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    Photos from St. Lucia

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    March 9, 2010

    Photos from St. Lucia

    Just getting back into the swing of things after a week in the Caribbean… I’m a bit red from the sun and I’m trying to sift through the photos and video. In the meantime, check these out: our photos @ MobileMe








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    Going to St. Lucia, be back next week.

    Who needs a break? I do.








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    Link: Paula Scher on Identity Design

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    Link: Paula Scher on Identity Design

    Read this great article from Paula Scher @ Identity Works

    “I never knew a designer that got hundreds of thousands of dollars to design a logo. Mostly, designers get paid to negotiate the difficult terrain of individual egos, expectations, tastes, and aspirations of various individuals in an organization or corporation, against business needs, and constraints of the marketplace. This is a process that can take a year or more. Getting a large, diverse group of people to agree on a single new methodology for all of their corporate communications means the designer has to be a strategist, psychiatrist, diplomat, showman, and even a Svengali.”








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    NPR: Tiny Desk Concerts

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    NPR: Tiny Desk Concerts

    Another reason to love NPR: the charming and intimate music series: Tiny Desk Concerts in which they invite musicians to play behind, well, a tiny desk. Some of my favorites after the jump…

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    My (our) new toy: Canon s90

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    My (our) new toy: Canon s90

    Picked up a new digital camera today, a 10mp Canon s90. It shoots RAW and it has a 28mm – 105mm equivalent lens. It’s definitely the sexiest camera i’ve ever seen, can’t wait to charge it up and try it out. Wired Review








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    Nike unveils USMNT World Cup Away Kit(s)

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    Nike unveils USMNT World Cup Away Kit(s)

    Well, after singing Nike’s praises just a short while ago, they go and bring back the awful sash to the World Cup Kits for the US Men’s Team. Granted, it’s a better sash than we had 3 years ago but I was really enjoying a sashless USMNT.

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    Listen Up: Raphael Saadiq

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    February 23, 2010

    Listen Up: Raphael Saadiq

    It’s nearly March, which means my yearly obsession with soul music is kicking back in. But instead of the Jackson 5 or Smokey Robinson, i’m obsessing over a new artist. He’s insanely cool and the songs will get stuck in your head immediately. It’s not just tinged in Motown sweetness, it’s immersed in it. It’s Raphael Saadiq.








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    The Ricky Gervais Show

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    February 23, 2010

    The Ricky Gervais Show

    Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant (Gervais’ writing partner) and Karl Pilkington (their radio producer) have put on a radio show and/or podcast since 1998. I’m not even sure I can explain it. It’s absurd and amazing and very, VERY funny. Last night, HBO aired the premiered an animated version of some of the shows old segments. The next episode will be this Friday at 10/9c.









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