July 2010
13 posts
Credit Check
I invented a new game at dinner the other night. I call it “Credit Check.”
It’s very easy to play. When you and your party sit down, look at the group next to you and try to guess as many things as you can about them — where they’re from, what they do, etc.
Then, when they leave, look at the names on their credit card receipts. Google them and see who came the...
The day after US Air Flight 1549 landed safely in the Hudson, so many people played the number 1549 in the lottery that some states shut their lotteries down out of fear that if the number hit, they would lose millions.
The New York Pick 4 number that day turned out to be 1548.
Amir’s Online Home » 10 Day Forecasts: Partly... →
Amir has been obsessed with weather forecasts as long as I’ve known him. Really. I can’t believe how much effort he put into this, but I’m glad he did.
WatchYes, this guy just got released from jail today. But isn’t having this video of yourself on the internet worse than being behind bars?
Sidenote: Love that this was the first question asked in the deposition. Talk about getting right into it.
“Stulman hopes to reopen Fedora as a “casual elegant supper club” that will serve...”
– Really excited to be part of another Gabe Stulman joint.
Gabe Stulman Signs Lease at West Village Icon Fedora (via fred-wilson)
Rupert Murdoch, Neel Shah, and the Short Pants
Last month, my friend Neel Shah left his job at the New York Post’s “Page Six” and moved to LA to write for a network sitcom. Neel’s new gig marked not only the end of his time in New York, but the end of a year-long fascination with the management style of his boss’ boss’ boss, Rupert Murdoch. Let me explain. Last July, on a Friday afternoon, then News Corp executive...
Well, I guess we’re back to being known for wooden shoes and weed.
WatchBarack Obama’s BBQ.
Just did a tweet.
“Pizza tastes as good as being skinny feels.”
– Lauren Leto
