patch (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Every bicycle commuter hears a variant on “I couldn’t do what you do.” “It’s too far for me” being one of the more prevalent reasons. This makes the story of Mike Caslor all the more impressive. His bicycle commute into Winnepeg, Manitoba is 90 KM (56 miles) one way. He makes [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
It seems that beneath his image as the adorable "Mac Guy" from those Apple ads, Justin Long is a world-class love hound.The New York Daily News says Long, who recently unentangled himself from Drew Barrymore right here in Detroit, has been spotted "making out hard-core" with Kirsten Dunst. K.D. is no piker when it comes to love. She has previously been linked to Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh...
Memex 1.1 (Free subscription) | 41 minutes ago
Welcome detachment in The Atlantic. In the last 18 hours, I’ve seen the Palin Effect on two very different groups of Republicans: grassroots delegates and professional operatives. Last night, I wormed right up front to the edge of the stage, where I figured the hardest-core activists would cram in to watch Palin, allowing for easy anthropological [...]
The Garage (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
When stories began swirling around about the Dodge Challenger Drag Pak model aimed at hard core drag racers, The Garage wondered how long it would be until we see a road racing version to take on the variety of competition Mustangs Ford has on offer. Today Chrysler announced that design guru Ralph Gilles will tackle [...]
BizzyBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... reminds them of their hero, how tough and savvy and unafraid she is. And I have seen these women, hard-core, feminist Democrats for 30 years and more, sit in slack-jawed amazement at Palin and at how fiercely Republicans — Republicans! — are defending her, backing her, and cheering her to the rafters. These Clinton supporters say they don’t know what to think any more: The Republicans...
NixGuy.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve seen post after post on Hillary forums about how much they love Sarah, how they are energized and lifted out of depression by her (and the sight of an actual Roll Call made some of them weep). They gush about how she reminds them of their hero, how tough and savvy and unafraid she is. And I have seen these women, hard-core, feminist Democrats for 30 years and more, sit in slack-jawed...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
... a rush from races longer than a marathon's 26.2 miles -- coming back, year after year.They are the hard core in a sport that is itself hard-core. They think marathons are fun, and find them useful as training for the real races that are 50 kilometers, 50 miles, even 100 miles.There are hundreds of those races a year worldwide. Participation varies from event to event....
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
... that the mob boss tried to rule. Or, in a lighter vein, think of the brilliant stroll Mary Richards took through downtown Minneapolis before tossing her hat high in the air at the start of the Show each week.It's the same thing with True Blood, which opens with a stunning montage of steamy swamps, bloody road kill, dark bayous, snapping alligators, wicked-looking snakes and human body parts...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... tail of clients whose passion for pedaling weighs heavily in their choice of homes. Some are hard-core cyclists. Others are moving into the city to avoid increasingly expensive and onerous commutes."It's becoming more common to see families committing to driving less," said Kaufman. "I think it's a part of the market that will continue to grow as gas gets more expensive."Over the...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... in the past week, in reaction to the GOP convention and McCain's choice of Palin, have some hard-core Clinton supporters, including former Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman and Clerk of Court Pat Frank, declared their allegiance to Obama.Political experts say Florida clearly will be one of the top battleground states - maybe the top - in this dash to Nov. 4, as it has been in the past two...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
'Sales are plateauing,' says Ian Price, of Triodos Bank, which oversees more than 100 organic farms. 'For most of my clients, demand has levelled off and they are left with a hard core of regulars.' The organic farms operate box schemes or sell at markets, channels that account for about 25 per cent of the £1.1bn sector. The remainder is sold through the big four supermarkets. However,...
Roland Tanglao's Weblog (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Ooops forgot to blog about Mobile Camp Vancouver 2 unconference (topics and sessions decided the day of, all welcome from users to hard core devs to artists and sales and marketing folks!) Here are my session ideas session on SIFT Mobile Muse social media aggregator for SMS, video, photos, etc Bug Labs - my Bug arrives in late September, app brainstorming session BIKUX - linux stamp...
Bakersfield.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Actress Sunny Thompson could not have picked a riskier place to debut her two-hour portrayal of Marilyn Monroe: in a 99-seat Hollywood theater full of Monroe's friends and hard-core fans.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Felix Salmon submits: In a presidential campaign, candidates triangulate towards the center. The Democrat knows he has his party's hard-core supporters in the bag; the Republican likewise. So both tend to take those hard-core supporters for granted and chase after other voters. According to Joe Nocera , it seems the Wall Street Journal is doing the same thing: taking its...
Blogging Project Runway (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
You know leather. You can grommet it. You can fringe it. You can lace it. You can stud it. You can pyramid it. (I don't even know what that is but I'm intrigued.) Your look is hard-core, body-conscious pure punk rocker and now everyone will know where to go when they want a leather corset or leather jeans or a leather vest or leather anything. You wanted to appear very hard-edged...
