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Showing posts with label Style. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Portable Rex Otto?
Not as lovely as an Airstream, but possibly cuter and certainly less expensive: The Cricket pop-up trailer created by a former NASA designer.
Read more about it here.
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Read more about it here.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Warning: NSFW*
Today's tip-of-the-hat goes out to metro-sexual Clock contributor rocky dennis, for warning me about the following product. (Click on the image to enlarge.)
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| See more at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Men-Hair-Removal-Creme/dp/B000KKNQBK/ref=cm_rdp_product |
*: Not Safe For Willies
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
House Tours
Our unlikely tour guide, Ice Cube, on the Eames House: "This is going green 1949-style, bitch."
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Bad Ideas in the History of the Clock
Remember the time we thought it would be cool to start our own hair band.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Musical Worm-Home
I was listening to Aloe Blacc's new album recently, which is a throwback to the golden age of R&B (1969-1974 in rocky's estimation), when this song came on at the end of side 1. It took me a while to get it, then I laughed. You might get it sooner outside the context of the album. The video by the way is cool--very stylin' except for the digital camera almost ruins it. He should be carrying a Leica or one of those miniature Minox spy camera.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Meanwhile, back at the City of Livermore Planning Division...
"I'm sorry, sir, your application's been misplaced"
Thursday, May 06, 2010
"Ah! Now I understand taxation!"
This is the canniest political ad I've seen in years...because Michigan residents really, really like their potato chips.
I'll be very surprised if Mike Bouchard is not our next governor.
(Docked a point for the generic bag. Why not BetterMade?)
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Monday, May 03, 2010
Mission Accomplished!
From the Denver Post:
Bodybuilding has grown into a very popular sport in Afghanistan in a country where men like the image of being physically strong. It is affordable for most Afghans and it’s popularity is growing in many provinces since the fall of the Taliban. Photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger are still hanging in many local gyms as their iconic image of a muscle bound male.
In 2002 the first bodybuilding competitions resumed after the fall of the Taliban, enabling the men to shave and wear only their competition suits. Under the Taliban, bodybuilders were not allowed to train without being fully dressed in traditional Afghan clothing and the annual Mr. Afghanistan contest was banned as sportsmen were forbidden to appear partially naked in public.
Bodybuilding has grown into a very popular sport in Afghanistan in a country where men like the image of being physically strong. It is affordable for most Afghans and it’s popularity is growing in many provinces since the fall of the Taliban. Photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger are still hanging in many local gyms as their iconic image of a muscle bound male.
In 2002 the first bodybuilding competitions resumed after the fall of the Taliban, enabling the men to shave and wear only their competition suits. Under the Taliban, bodybuilders were not allowed to train without being fully dressed in traditional Afghan clothing and the annual Mr. Afghanistan contest was banned as sportsmen were forbidden to appear partially naked in public.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Colorado
Smack dab in the middle of "fly-over country," my home state Colorado is often derided as a cultural wasteland by snootier members of The Clock. While this opinion couldn't be further from the truth, recent stories in the Denver Post won't help me make my case (though I believe they all beg the question, Summit, anyone?):
Frozen Dead Guy's Fame Still Hot
Exactly 20 years ago, the body of Norwegian Bredo Morstol arrived in Nederland, where his grandson had hoped to open a cryonics facility. The facility never happened, but "Granpa Bredo," a.k.a. The Frozen Dead Guy, stayed behind — on dry ice in a local shed. ... He is the town's adopted son and top celebrity, featured on "The Tonight Show" in 2004 as Colorado's most interesting person. Morstol also is the namesake of the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days, which draws tens of thousands of people to this mountain town of 400 each March. "He's been a real good sport and given us a reason for a winter carnival," said local bookstore owner Kimba Stefane, president of the Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce. "It's a nice way for our small town to have a Day of the Dead, to laugh in the face of death a little bit."
No observances were planned this week, she said, but committees are busy picking a T-shirt design, lining up sponsors and musical acts and other preparations for the next Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 5-7.
Denver's Gorilla Run sets world record
More than 1,000 people in gorilla suits crammed streets and bike paths in [Denver neighborhood] LoDo Saturday morning, setting a Guiness [sic] World Record for the most people dressed as gorillas in one location. The 1,061 simulated simians were participating in the 6th annual Denver Gorilla Run, a 3.5-mile charity run/walk to help mountain gorilla conservation.
