Archive for July 2009

‘Doug’ Coupland’s ‘Generation X’    (2009.07.04)

In a 1989 article, “Doug” Coupland attributed the term “Generation X” to Billy Idol

Get lost, willyez? I’m busy    (2009.07.03)

Time’s Up, TTC (3): Collectors barricading selves in booths

Mock the Poncy Anglophile Week (5)    (2009.07.03)

Mocking billionaire’s son and author Alain de Botton: “I recognized my desire to submit to the report’s conclusions in the hope of quelling my doubts about my future”

How not to teach designers HTML    (2009.07.03)

David Tristman, who can bench 185, teaches graphic designers tables for layout. That’ll be $425, please

TTC officially protests Ukrainian massacre    (2009.07.02)

Time’s Up, TTC (2): Who let that lady tack up the sign protesting the Ukrainian genocide?

Mock the Poncy Anglophile Week (4)    (2009.07.02)

Mocking Alain de Botton: “In the evening, I ordered a breaded chicken escalope from room service, and ate it whilst sitting on my bed, reading a book on the history of art in the Low Countries.” (Then he cruised personal ads)

Time’s up, TTC    (2009.07.01)

We’ve been waiting and waiting for TTC to fix its signage problem. Time is up

Mock the Poncy Anglophile Week (3)    (2009.07.01)

Mocking Alain de Botton: “ ‘Fuck off. We don’t give tours,’ he responded decisively”