I’ve gotten this forwarded to me a few times. It’s a pyramid-scheme email aimed at reducing gas prices through a massive boycott of the oil companies that set gas prices. Despite the email’s assurances, I’m pretty confident that this harebrained plan is doomed to fail. I guess my point, primarily, is this: please don’t forward [...]

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An architect designed and renovated his son’s New York loft apartment, maximizing the space in some ingenious ways. They managed to get two floors and a guest bedroom into a loft under 700 square feet with 12 foot ceilings! The pictures that flash by in the slideshow on this page are okay, but the Dwell [...]

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David Copperfield was robbed at gunpoint, but he showed the thugs his empty pockets and they left. Of course, his empty pockets held his wallet, cell phone, and keys—but the criminals didn’t know that. Magic always wins, folks. [kottke]

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Here are some thoughts on the last few episodes of West Wing, and on Aaron Sorkin:

West Wing first. As most of you surely know, West Wing is going off the air at the end of this, its seventh season. Like I told calamityjon, the first four seasons of West Wing were sublime. Just terrific drama [...]

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I am pretty busy lately, but I am not too busy to note that Anna will be making a return to the OC tonight. That’s right, the saucy minx from the 909 of the East is back! Granted, I couldn’t stand her, but at this point I’d even be willing to entertain the idea of [...]

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Chuck Klosterman writes the occasional column for ESPN (the Magazine, sometimes, the website, sometimes… probably for ESPN Mobile sometimes), and his stuff is often an enjoyable melange of pop culture and sports and politics and philosophy and sociology. The column that got put up today is probably the best thing he’s written for them, and [...]

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Just click here immediately to see a kitten in a milk bath. It’s awesome. Although I’m not really sure there’s any milk involved. [kottke]

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Apparently there are ongoing talks between free agent and ex-Redskin LaVar Arrington and the New York Giants. LaVar has expressed his desire to stay within the NFC East. Nice work antagonizing a violent game-changing dynamo, Redskins. WAY TO PISS OFF A PSYCHOPATH.

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