tien mao's little read links...

How Duane Reade Became a Giant in NYC

New York Magazine looks at Duane Reade and their gigantic expansion.

More On the Nike iD Store

The NY Times visits the Nike iD Design Lab in SoHo. You can see some interior shots of the store in the slide show. And there's my trip to the lab as well.

Navigataing NYC By Blog

I suppose I could have mentioned this earlier, but this May, a writer for the Guardian navigated NYC by blog. He found my October archives and was "impressed by the variety of information on Tien Mao's Little Read Book," and eventually "felt indebted" that I directed him to the New York City Marble Cemetery.

David Pogue is Kind of Scary

David Pogue scares me.

Star Wars Retards

Attention Darwin Awards!! These idiots are perfect! With the help of Star Wars, they might be eliminated from the gene pool.

Best Lede Ever?

In the lede to an article about how red helps chances for victory, John Schwartz writes, "Wearing red increases the chance of victory in sports, say British researchers who clearly do not follow the Cincinnati Reds."

50 Fun Things To Do With Your iPod

Jason lists "50" fun things that you can do if you have an iPod. He's six short, but what can you do, you're not paying him to blog...oh wait.

NYTimes.com to Start Subscription Service

Not unexpected and a way to generate revenue, NYTimes.com will start charging readers for some of the articles on the site. For people that get delivery, the service will be free. Score!

Food iPod Shuffles

If I were to design an iPod Shuffle with food, it would look nothing like these. Probably because I wouldn't be able to have such a perfect looking finished product. (via)

Slice Launches a Hamburger Blog

In the works for a while, Adam finally launches A Hamburger Today. Note to self: hanging out with Adam could be bad for the waistline.

Thin Wallet?

Since my wallet is like 1" thick, it's a good thing I ordered one of these. Update: Here's what I ended up buying.

Burn Baby Burn

"It don't get no better than this." What's that? Burning grass on a ranch. (via)

A Variety of Information

Apparently, this site has "a variety of information" and some people that read are "indebted"...odd, huh? Well, at least in October of 2004 anyway.

Ugliest Car of 2005

The Ugliest Cars of 2005 are in. (via)

Nice Logo

Um...yeah...nice logo...

Graf Returns to the Subway

Some say graffiti is vandalism, but I sorely miss seeing stuff like this in the subway system. Really awesome photo. I just don't know what to say about it.