{"id":3982,"date":"2009-05-29T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2009-05-28T21:59:16","modified_gmt":"2009-05-29T01:59:16","slug":"unrequired-reading-may-29-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-may-29-2009","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: May 29, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As promised: a Rufus-free link-fest! Just click &#8220;more&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.observer.com\/2009\/style\/hopeful-he-man-madison-square-park\" target=\"_blank\">They found He-Man<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>Is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stalinvsmartians.com\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">this game<\/a> a spin-off from Mel Brooks&#8217; Jews in Space trailer?<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Even in this economy, people still want to challenge luck.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s a great way of describing the phenomenon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/05\/23\/us\/23casino.html\" target=\"_blank\">opening a casino a decaying rust-belt town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous <a href=\"http:\/\/designobserver.com\/archives\/entry.html?id=39637\" target=\"_blank\">travel posters of yore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>Or you could just <a href=\"http:\/\/carriefisher.com\/?p=411\" target=\"_blank\">stay inside<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>I think it <a href=\"http:\/\/deadspin.com\/5263393\/mark-buehrles-truck-will-cause-ice-caps-to-melt\" target=\"_blank\">transforms into a slightly above-average pitcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pipeline.corante.com\/archives\/2009\/05\/26\/on_the_uselessness_of_the_msds.php\" target=\"_blank\">Pounding sand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2219262\/\" target=\"_blank\">Word up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepglamour.net\/deep_glamour\/2009\/05\/draft-watches-as-markers-of-style-and-taste.html\" target=\"_blank\">Watch out!<\/a> (Seriously, one of my favorite magazines nowadays is <em>Monocle<\/em>, which is sorta a global culture magazine for rich people. The thing is, it&#8217;s festooned with ads for high-end watches. I&#8217;ve never gotten the fixation rich people have with watches.)<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>The name&#8217;s Bao. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwell.com\/articles\/the-bilbao-effect.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Bao<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As promised: a Rufus-free link-fest! 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