- For $250, ColorWare will prettify your iPhone 4, and might fix that “death grip” problem (which, in turn, might not be such a problem after all. Even if it is, it also might be (but probably not) getting fixed on the DL).
- The “Son of Sam” killer’s image gets burnished while he’s in jail. I’ve always loved the phrasing of the “Hello from the gutters of New York” Breslin letter, regardless of authenticity.
- Who do you write like? Based on this post, I write like Stephen King. My mom is apparently a H.P. Lovecraft fan.
- The FCC’s “indecency rules” are bullshit, says the Court of Appeals. Crappy-drawers whiners including the Parents Television Council and Concerned Women for America are appealing.
- Fuck what you heard, gang nicknames are awesome. I would love it if people called me “Bloody Batman.” (Via @Maryvale)
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Linkwad.
Linkwad and an update.
- Johannes Mehserle wrote a public letter of apology. TNC (and I) would rather not have to worry about the police.
- World War 2: Worst. War. Ever. (Via @MattYglesias)
- A solar charger that doesn’t suck.
- Double Rainbow Guy interviewed by Fast Company, of all things. Videogum has the man-boob-free highlights: “I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Last night I went to an Indian sweat and I prayed really hard about this. When I shot the video, I was not high at all, I was not having sex, and I was not hiking, as a lot of people assume. This is my land that I bought in 1988. Wait, what was the question?”
Turns out Kill Hannah is opening for the Smashing Pumpkins tonight on the “Bands I should have seen in 1996 tour.” Here’s “Kennedy.”
Updated: Apparently that AIDS breakthrough isn’t a cure after all.
Linkwad.
- Squirrels are awesome (though less adorable than guinea pigs). Via @anthimeria.
- I am entirely in favor of anything that produces less paper mail.
- Anyone want to bankroll some Somali pirates for a 1600% ROI?
- Sabotaging Iranian nuclear ambitions. Gladwell’s NYer piece on spies is also good reading.
World cups.
Nothing like a little promiscuity to get people involved in soccer. Paraguayan lingerie model Larissa Riquelme promises a present “for all the people in Paraguay to enjoy,” while porn star Bobbi Eden guarantees blowjobs to all her Twitter followers if the Netherlands win the World Cup.
A new toy.
Although it’s no “What up” blog, this reminds me of the phrase “When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
Via @BaltimoreSun