Dry Goods & Sundries

A hero for our time

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:44:22 -0800

Heil Technoviking!

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Now is the time we dance

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:59:05 -0800

Enjoy this:

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The DJ is a Fraud

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:53:26 -0700

This one goes with a special shout out to Ginevra. Freitas pointed me to this ersatz chick tract about the evils of DJ worship. It is spot on. Download a printable version to pass out at parties!

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QotD: This One Goes To 11

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:41:01 -0700

What's the best music documentary or concert film you've seen? Some Kind of Monster. My roommate won't see it because he's afraid it will tarnish his image of Metallica. I told him he was right.

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Vox Hunt: My Favorite Local Band

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:37:49 -0700

Show us your favorite local band. Submitted by Soup.

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Books! (from George)

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:57:29 -0700

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mista...

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Useless Knowledge

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:08:53 -0700

In fits and starts and on the F-line, I am reading The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell. Russell is high on the list of dead white guys I'd like to have a beer with. He was smart, compassionate, industrious, progressive, and a total dork...

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Secret social benefit

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:06:11 -0700

"Having used the iphone for a few days now, the biggest annoyance is being not able to use it while driving." - Comment on GigaOm

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They could call it "Seabiscuit"

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:14:09 -0700

Apparently, a world-wide tuna shortage has Japanese chefs scrambling for alternatives. Contenders include raw horse. The restaurant's owner, Shigekazu Ozoe, 56, said the current situation reminds him of the last time he had no tuna to sell -- in...

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Neighborhoodies == crappy

nobody@vox.com(The Erika Hall) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:28:00 -0700

So, back in December I ordered a stupid jacket from Neighborhoodies, a $70 novelty warmup jacket. They have totally failed to get this package to me. Our office move partially excuses the first miss (only partially, because somehow all of our Ama...

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