How much more do we have to tolerate before someone pulls the plug on this trillion dollar debacle of a government organization? More devastating than the statistics that a couple hundred TSA officers are actively involved in theft, is the humiliation that the good officers have to endure because of their criminal coworkers. Have a look at the video below. What a disaster.
Arbitrage is one of those astounding, just under the radar films that you should not miss. The acting by all the players is exceptional and the writing and directing are a knock out. I’ve always been a fan of Richard Gere’s acting, but he really brings it home in this movie. It is probably the best performance of his career. Have a look at the trailer below, and then try to catch this one in the theaters. … Continue Reading
Please don’t start looking at winter coats (in California we just switch to 3/2 mm wetsuits) until you read this epic piece from Colin Nissan at McSweeney.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on some fucking gourds and arrange them in a horn-shaped basket on my dining room table. That shit is going to look so seasonal. I’m about to head up to the attic right now to find that wicker fucker, dust it off, and jam it with an insanely ornate assortment of shellacked vegetables. When my guests come over it’s gonna be like, BLAMMO!
A big muchos gracias to Kottke for this.
If you know Santa Monica boulevard in Santa Monica, California, you know it’s very wide and very busy. The other day I sat at a cross street waiting to traverse the massive boulevard. To my left, trying to do on foot the same thing I was doing in my car, was a ten your old kid with a skateboard.
He tried several tactics to get the attention of the cars so they would stop at the cross walk. All he got was a bunch of douche bag drivers oblivious to his existence in spite of the fact he was well into the street waving his skateboard over his head.
Eventually an ambulance came along, noticed the kid, and stopped. I was relieved. I knew that with the ambulance sitting still at the cross walk the other cars would follow suit.
They didn’t. It was absurd to watch driver after driver craning their necks to see what the ambulance doing while still racing through the intersection.
Finally the fed up ambulance driver illuminated every single light on his rig and shut down the entire boulevard. Then he waved the kid on. It was awesome.
One of my best friends, Kimberley Lovato, is a travel writer. Two years ago she called me with an idea for a book. The pitch went like this; “Hey Lou, why don’t you come to the south of France for a few months, we’ll eat, we’ll drink, I’ll write and you’ll take pictures and gain ten pounds.”
Peta Pixel reports that Dr. Andreas Kaufman, the owner of Leica, announced that Johnny Ive, designer fabulous at Apple, will design a one of a kind Leica to be auctioned off for charity.
At Leica’s special event last night, after the new Leica M was announced, company owner Dr. Andreas Kaufmann revealed that they’ve got a very special limited edition version of the camera planned — one that’s designed by legendary Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive.
This camera will be the mother of all limited editions based on one simple fact: only a single unit of the camera will ever be produced.
I agree with Peta Pixel, this reeks of a publicity stunt. I wouldn’t bet on this actually coming to fruition. Or if it does, it will be a Leica M in a cool color with a Johnny Ive plaque bolted on to it.
