These scary financial times remind me of what Auntie Mame said to Ito when she presented him with a simple watch for Christmas during the Depression, "I don't think time is worth all that much decoration these days." Karlsson clocks are a possible exception.
Every week, Macworld reviews a slew of new iPad covers. Most of them look like they fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Clunky, dorky, over-designed and un-sexy. A company called Choiix, however, has created what might be my favorite iPad protection since Apple’s own Smart Cover. They call it Sleeve 2E.
All Songs Considered - Fall Music Preview (@allsongs) Our friends at NPR Music have composed their list of new releases to look out for this fall. You can to the very tight 60 minute preview show with hosts Bob Boilen…
Let's face it. The design departments in today's automotive industry have let us down... hard. Most new cars are heinous or, at best, expressionless machines, indistinguishable from any other car on the road. Nothing special. The big modern gas guzzler…
Wallet, keys, lip balm, lighter, iPhone… These are the things I stuff in my pockets every time I leave my apartment. When I’m wearing a suit or a jacket, it’s always a little easier since I have breast pockets to use. But when I’m wearing jeans and something with no pockets above the waist, it gets tricky. Enter BookBook for iPhone by TwelveSouth. “Bound” in handsomely distressed leather with a spine design worthy of an Upper East Side show-off library, this pocket wonder holds your iPhone 4 on the inside right and enough pockets inside left to hold 3 or 4 cards, an ID and some cash.
The King of Cool... I was a little kid in Cleveland when I first saw Bullitt on our Betamax. Even then, I was in awe of his seemingly effortless style. I thought Steve McQueen was the coolest guy I had…
I see this one all the time, and it drives me nuts: a guy in a two (or even three) button single-breasted suit or blazer with all of the buttons fastened. To quote Dom "Stick-Out-Your-Tush" Deluise in Blazing Saddles: WRONNGGG!…
It was a rite of passage as a kid growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland. The bike. The gateway to neighborhood freedom, which eventually gave way to the wider freedom enabled by the car. But those innocent days of youth spent on my simple bike were sweet. Now, as a near middle-age man in New York City, the bicycle has become my favorite way to get around town. A little company here in Brooklyn has rekindled my affection for the simple bicycle: Brooklyn Cruiser.
The number is unlisted. It's a land line or VoIP. Callers can't leave a message (no voicemail or answering machine... on purpose). You can count the number of people who have the number on one hand. Your mother doesn't even…
On my drive back to New York after a visit to my hometown of Cleveland, I took I-80, which is a beautiful stretch of road in parts of western Pennsylvania and eastern New Jersey. At one point on the road,…