January 19, 2006

What E'er Your Part Is What You Art? [huh?]

Edward Castronova is a college professor and serious student of virtual worlds. On the gamer group blog Terra Nova, Castronova expounded his theory that choosing to play evil characters--such as the orcs and trolls and such who make up The...
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NY'ers: Wo Yao Yige Chinese Nanny

So Mandarin-speaking nannies are the new hotness in the US, according to the BBC, as parents try to give their kids an early start on the language of their future overlords [or, if you're a nationalistic optimist, their future...
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Minivan Love, From Honda

This British commercial for Honda's Odyssey is pretty funny, but the sexy music starts right in, so...just in case, you know, there are children watching. Honda Odyssey - Sexy Parents [visit4info]...
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The Kid Just Asked For "Fancy Cheerios"

Which means, of course, my stash of Honey Nut Cheerios. I can't get away with anything. [update: whaddya know, Gothamist just posted about these handmade chocolate-covered Cheerios from NYC chocolatier Jacques Torres. We walked by there a couple of weeks...
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Houston Car Chase: Can Your Carseat Do THIS?

An utter a**hole--I'm sure it's just a coincidence that he was driving a 3-series-- leads Houston police on an hour-plus-long car chase at speeds over 100 mph. When he hits traffic, he heads the wrong way down an on-ramp and...
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John Deere Rocker [and Stuff. LOTS of Stuff.]

So far, I haven't seen any of the JD bras or burial urns that John Deere megadealer Run Green mentioned on their site. But they DO have a plain white one-piece with the Deere logo on it, And they...
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