May 31, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Star Wars" Prequels Actually Better Reviewed Than Originals
From the WSJ: Star Wars, A Look Back
Futurama may return...
perhaps as a direct-to-dvd series
Google + Keyhole = Google Earth
When can we expect the Mac version?
Oceanic Airlines
The numbers (4 8 15 16 23 42) will lead to new clues about Lost Season 2...
Apollo Pony
Contagious video clips
Even Better Than The Real Thing
In the words of Bono, "This is really, really fucking brilliant"
Pint Lock
Protect your ice cream
The Old Negro Space Program
"The Shocking but False story of America's Blackstronauts"
TPMCafe goes live
Josh Marshall starts his blog empire
May 30, 2005
Devils mad over proposal to change name
NJ legislator hopes to force the NJ Devils to change their team name. Related: The Face Painter
May 27, 2005
Abolish the Bar Exam!
Unfortunately, this won't happen before July...
Birth of the personal journalist
Distributed journalism and the democratization of media. See also Jeff Jarvis on The future of newsgathering. [via]
May 26, 2005
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May 23, 2005
No ban on subway photography
The MTA will not enact regulations banning photography in the subway
May 20, 2005
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May 18, 2005
Low Carbs? Who Cares? Sugar Is Latest Supermarket Demon
Low-sugar is the new low-carb
50 Fun Things To Do With Your iPod
besides listen to music
Ankaman
Paul Anka makes today's greatest hits swing
Letter from Jane Jacobs to Mayor Bloomberg
"If you follow the proposal before you today, you will maybe enrich a few heedless and ignorant developers, but at the cost of an ugly and intractable mistake."
Gentrify! Gentrify!
How to start a real estate craze
May 16, 2005
A Hamburger Today
A burger site from the creators of Slice
May 12, 2005
How to clean up maple syrup
"Liquid nitrogen, and a chisel. Quickness depends on wether you keep liquid nitrogen around. Easy depends on how brittle the floor is. Fun, however, is pretty much assured."
May 10, 2005
Democrats vs. Republicans on the Economy
"Democratic presidents have consistently higher economic growth and consistently lower unemployment than Republican presidents."
May 08, 2005
Small stuff matters
"You [would] really abandon us over 75 cents?"
Only the Freshest Pages Please!
Date limit a Google search
Everything Bad Is Good for You
Kottke discusses and links to media coverage of Steven Johnson's new book
The law review hustler
Get those bluebook skills to pay off
82 percent of law students rated their schools "good" or "excellent."
While 63 percent of students said they received scant support in job placement.
May 06, 2005
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May 03, 2005
The Darth Side
Vader's blog
Cage Fighter
Make Mail in Tiger less ugly
Apartment 300 G
Name your price for vacating a rent controlled apartment
MIT Time Traveler Convention
May 7, 2005
May 01, 2005
A better bite of the Big Apple
"The sense of sweet separation from Manhattan even stretches as far as the beer."