Despite my genuine fear of zombies (and against my better judgement), I was lured to see Land of the Dead this weekend. Given the sweltering heat outside, the idea of sitting in a dark, air-conditioned room for two hours alone seemed worth the price of admission, and combined with my insatiable hunger for egregiously overpriced [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2005
Twenty Reasons to Stay Home
29-Jun-05Party at Ground Zero
29-Jun-05Why visit Ground Zero, when this guy gives a great rundown of the characters you might encounter there. Actually, reading his account might just make you want to visit even more.
Major Theft
28-Jun-05This is quickly making the rounds on this here Internet, but if you’ve missed it, Nike’s new advertisement promoting their “Major Threat” skateboarding tour bares a striking resemblance to the cover of a seminal hardcore album. Pitchfork sums it up.
Design Out of Reach
25-Jun-05Okay, the Scrapile Collection is way out of my price range (a range usually limited to the “Free” board on Craigslist), but it sure is cool. The best part is that their materials are made from other shops’ scraps of wood, which would otherwise be discarded. If only green design was affordable, we could all [...]
Hamboozled
24-Jun-05Stay Free! ran this article in their last issue, a rather funny deconstruction of McDonald’s advertisements through the years. I just found it online, and thus I present it to you.