Those UHO (United Homeless Organization) buckets you see around NYC are a scam!
Timbuk2 Lamitron bags are no longer being made. Too expensive, they say. I say, no duh.
Here’s a twist: White Stuff People Like. I’ve added it to my post on websites about stuff people like.
Nelly Furtado – All Good Things (Come To An End)
This video is apparently very old, but I had no idea they made a music video for this song!
This photo of fog rolling in over the bridges in NYC is beautiful.
I was just informed that Luxury SpaFinder Magazine folded a couple of weeks ago. Can anybody confirm this?
Martin + Osa is a new line of clothing from American Eagle Outfitters that caters to the 25 and older crowd. It’s got a nice logo. A quick overview at Wikipedia.
Wow, Overstock changed their website.
A baby at Wal-Mart turns out to be a burrito! Thanks Yelena!
Man, the more and more I read Dear God, the more I feel like PostSecret is a joke. I know the two sites have nothing to do with each other, but the stories and content on Dear God is just mind-blowing sometimes in terms of their honesty.
I really want to switch Doobybrain.com over to the Colourise WordPress theme. Actually, Theme Lab has a lot of good free themes to use and modify.
The New School promotional videos are so funny to view as a student who already attends the university.
The Titanic on top of the water, from Wikipedia.
Re your question about Luxury SpaFinder Magazine…am happy to confirm that there has been a change, however I wouldn’t use the term “folded” since our staff is busy putting together the new version of Luxury SpaFinder Interactive which will debut monthly beginning in July right after this next May/June issue, which will be the last glossy.
Times have changed, the spa industry has changed and SpaFinder has always been a bit ahead of the curve when it comes to adapting its business model. I remember when we closed our travel agent service in 2002 announcing that going forward we would be concentrating on the website, http://www.spafinder.com, and sending consumers directly to spas rather than having a travel agent broker the reservation. It took a few months for people to get over the “shock”, however I am quite sure very few people these days even remember that there was a time when we weren’t on the web at all and were only a travel agency. Clearly, that was the right decision at the time and we feel equally sure about this latest change.
Here are a couple of reasons why our magazine is going online in a new, interactive format. One is that spa going has become a global phenomenon. The term spa started in Europe and came to the U.S. The American version made ‘spa’ a well-liked term describing a for-profit business which was basically a place set apart to renew body, mind and spirit. That resonated with consumers and with press.
It has only been in the past few years that the term ‘spa’ became truly global. When I was in China last year and saw foot reflexology places with Chinese letters to which the term ‘spa’ had been added, I knew spa going had really circled the globe. We are talking Korea, South Africa, India, Russia, etc. – they are all using the term spa now. And just last week I just received an email from someone opening a new medical wellness spa in Latvia!
We had subscribers for our magazine from all over the world and the interest was growing. While we had been sending the magazine to all parts of the earth, it began making less sense to continue to do so. Not only because of the expense but also the environmental resources necessary. There is a better way than sending a magazine internationally to someone with no local content for them, with information that is 3 months old and, in most cases, wasn’t in their native language. What makes a lot more sense to us is to send them timely information and visuals about fantastic spas from all over the world of interest to them, that includes local content, in their native language and takes advantage of all the rich interactive features available these days through the web.
So that’s the direction….beginning in July there will be a monthly issue in six different languages. All current subscribers will be sent an option of getting a refund for any missed issues and they will receive a complimentary copy of our Global SpaFinder Directory which we are continuing to publish yearly. This “Bible” as it is known in the industry, is sold in the U.S. and is duplicated on the website for international spa enthusiasts.
I’ll be happy to send you a link to the first interactive issue in July when it comes out and very much look forward to your feedback. Thanks for asking about LSF!