Archive for July, 2006

It’s My Happening

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Memo to makers of music videos parodying famous films: be more clever.
I got all excited about this Pipettes video, because I heard it was a Russ Meyer send up inspired by Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Now, I’m all for pre-fabricated retro girl pop, but the video’s a bit of a disappointment — not […]

All Sewn Up

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Built By Wendy makes some lovely clothing, which you can now make at home thanks to the new Simplicity Built By You patterns based on designs from the line. The patterns run around $15 a pop and come in sizes 4-12 and 14-20 — meaning they’ll fit a wider range than the readymade line.
Simplicity may […]

One turntable, no microphone

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

Ok, now my love of Fred Flare runs deep and all, but I think it just got a little deeper. They have a USB-compatible turntable, which lets you rip your records to your computer all easy-peasy like, without doing any heavy lifting or wiring or such on your own.
Now, let’s all go home, rip […]

God, I could use a drink

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

I truly, madly, deeply love the city of Houston, but whenever I tell folks in Austin that, they tend to get all, “Bah! Traffic! Rednecks! Shopping malls!” or some shit. But, then things like this Jesus billboard happen, and I feel vindicated. Do you see that people? That right there is some really savvy, funny, […]

Smokin’ Airline

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Smintair, set to debut in 2007, is an airline catering to people who prefer to puff on Marlboros while flying the friendly skies. Although the name may sound like a debilitating infection of some kind,* the company is actually promising a return to a more glamorous age of air travel. From the company’s website:
“Although innovative, […]