A New Mexican miscellany, offering eclectic linkage since 1999.

Cleveland Plain-Dealer:

Publishers put a lot of thought into designing the covers of books sold at airports. Tailored for an abbreviated shop time.

05/09/08 • 10:17 AM • ArtsBooksConsumptionDesignTravel • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times Movie Review:

“Speed Racer” sounds like a rental. Whoah yeah ... a rental. Unless you’ve got very young kids.

05/09/08 • 10:08 AM • ConsumptionEntertainment • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times Fashion & Style:

New Math for Men: Subtract Just a Little Gray. Ah well ... just don’t do the comb-over.

05/08/08 • 08:28 AM • ConsumptionPsychology • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

CNN:

I’d forgotten that comic books were the scapegoats of the ‘60’s.  Who recalls that Charlie Brown comic books were the most-traded between college students?

05/08/08 • 08:03 AM • ArtsBooksConsumptionHistory • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

The Economist:

Charting the price of oil over the last decade. This puts everything into clear perspective.  If you’re still holding on to your SUV, it’s time for a divorce.

05/07/08 • 11:14 AM • ConsumptionEconomics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Spiked Review of Books:

The cultural contradictions of consumerism. Drives me nuts to visit an amazing historical location, and the area has nothing to offer but shopping and restaurants.

05/07/08 • 10:21 AM • ConsumptionEconomicsHistory • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times:

New DVDs: ‘La Roue’. “The complete version has long been lost, and in recent times “La Roue” has been seen only in the two-and-a-half-hour cut version Gance edited for wide distribution in 1924. The film has now been released on DVD by Flicker Alley in a print, assembled out of five different versions by the archivists Eric Lange and David Shepard, that runs for nearly four and a half hours.”

05/07/08 • 09:58 AM • ConsumptionEntertainmentHistory • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Gas 2.0:

The Cleanest Cars on Earth: Honda Civic GX and Other Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs).

05/05/08 • 04:07 PM • ConsumptionEnvironmental • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Bloomberg:

More Than 200 Economists Denounce Clinton, McCain Gas-Tax Plans. “Obama calls the idea a ‘gimmick,’ rejecting it on similar grounds as the economists.”

05/05/08 • 03:17 PM • ConsumptionEconomicsEnvironmentalPolitics • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Reuters:

‘Mompreneurs’ fill market gaps in baby, mother products. “Now they’re looking for products they need as a mother and they don’t see them, so they go out and invent ... [snip] ... Many of them have the energy and ambition and the time to create products and services and make some money from them.”

05/05/08 • 03:14 PM • ConsumptionEconomicsHuman Rights • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Washington Post:

Hands-free umbrellas ...

05/05/08 • 12:53 PM • Consumption • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Gas 2.0:

GM Announces New Cellulosic Ethanol Partnership with Mascoma Corp.

05/02/08 • 02:58 PM • ConsumptionEnvironmental • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Enviro car camping …

Westfalia VERDIER solar-powered/hybrid VW van.

05/02/08 • 02:14 PM • ConsumptionEnvironmental • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times Business:

Good news, though ... As Gas Costs Soar, Buyers Flock to Small Cars. The Fit’s a particularly practical car (room + economy). 

05/02/08 • 11:41 AM • ConsumptionEnvironmentalHome & LivingTravel • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times Movie Review:

They admire Iron Man.  When the campiness of Batman peaked in the ‘60’s, many of us klunky kids found refuge in Tony Stark.  Spiderman and Superman never appealed the same way ... they were not self-made superheroes. 

05/02/08 • 10:48 AM • ConsumptionEntertainment • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Washington Post:

Clipping, Scrimping, Saving. Yeah, we’re all doing it.  It’s about time the media mentioned it.

05/01/08 • 03:40 PM • ConsumptionFoodGeneralHome & Living • (3) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

SF New Mexican:

Council OKs Railyard parking plan. The major point is, one doesn’t have to pay to park at REI in Albuquerque, nor does one have to pay to park at Borders over on Zafarano. 

05/01/08 • 08:43 AM • ConsumptionHome & LivingSanta Fe Local • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Times Online.UK:

France celebrates their ... lemons.

04/29/08 • 12:31 PM • ConsumptionHistoryTravel • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

Extreme Tech:

Review of the new 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor. You really do want 10,000 RPM for your Windows boot drive. 

04/29/08 • 10:46 AM • ComputingConsumptionHardware • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

BusinessWeek:

Good-Bye, Cheap Oil. So Long, Suburbia?

04/25/08 • 12:58 PM • ConsumptionEconomicsHistoryHome & Living • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

NY Times Fashion & Style:

Long Live the Dress (for Now). As long as their length is something other than the ‘at-the-knee’ versions I’ve seen hawked on television.  Even those with ‘perfect’ calves can’t quite pull those off. 

04/24/08 • 09:04 AM • ConsumptionDesign • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

SF New Mexican:

A lighter footprint: The debate over buying carbon credits. I remain skeptical, certainly.

04/24/08 • 08:45 AM • ConsumptionEnvironmentalHome & LivingSanta Fe Local • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

What ‘marketing genius’

came up with this idea?  CNN T-shirts with latest headline ‘slogans.’ There’s a tiny shirt icon now next to the little video camera on their front page.

04/23/08 • 03:38 PM • ConsumptionNews • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

SF New Mexican:

Santa Fe Railyard: Paid parking draws protest. “If parking was free on Saturdays, it would suck about $800,000 from reserve funds each year, he estimated.” Every politician is focused on easy revenue.  I feel sorry for the smaller businesses around the Railyard.

04/22/08 • 09:54 AM • ConsumptionSanta Fe Local • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks

37 Signals:

Great video ... The secret to making money online. The top vid didn’t work for me ... try the bottom one. You can find more of these “startup school” presents on Omnisio (lower left).  Thnx, korf420.

04/21/08 • 09:10 PM • ComputingConsumptionEconomicsInternet • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks
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