March 2008
Momofuku Ko is set to open March 12th. →
Pretty interested in seeing this automated online reservation system.
WatchGnarls Barkley- “Run” Random cameo by Justin Timberlake
February 2008
comScore explains Google's disappointing numbers... →
Short answer: “it’s not completely our fault!” Some great quotes… While we do not claim that these concerns are unwarranted, we believe a careful analysis of our search data does not lend them direct support. More specifically, the evidence suggests that the softness in Google’s paid click metrics is primarily a result of Google’s own quality initiatives that result in a...
Izza Kizza feat. Missy Elliot - “Walk the...
WatchNew Iron Man Trailer This is going to be great
Free hot dogs for the first 500 customers at the... →
Ah yes, the morning hot dog, a real treat— brought to you by Unhitched.
Rick Ross feat. Jay-Z - ‘Maybach...
The Type Directors Club has put up the winning... →
I really like Fondo.
Jerry Yang decides to capitalize*. →
*letters at the beginning of a sentence and proper nouns See: previous post
http://www.facebook.com/FacebookPreviews →
New Facebook profile pages, tentatively out this Spring.
“I like to think of stocks as proxies for buying companies. If someone was...”
– Fred Wilson’s rationale on why he doesn’t mind owning GOOG and its continuouusly falling stock, as well as how it should eventually end up ahead. (link)
"HOUSTON... WE HAVE AN INJURY" →
-Amir Blumenfeld does it again
In case anyone else was wondering and didn't want...
dc: ha
dc: what else is going on
Shallon: hm, nuffin. page 6's blind item is about me today, so thats an interesting way to start the morning.
dc: yeah
dc: i was wondering if you saw that
dc: didnt want to say anything if you h adnt
Shallon: hah no i got numerous calls about it today
Shallon: and no, not fired
Shallon: my bosses totally knew/know about it. jesus Post, fact check!
me: ok good
me: i was nervous for you
me: i like how you capitalize post but not jesus
link: http://www.nypost.com/seven/02262008/gossip/pagesix/just_asking_99375.htm
WatchMoment of Truth This clip is reeeeally uncomfortable and sleazy; shit also gets reeeeeal. EDIT: Just realized that this woman looks a lot like a b-side Lindsay Lohan having aged about 10 years.
Paris Hilton is "tired of the haters," and has a... →
The IHOP in Brooklyn is one of the most successful... →
The pancake house is planning on opening additional New York restaurants in Bed-Stuy, East New York, and/or Williamsburg.
WatchJJ Abrams, who seems like a really really likable guy, talks vaguely about the second Cloverfield movie, and how the handheld gimmick can’t be done again, as well as other projects that he’s got going on (not LOST though).
“MY NAME IS MY NAME!”
– Episode 9, the penultimate episode, of The Wire is amazing, there’s five* ridiculously compelling moments in a twenty minute span. I know it’s really trite and very much overkill to talk about how good The Wire is, but I think it meets, for the most part, all the expectations that are...
“I have never believed in the concept of a rental player. It is my belief that...”
– Mats Sundin refuses to waive his no-trade clause, shows character. (link)
pile: The human eye has a blind spot where the optic nerve goes back into your brain. You normally don’t notice it because your other eye and brain compensate to fill in the missing information. However, if you close one eye and know where to look, you can effectively trick your brain into making things appear and disappear. For more information, check out this introduction on how to find your...
WatchChris Webber - ‘Gangsta, Gangsta (Tell Me How You Do It)’ This video is worth the preroll before it, s’pretty amazing.
heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com →
Yesterday was one blogger’s lucky day.
RE: Below
Rebecca W: hahaha
Rebecca: i like the implication
Rebecca: that for years before this product
Rebecca: men had to decide betwen a hard-working and a good-looking wife
Rebecca: "my wife cleans so well but then she looks tired after. SUCH A TURN OFF"
Momofuku Ssam has a new tasting menu that includes... →
WOOOWWWWW.
“But sometimes they just think too deeply about stuff. Sometimes your fans are...”
– Andre 3000 to Complex (link)
Out with the Old
samreich: Tonight I had coffee with Rob Cohen, an all around awesome guy and writer for the Simpsons who’s directing our shoot tomorrow. We were startled to discover that we both dropped out of high school at 16 and never had any other formal education. Rob, who has been working in television professionally for two decades, says I should stay on the internet as long as possible. He thinks that...
“I prefer the show, Friday Night Wire, which i about a football team in...”
– (Surprisingly?) Funny comment by Gawker commenter CODEPINK on this item about campaigns to save ‘Friday Night Lights’. (link)
Valleywag does nay check their titles/URLs for... →
WatchLunch with David - Michel Gondry & Jack Black Kind of long, kind of awesome.
“For starters, more than 20 million page views on both Monday and Tuesday, a...”
– NYMag’s traffic over the past few days after Lindsay as reported by Berco for Portfolio. To put it in perspective, the Tom Cruise Scientology video on Gawker got 2.7 million pageviews and was considered a huge success. (link)
“According to sources, one option NBC is considering for Friday Night Lights is...”
– Watch with Kristin - Poststrike Only 2 hours of Buddy Garrity Left. Say it aint so! (via paulscheer) Hm… if this is the only alternative to it just ending as is, I could be really down with this.
The Observer looks into why RollingStone didn't... →
After having had a similar debate many many times before, it only seems to make sense if either your website makes more money than your magazine (ex. NY Mag) or you’re so small that you’re either: not canibalizing newsstand sales by putting all of your content online (having it be a marginal $$$ amt) or gaining some sort of positive ROI by increases brand strength and/or helps give you...
“Now TMFTML feels that “blogging is over,” citing attention in more...”
– Orly.