Saturday's run cost $99.95 for first-time participants to sign up — but came with a gorilla suit that runners got to keep. It followed a course through LoDo that began and ended at the Wynkoop Brewing Co. The fastest runner finished in 22 minutes, according to race organizers.
A new Scots-themed establishment in downtown Denver
Friday's lunch rush was in full swing at the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery... and Kelly Bentley was bustling in a tartan costume that covered about as much skin as a plaid bikini.
"How's the burger?" Bentley, a striking brunette, asked a businessman dining at her packed bar. "Who cares?" he replied. His gaze wasn't fixed on her eyes.
The Tilted Kilt is coming on strong, with plans to open seven more regional outlets in the next three years... The chain debuted in Las Vegas in 2003. Nationwide, nearly 30 stores have opened in the past two years. Another 70 are on the drawing board.
But the wink-nudge quotient is overt, more so than Hooters, the almost quaintly risque franchise that still tries to convince folks they're all about owls... Tilted Kilt waitress costumes are skimpy. The plunging tops contain the young women about as well as a Dixie cup holds a pint of Guinness... As for the wee kilts' low-rise waistbands? Let's just say that if you superimposed a Tilted Kilt waitress on a world map, the kilt's top would flirt with the Brazilian border... Male waiters wear standard, knee-length kilts.
"We call these places 'breastaurants,' " said John Imbergamo, a veteran Denver restaurant consultant. "Everyone is trying to find the unique ingredient that drives sales and it's not enough to sell the biggest beer or the hottest wings." The Kilt's menu... include(s) Big Arse burgers and Fat Bastard's Meatloaf Sandwich.
...Waitresses are encouraged to sit down and chat up customers in the hopes of currying repeat visits. Their outfits are not for everybody — or every body — and prospective waitstaff must audition in the kilts... A recent afternoon found attorney John Lubitz all but agog... "This is the greatest restaurant," he said. "I've been here two days in a row. I love it."
Frozen Dead Guy's Fame Still Hot
Exactly 20 years ago, the body of Norwegian Bredo Morstol arrived in Nederland, where his grandson had hoped to open a cryonics facility. The facility never happened, but "Granpa Bredo," a.k.a. The Frozen Dead Guy, stayed behind — on dry ice in a local shed. ... He is the town's adopted son and top celebrity, featured on "The Tonight Show" in 2004 as Colorado's most interesting person. Morstol also is the namesake of the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days, which draws tens of thousands of people to this mountain town of 400 each March. "He's been a real good sport and given us a reason for a winter carnival," said local bookstore owner Kimba Stefane, president of the Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce. "It's a nice way for our small town to have a Day of the Dead, to laugh in the face of death a little bit."
No observances were planned this week, she said, but committees are busy picking a T-shirt design, lining up sponsors and musical acts and other preparations for the next Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 5-7.
Denver's Gorilla Run sets world record
More than 1,000 people in gorilla suits crammed streets and bike paths in [Denver neighborhood] LoDo Saturday morning, setting a Guiness [sic] World Record for the most people dressed as gorillas in one location. The 1,061 simulated simians were participating in the 6th annual Denver Gorilla Run, a 3.5-mile charity run/walk to help mountain gorilla conservation.
Saturday's run cost $99.95 for first-time participants to sign up — but came with a gorilla suit that runners got to keep. It followed a course through LoDo that began and ended at the Wynkoop Brewing Co. The fastest runner finished in 22 minutes, according to race organizers.A new Scots-themed establishment in downtown Denver
Friday's lunch rush was in full swing at the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery... and Kelly Bentley was bustling in a tartan costume that covered about as much skin as a plaid bikini.
"How's the burger?" Bentley, a striking brunette, asked a businessman dining at her packed bar. "Who cares?" he replied. His gaze wasn't fixed on her eyes.The Tilted Kilt is coming on strong, with plans to open seven more regional outlets in the next three years... The chain debuted in Las Vegas in 2003. Nationwide, nearly 30 stores have opened in the past two years. Another 70 are on the drawing board.
