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Leigh Stein, former cofounder and executive director of Out of the Binders/BinderCon, maps out the meteoric rise and sudden fall of the Girlboss: "The girlboss didn’t change the system; she thrived within it. Now that system is cracking, and so is this icon of millennial hustle." [more inside]
posted by Ouverture on Jun 26, 2020 - 20 comments

Away C.E.O. Is Back, Just Weeks After Stepping Down (NYT) "It quickly became clear that her plan to remain at Away — effectively in the same role but with a new title — was not understood inside or outside the company." Suggested soundtrack for this article: How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away? [more inside]
posted by fedward on Jan 13, 2020 - 14 comments

Life working at Away is, in a word, hell.
posted by COD on Dec 5, 2019 - 99 comments

Hayao Miyazaki Makes Ramen During Spirited Away Crunch Time (single-link noodles)
posted by Tell Me No Lies on May 21, 2016 - 28 comments

September 7th is Buddy Holly's 79th birthday. Restoration of the last guitar that he ever played: How to play Peggy Sue on guitar. The Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas. And, of course, the music (MLYT):
Not Fade Away
Maybe, Baby
That'll Be the Day
Every Day
posted by dfm500 on Sep 7, 2015 - 22 comments

So long Mr. Peppermint Generations of North Texas men and women remember Mr. Peppermint for his three decades of entertaining children. He passed away today. (Entertainment runs in his family).
posted by punkfloyd on Sep 26, 2011 - 24 comments

It's rare to find a blog where you want to grab every picture, and click every link, but that's how it is at wonderful little mwebi, and just a few clicks there leads to these other just as tantalizing micro blogs, such as The Year in Pictures, Kitschy Living, Poculum, Cool Pictures, Colorfullthings, Design Squish and Fade Away (which has a bit of a squishy design). It leaves one wondering out loud, when did blogging get cool again?
posted by puny human on Jun 1, 2011 - 16 comments

With a forecast of 20 percent growth in sales throughout 2009, China is a fascinating example of a society grappling with the effects that the automobile brings. Personally, I'd stick with bikes for the city, guys - it seems more fun.
posted by concreteforest on Aug 3, 2009 - 23 comments

IMStalking is a site that syndicates the instant messenger away messages of its participants for no particular reason. It's amazing what unemployed cartoon addicts will do to fill their time.
posted by endquote on May 30, 2003 - 5 comments