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Cubicles at 40

July 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The office cubicle turns 40 this month.
The open-office style was originally known as the “Action Office,” and was introduced by West Michigan’s Herman Miller Company in 1968.
Well, I don’t know about action, but the cube farm has been the bane of my existence for the last few years. Pictured above is a cubicle I once [...]

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Cheap Cheesecake

July 25th, 2008 · Comments Off

If I was a fan of the Cheesecake Factory, I’d be all over their $1.50/slice offer on July 30, but I’m not. (link via Gooster)
It might be a fitting tribute to a recently departed “Golden Girl,” though.

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Tags: Seeds

MTV Eyes ‘RHPS’

July 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

MTV wants to remake the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
If it were anyone else besides MTV, I’d probably be marginally more interested. And really, it’s not as if there aren’t enough bad remakes of other classic flicks floating around.

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Apt Comparison

July 25th, 2008 · Comments Off

From TMZ’s gallery of Muppets and their celebrity lookalikes, Janice the Muppet and Donatella Versace.
Wow, that’s just uncanny… and quite possibly an insult to Jim Henson’s creations.
Speaking of which, the Smithsonian’s Ripley Center currently features the exhibit “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” now through October 5. The Smithsonian is the fourth stop on the exhibit’s tour, [...]

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