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Category Archives: Consume

Beware: Fresh Direct Vending Machines = Resident Salt Fest

When the orange Fresh Direct vending machine arrived at our office I thought it was a real mitzvah. Somewhat impressively, instead of your usual cardboard Automat cheeseburgers, it features pre-prepared, re-heatable food from a few well known chain-ish restaurants in NYC.  

The day the Fresh Direct machine arrived hired guns even came in and did  free tastings of all the repasts; [...]

Inventor Looks Like The Invented

Have you ever heard someone say that the kind of dog a person owns is an extension of their personality? Or, what about the expression, “That is so you.” The person who said it means that whatever material object it is you’re thinking about buying suits you.
Well, today, as I was browsing the trash [...]

And People Say We’re Culturally Bankrupt

Everyone should read this interview, it’s spectacular. It’s Heidi Montag (good for you if you don’t know who that is) talking about how important and amazing her forthcoming shit sandwich of a “Pop” album is.
Here’s a little sample to pique your interest:
EW: Do you think Superficial holds up against something like Thriller?

HM: I definitely do. [...]

SodaStream

Check out the awesome gift my gnarly girlfriend got me as an early Christmas present. Now I can have fresh, sparkling seltzer whenever I want, without leaving the comfort of my home.
Thanks Malkington.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEAMRCpP0RA

Hooded Zip-up Sweatshirt Battle: Carhartt v. American Apparel; One has style and quality, the other, um, style, maybe?

Since I moved to New York City 4 years ago, American Apparel has changed from a fringe brand, helmed by a nerdy pederast, with 1 retail location in NYC, to a worldwide juggernaut that sold out for some $300 Million and is now owned by a textile conglomerate. And while American Apparel’s shoddy, grossly overpriced [...]

Better Than Chuck Taylors

Now here’s a Chinese knock-off  I can really vouch for:

How Many Cut-off Cocktail Weeners Does It Take To Get A Stroller Recalled?

I can’t believe 12 poor little babies had to lose a fleshy nubbin before stroller manufacturer Maclaren decided they had better issue a recall. Apparently some of the Maclaren stroller models have hinges that can amputate digits with Reign of Terror swiftness. Read the story snippet from CNN.com below.

Roomba: Vacuuming Robot, It’s Where I’m At

I am not ashamed to say that finding out about the Roomba–the cute little robot that vacuums–is without a doubt the biggest life discovery I’ve made this year. I can’t stand furs and hairs and dust balls running willy-nilly all over our apartment’s wood floors. I am getting one of these, so hard.
The video is [...]

Keebler Townhouse Toppers: The Cracker Built for Topping

Whoa. Last night I discovered that in addition to offering a franken-cracker that’s half cracker half pretzel (FlipSides: Part Pretzel. Part Cracker. All Good.™), Keebler’s Townhouse brand also makes a cracker that’s specially built for topping. That’s right, a Cracker Built for Topping.
WTF is a cracker built for topping you doubt!? Well, a cracker built [...]

PeopleofWalmart.com : Low Hanging Fruit or Brilliant?

I don’t care who you are, at some point in your life you’ve enjoyed the spoils of the most fabulous peddler of mass consumption on Earth, the Walmart. And if you’re one who sanctimoniously derides Walmart–saying you never shop there–then you shouldn’t be allowed to sit in lawn chairs or use storage bins or enjoy [...]