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Shorpy: History in HD
[via Draplin]

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The B.S. Report—Adam Carolla
ESPN’s Bill Simmons throws down another great podcast with Adam Carolla, highlighted by in-depth analysis of the ’80s Movie’ genre.

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Radar: 10 comic book superheroes who won't be transitioning to the big screen

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July 22

Warren Zevon — “Poor Poor Pitiful Me / Cadillac Ranch”

I’ve had “PPPM” on perma-repeat lately. It’s so damn sarcastic, but in a ‘catchy as hell’ kinda way. In this 1982 performance, it gets rear ended by a fantastic version of Springsteen’s “Cadillac Ranch” because, ah, that’s what you do when you play in New Jersey, I guess.

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July 21

Gawker's metaphorical look at the AdAge agency bar story becomes a repository of bibulous NYC advertising lore
[via Adages]

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July 17

Design Notes

I love the background image for the Ciceron site. Just a small detail, but it’s straight-up simple and cool.

Revamp over at the Last.fm site. Minor in some places (see: nav bar), major in others (see: all the interior listing pages). I’m still torn on my feelings for the changes. My first instinct? The pages are friendlier now, but the overall design seems a little too sterile. So much gray and so little red—c’mon guys! Also, if you’ve never explored their charts section, there are some interesting nuggets to be found there. The ‘hyped’ tracks and artists (those with recent big increases) are a great look into the music Zeitgeist. My only wish is for some customizable charts a la Facebook Lexicon or Google Analytics. Are they there? Am I missing something?

Oh yeah, and thank god for this:

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July 11

MPLSSTPL

I’ve been digging MPLSSTPL lately, and not just because it’s the Twin Cities without vowels or ‘n’s.

Half of my love is the bold, chunky design, perfect for concise tidbits related only by geographic relevance. The other half directs me to things like the latest Dude Weather report. The bonus 10% (no additional charge!) is Free MP3 Fridays—they’re just for sampling!

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July 2

Nick Nolte models h.i.s. jeans for an ad by old-time Minneapolis agency Elenore Moore [via copyranter @ animalNYC]

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The Google Favicon

So, so late, but whatever…

A few weeks ago, I puzzled about Google’s favicon change. Apparently they actually discussed the redesign process a little and asked for additional design ideas from the public (submissions are no longer being accepted).

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Gawker Was Good This Morning

Rachel Ray: “America’s favorite olive oil distributrix”
I will always readily submit to clever, unexpected use of the ‘-trix’ suffix.

NYC restaurant announces closing using a typography joke
A Tibor Kalman reference and it’s via Coudal too, so, neato

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