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Chef Jacques Pepin & his New Year Resolutions

By gavin | Published: January 3, 2011
Wonderful piece from the WSJ where they ask a bunch of folks for resolutions. Here are a few from Jacque Pepin, one of my favorites. I really want to finish a stone wall that I have around the boule court [Mr. Pepin is an avid player of petanque, similar to bocce ball]. I have done a [...]
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Currently listening: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs

By gavin | Published: August 9, 2010
“The bulk of The Suburbs focuses on this quiet desperation borne of compounding the pain of wasting your time as an adult by romanticizing the wasted time of your youth.” Pitchfork even gave it an 8.6.
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AT&T & Apple: Suits, not lawsuits

By gavin | Published: July 19, 2010
When an AT&T representative suggested to one of Jobs’ deputies that the Apple CEO wear a suit to meet with AT&T’s board of directors, he was told, “We’re Apple. We don’t wear suits. We don’t even own suits.” Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown
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