Kinder Words by Justin August

demand curve

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:36:24 -0400

demand curve:

Put Up or Shut Up

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:36:24 -0400

Put Up or Shut Up:

Roger Ebert:

Our political immune system has only one antibody, and that is the truth.

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-29)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:13:06 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-29):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Obama administration: "Piracy is flat, unadulterated theft"

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:03:28 -0400

Obama administration: "Piracy is flat, unadulterated theft":

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke went to Nashville yesterday to address a symposium on intellectual property enforcement, and he threw down the gauntlet: the Obama administration will…

First day of school!!

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:22:16 -0400

First day of school!!

The Emperor’s New Pose

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:52:40 -0400

The Emperor’s New Pose:

In 1924, irritated with the undiscerning faddishness of modern art criticism, Los Angeles novelist Paul Jordan Smith “made up my mind that critics would praise anything unintelligible.”

So…

Good Breakfast, Bad Breakfast

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:30:21 -0400

Good Breakfast, Bad Breakfast:

In case you didn’t know:

Back by Popular Demand

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:30:21 -0400

Back by Popular Demand:

The Gravel Racer is available again. Operators are standing by. Photo by Chris Milliman

A few beautiful Pendleton National Park blankets, via Alex...

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:30:21 -0400

A few beautiful Pendleton National Park blankets, via Alex...:
Yellowstone

Yosemite

Grand Canyone

Rainier

A few beautiful Pendleton National Park blankets, via Alex Grant.

Stoked.

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:56:26 -0400

Stoked.

Sugary bottled teas strip out antioxidants, health benefits

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:39:03 -0400

Sugary bottled teas strip out antioxidants, health benefits:

A presentation at the American Chemical Society’s national meeting indicates that bottled teas contain less of the chemicals that give tea its health benefits when compared to…

He is legend

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:39:03 -0400

He is legend:

In a 31-square-mile area in Brazil that is off limits to logging companies, the sole survivor of an uncontacted tribe lives. All by himself.

Advanced societies invariably have subsumed whatever…

Be unbeatable

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:39:03 -0400

Be unbeatable:

Kamikaze pilot Masanobu Kuno wrote a farewell letter to his young son and daughter the day before he flew to his death in the Battle of Okinawa. From the translation:

Your father will become a…

What's the difference between khakis and chinos, and in what situations would each be suitable? Which is better-suited to wear with a button-down shirt and sport coat?

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:36:24 -0400

What's the difference between khakis and chinos, and in what situations would each be suitable? Which is better-suited to wear with a button-down shirt and sport coat?:

Let’s get this straight once and for all.

Khaki is a color. It’s the color of desert sand.

Chinos are a type of pants. They’re often khaki colored.

In the US, it’s common to refer to…

So Predictable

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:36:24 -0400

So Predictable:

The Bay Bridge (as seen from Treasure Island) this past Saturday morning at 4:55am.

The secrets of Trader Joe's

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:36:24 -0400

The secrets of Trader Joe's:

Privately held Trader Joe’s is highly secretive and doesn’t do interviews, so Fortune did some digging around to see what makes the retail chain such a success.

A ringing bell instead of an…

Nothing in Common

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:36:24 -0400

Nothing in Common:

SOUTH DAKOTA shares no letters with its capital, PIERRE. It’s the only such state.

Ohhhhhhhh snap!

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:53:10 -0400

Ohhhhhhhh snap!:

Michael Ian Black, responding to a heckler at a show in Ohio who compared Obama to Hitler.

Permanent traffic jam

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:53:10 -0400

Permanent traffic jam:

A traffic jam in China’s Heibei Province has been going on for nine days now and may last a month.

The traffic jam has sparked some entrepreneurial spirit for local residents, which has added to…

Putting His Brompton Where His Mouth Is

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:16:06 -0400

Putting His Brompton Where His Mouth Is:

Many of you out there in the world outside the blogosphere have heard of a bicycle store in Portland, Oregon by the name of Clever Cycles. CC was started by Todd Fahrner who has become something of…