I actually don’t give a shit about their advertising. I just don’t like their tees to begin with. Give me thick old-school Beefy-Ts any day.
How to Swear in English, if You’re Korean: “Little children and pregnant women should not watch, because it will be bad for their education.” Gets funnier every time I watch it.
Saturday Night Live: China Cold Open — I don’t watch SNL much anymore but this week’s (repeat) opening skit on U.S./China relations was hilarious. I love the translator.
Trent’s site is really nice. The single-blog-post index is an interesting touch. Make sure to click “Prev” to peruse some of Trent’s other posts.
How to make a Lost Cat poster if you’re a graphic designer and you don’t like doing free work for people. (via jimray)
“Apple of My Eye”: A short movie, filmed and edited entirely on an iPhone. Beautiful stuff. (via gruber)
Write some letters on a piece of paper, upload it via webcam, and this site will turn it into a font. Very slick. If I didn’t have deplorable handwriting, I would try it. (via Cameron)
This is one of the best investigative sports articles I’ve ever read. Really, really fascinating. If you care at all about college football, you must read it. Two really interesting things I learned: Colorado really screwed themselves, and ESPN pretty much screwed the Pac-10.
We just launched msnbc.com’s new photoblog today. It’s pretty hot and it’s not even full featured yet. Peep it.
If I ever decide to write an iPhone app, this will be the first book I buy. (via gruber)
The Battery Flashlight: Pretty cool. I can’t think of another example of a product where the battery is actually part of the user interface.
“What is the level of technology that is required to make a foam stick?” — Wham-O Moves to America (The Daily Show)
How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? A great infographic showing how the digital distribution of music has sucked artists’ royalties almost completely dry. People have argued they were never healthy to begin with, but the difference here is major. The same is going to happen to every meatspace product that transitions to digital. The iPad isn’t going to save content royalties.
Dude with ridiculous business-card throwing skills. It’s good to know business cards still have a use. (via tan.gy)
If ever anyone had a look that screamed “potential air guitar champion”, it is Rob Weychert. Watch him tear it up in the 2010 Air Guitar World Championships. I am proud to say this man has slept on my couch.
When Mark Fletcher creates a product, it’s usually transformative and awesome. Bloglines, for instance, changed my life. SnapGroups, his latest project, just launched today. It’s too early to tell how successful it will be, but given who is behind it, it’s something to keep an eye on.
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I am not a fan of Beefy-Ts to be honest. Everytime I have done a t-shirt design for an event, I have always asked the printer if they have anything lighter weight than the “Beefy-T” standard. So for that I am thankful for American Apparel.
Their advertising doesn’t bother me either.
However, I do hold them officially responsible for mainstreaming the hipster movement (which is not fair I know) – which includes three of my past roommates feeling justified to a.) wear v-neck t-shirts, and b.) not showering for a week. So…that’s my beef with American Apparel. Let’s keep the V-Necks on those with boobies and the non-showering to the French :)
“… and the non-showering to the French”
Was that necessary? :(
It was a joke. Lighten up. I love the French. Out of 21 countries I have visited in my life, France and Australia are the only ones I loved so much to warrant a return trip.
I don’t like using the phrase “lighten up” when trying to diffuse a situation like this. You didn’t mean any harm so something like “I was totally kidding” would have been better. “Lighten up” pretty much proclaims that the other person is in the wrong.
On that subject though, I do wonder a bit about how the whole not taking showers thing got started. Until recently, many Europeans took baths instead of showers (which is fine, really), and didn’t necessarily believe in deodorant (not fine, in my opinion). I believe this has mostly changed by now though. The stereotypes may remain, but I don’t think the facts support them anymore.