The big news in transportation in the past day or so is the $8 billion of federally funded money that has been distributed across the U.S. to build high-speed rail and fix already-existing railway infrastructure. California got a big chunk of that money — $2.35 billion to be exact — and is planning on construction [...]
Photo: AP Photo/Heribert Proepper Haha, is this really how it’s done? [via]
Where The Wild Things Are was probably one of the most disappointing movies I saw last year. And except for the special effects and costuming, the movie flat-out sucked. The only thing that could possibly make me want to sit through it again is if Tony Soprano (played by James Gandolfini) did the entire film [...]
NiceKicks has some photos of a non-production Nike SB Dunk Low sneaker with 3M reflective material covered in mesh. These would be great for skating at night and I bet they’d look good in some action photos.
Crackberry has video proof of a new BlackBerry prototype called the “Magnum” that incorporates both a physical keyboard and a clickable touchscreen (like the one on the Storm 2). Cool, I can be down with that.
I stumbled upon a blog called Hipsters Have To Pee that documents the have-to-go-real-bad stance made famous by hipsters in their fashion photographs. Not sure how to do it? No worries, this blog will definitely give you all the pointers. [via]
