Dating models I had to learn to like small dogs and cigarettes Kanye West
Author: Kanyi
Susan Orlean Weighs In on the “Jeggings” Trend
newyorker: … “On most people they look like hell, but, to be honest, they are very comfortable and functional, and are essential in the fashion silhouette of the moment, which is the inverted triangle consisting of masses of thick Medusa-like hair and a poufy tunic sort of top over pipestem legs and twelve-inch stiletto heels.”… Read the rest of her post at her blog, Free Range. I’m slightly embarrassed by how eagerly I read this.
http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/872794722/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_l6alt246ZX1qatcg0?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fkanyi%2F872794722%2Ftumblr_l6alt246ZX1qatcg0 “CEO – Everything Is Gonna Be Alright” Every song I’ve listened to by these guys is dope.
Disney to acquire social-gaming company Playdom
“Rumors that The Walt Disney Company would acquire social-gaming conglomerate Playdom have turned out to be true: Disney issued a statement on Tuesday, after the market closed, announcing its intent to acquire Playdom for $563.2 million, plus potential earnouts of up to $200 million.” This is profoundly good for Disney. Creative destruction in industry is determined by difference between the companies who are willing to be bold so as to innovate, and those who aren’t. Disney has […]
joelaz: Ansel Adams Negatives From Yard Sale Worth $200M A box of 65 old glass negatives bought at a yard sale for $45 are reportedly Ansel Adam’s early work valued at an estimated $200 million. Read the full story from The Associated Press.
I’m now running my Lenovo laptop on the Ubuntu operating system, and it is a breath of fresh air. So fast and junk-free. #Makeover
dpstyles: Portrait made out of shoelaces! Seen at Opera Gallery (Soho, NYC): Opera Gallery (Spring & Mercer, almost across from Burton Store) is really worth walking thru every now and then. I need to go back and see how the artist made the carpet / shoelaces. I’ll try to get some better up-close pics. (you can see some of the magic if you click “All Sizes” but I’m still confused by this) Awesome.
ilovecharts: via Wes Webb and Alex Toulemonde
Library Of Congress rules to exempt “jailbreaking” from Copyright laws. I love it when tie goes to the hacker. http://nyti.ms/c3KzMh
Johannesburg Stock Exhange index has trebled, growing from 9,000 to 28,000, while the FTSE has gone from 6,900 to 5,300. #AfricaStats
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