisco screening for next month is sold out. But a note at the bottom says they’re working on a Berkeley screening. One can only have subdued, serious hopes.
(tags: helvetica font design film)

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Helvetica at 50
“Type “I hate Helvetica” into Google and there are forums for people who rage [...]

links for 2007-05-29

Celebs in bright lippy
One time I saw Stefani talking on TV sans red pout & it was hard to recognize her. It was like wiping off the fire-engine red lipstick made her into another person. Must be great for evading the papparazzi.
(tags: gwen_stefani lipstick lips red beauty)

links for 2007-05-27

Should parents finance grad school? | Ask MetaFilter
Read this comment and thought, hmm, wife sounds Indian (or desi, if you prefer).
(tags: parents children money school)

links for 2007-05-26

YouTube - The Best ‘View’ Argument Ever May 23 2007
Hmm. Maybe Rosie shouldn’t have been on The View anyway. Air America, perhaps?
(tags: war iraq the_vie rosie_o’donnell elisabeth_hasselbeck)

Signals - Gifts That Inform, Enlighten & Entertain
“Closed, it’s a bountiful bouquet.” - Looks like the perfect umbrella for a flamenco dancer, no? (Too fanciful for the button-downed Mary [...]

links for 2007-05-24

Trendy Ikea ho-hum at home / Swedish shoppers don’t buy into U.S. fascination with giant retailer
“”In Sweden, going to Ikea is like going to the supermarket to buy paper towels in bulk….The cheap label is fostered by Kamprad, a recluse who has crafted an image of being stingy, flying economy class, taking the free bus [...]

links for 2007-05-18

Departure and Arrival, 8:30pm-10:30pm (Four 30-minute cycles)
“Departure and Arrival, a landmark site specific performance by Zaccho Dance Theatre, at the San Francisco International Airport.” I’m working ’til 9pm, but hoping to hop on over after just b/c it sounds so intriguing.
(tags: airport dance arts san_francisco zaccho)

LolCat Builder » Home
Make your own!
(tags: lolcats humor photos art [...]

links for 2007-05-14

Seth’s Blog: The New York Times Effect
Admission: Hearing American Idol’s LaKisha sing “Stayin’ Alive” made me look up what is meant by the “New York Times effect.” I think the famous Bee Gee’s falsetto had always prevented me from making out any of that song’s lyrics beyond the title.
(tags: american_idol lakisha_jones bee_gees stayin_alive lyrics music [...]

Good Thai is hard to find.

One way you might know it’s not going to work:
He says he’s been told he’s too critical. You agree, and wonder aloud what was the last positive thing he said.
He says he’s thinking. There’s silence while he thinks back to whenever that moment might have been.
Then it hits you.
“Oh, I don’t mean the last positive [...]

links for 2007-05-08

promo_your_office.jpg (JPEG Image, 300×196 pixels)
Tin foil-wrapped everything? Very interesting.
(tags: tv pomotional offices)

Spencer Tunick en México on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cool human mosaic pics shot in Mexico City’s public square (I think. Please enlighten me if you’re Spanish is better than mine.) Broke some kind of record.
(tags: tunick mexico zocalo nudes)

Thousands strip for photo shoot | [...]

links for 2007-05-07

HijabMan: Frisk Me, I’m Muslim (TM) Green
“White letters on navy. 100% cotton. Short sleeve.” Also featuring, “Make Chai, Not War” and “Can I get an alhamdulillah?!”
(tags: t-shirt muslim humor)