But the wink-nudge quotient is overt, more so than Hooters, the almost quaintly risque franchise that still tries to convince folks they're all about owls... Tilted Kilt waitress costumes are skimpy. The plunging tops contain the young women about as well as a Dixie cup holds a pint of Guinness... As for the wee kilts' low-rise waistbands? Let's just say that if you superimposed a Tilted Kilt waitress on a world map, the kilt's top would flirt with the Brazilian border... Male waiters wear standard, knee-length kilts.
"We call these places 'breastaurants,' " said John Imbergamo, a veteran Denver restaurant consultant. "Everyone is trying to find the unique ingredient that drives sales and it's not enough to sell the biggest beer or the hottest wings." The Kilt's menu... include(s) Big Arse burgers and Fat Bastard's Meatloaf Sandwich.
...Waitresses are encouraged to sit down and chat up customers in the hopes of currying repeat visits. Their outfits are not for everybody — or every body — and prospective waitstaff must audition in the kilts... A recent afternoon found attorney John Lubitz all but agog... "This is the greatest restaurant," he said. "I've been here two days in a row. I love it."
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Ask Dr. Stoner
Q: How can you be certain that a hero of your youth has been completely marginalized?
A: When the New York Times runs its painful account of his final years in the Fashion & Style section.
Q: Are there any disturbing roadside attractions in the Lake George area?
A: Yes.
Q: My friend has an out-of-control record-buying habit. I'm reluctant to intervene, but I want to be there for him when he cries out for help. What to do?
A: When he lists "Kraftwerk, Minimum Maximum (Astralwerk, 4-LP boxed set, new, $45)" among his recent acquisitions--well, that's the clearest cry for help I can imagine. Rush to his aid!
A: When the New York Times runs its painful account of his final years in the Fashion & Style section.
Q: Are there any disturbing roadside attractions in the Lake George area?
A: Yes.
Q: My friend has an out-of-control record-buying habit. I'm reluctant to intervene, but I want to be there for him when he cries out for help. What to do?
A: When he lists "Kraftwerk, Minimum Maximum (Astralwerk, 4-LP boxed set, new, $45)" among his recent acquisitions--well, that's the clearest cry for help I can imagine. Rush to his aid!
Q: Will the Detroit Tigers clinch the AL East today?
A: Without a doubt.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Three Unadorned Links
Copy-and-paste, sorry:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/business/22flint.html?em
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/04/photos-world-sand-sculpture-festival-2009/
http://markeitzel.blogspot.com/2009/04/mostly-finished-song-147-am.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/business/22flint.html?em
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/04/photos-world-sand-sculpture-festival-2009/
http://markeitzel.blogspot.com/2009/04/mostly-finished-song-147-am.html
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
What happens when trendsetters leave the neighborhood
The author of this article doesn't mention the departure of the Marquis as a reason for the burg's decline. What hack journalism.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Rex, Did You Catch the Big Game Last Night?
The Denver Roller Dolls all-star traveling team - the Mile High Club - played the Minnesota Rollergirls last night at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. Currently ranked #12 in Western Division of WFTDA (Women's Flat Track Derby Association), earning them a spot in the October 3-5 regionals tournament in Houston, the Denver Roller Dolls are comprised of members of Denver's home teams: the Bad Apples and the Green Barrettes.
Their awesome noms d'derby include: Abbey Rogue, Angela Death, Berlin Brawl, Boo Boo Radley, Bria Fraid, Candy Vour, Crash Dance, Dharma Gedden, Elle Yeah, Enya Biznass, Fonda Payne, Grannyy Apple, Jersey Trouble, Rockett, Sheila Tack, Sissy Rinkshaw, Slick Vick, Toxic T , Aim N. Buster, Atomic Fire, Bea Ware, Bones Patrol, Crash Dance, Fonda Payne, Grannyy Apple, Isis Deadly, Jägermegster, Judo No, Mrs. Bombastic, Per Pressure, Primal Rage, Reapercussion, Screamin Demon, Tanner Hyde, Bea Ware, Bones Patrol, Screamin Demon, Per Pressure, Judo No, Deevil Ishhh, Mic Shovin', Catnip-tion Fit, LynnSane and Dulce de Mentia
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