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Articles by Alex Dziadosz

What is “The Delicious”?

Amused · Mar 22, 2007

Who thought a red pantsuit would spur so many awkward confessions? The Crier goes behind the makeshift scenes of Scott Prendergast, mastermind behind “The Delicious,” and recent conspirator of Lisa Kudrow.

Wikipedia · Mar 16, 2007

The actual 8 Mile….

eBay · Mar 16, 2007

Keeping with the “Rabbit” theme, here’s some very special bling….

YouTube · Mar 16, 2007

Director’s cut battles from the conclusion of 8 Mile….

MP3 · Mar 16, 2007

The Mobb Deep song whose beat the 8 Mile’s real final battle is based on. “Shook Ones Pt. II”…

MP3 · Mar 14, 2007

A thick mixtape of Biggie and Pac freestyles as well as other tracks….

eBay · Mar 14, 2007

What’s Pac drinking in that? Looks delicious… wish I could make it at home. But wait — I can!…

YouTube · Mar 13, 2007

Together now. Not only a reminder of better days, but an interesting contrast in Pac and Biggie’s styles….

Wikipedia · Mar 13, 2007

The rivalry that made the YouTube moment so precious….

Goodbye, Bond-Mobiles

The Exchange · Mar 13, 2007

It’s no surprise that Ford is jettisoning vanity programs like Aston Martin. But the most troublesome aspect of the Detroit automaker’s decline is not the revelation that the auto industry is sinking, but that it might mean America is losing footing in an area it has perennially led: good management.

eBay · Mar 13, 2007

Definitive proof of an ad campaign gone too far….

YouTube · Mar 13, 2007

Yesterday, we brought you a youthful Biggie freestyling. Today, we bring the natural counterpart….

Wikipedia · Mar 13, 2007

Is he still alive? The 7 Day Theorists think so….

MP3 · Mar 13, 2007

Sorry, I just couldn’t resist this one. Tupac, “Changes.”…

eBay · Mar 12, 2007

If you can’t sound the part, might as well dress it….

MP3 · Mar 12, 2007

Biggie meets Big Daddy Kane. Simply beautiful….

YouTube · Mar 12, 2007

This is why I love YouTube. Biggie at 17, crushing some sucka in Brooklyn….

Wikipedia · Mar 12, 2007

Pretty basic to start, but necessary reading….

Freestyle Rap

Theme · Mar 12, 2007

You Really Should Be Watching Rome

Amused · Mar 07, 2007

How can you resist this show? The mingling of drama and history is the most delightful thing this side of Coriolanus. Whether wittingly or not, Rome’s producers lend credence to the Herzogian idea that truth lies in the elevation of reality.

Can YouTube Bring Out the Art in Advertising?

The Exchange · Feb 05, 2007

Nascent forms of media are blurring the line between advertisement and entertainment. Could art be next? (Insert Walter Benjamin reference here.)

Golden Smoke Rings

The Exchange · Jan 29, 2007

Americans have a knack for popularizing foreign cultural traditions. Could the hookah lounge duplicate the coffeehouse’s remarkable success?

About · Archives · Contact · Join November 21, 2008

Daily Reading

Hey look, Engadget is writing about Ann Arbor!

111 shirtless men descend on NYC 5th Avenue Abercrombie store

At the store where the shirtless man is revered, the shirtless man may not shop.

Since when is Wes Anderson shooting headlines photos for the NYTimes?

P.S. Why is the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island giving the peace sign?

The Cassini-Huygens probe, rocking Saturn since 2004

Excellent gallery of its recent exploits 800,000,000 miles away

Magritte Flickr group

Blissfully surreal

Think of all the fun you’re not having with your Macbook’s camera right now

The amazing flywheel battery

Powering humanity for the last 6,000 years. Damn Interesting continues its unbridled excellence.

More daily reading…

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