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couldn’t we?

I was delighted to learn about No Sweat, a web storefront that promises union-friendly, sweatshop-free casual apparel. I thought they were courageous to publish their workers’ wages and benefits even if I lacked context for understanding how fair they really were. I also loved the idea of buying shoes that resembled Converse All Stars without […]

untitled — anonymous
media: assemblage of electronic parts
2004
(Larger version at flickr)
The inside of this computer was the origin of my “found sculpture” project — I thought it was gorgeous, not an adjective I usually apply to computers. It was put together by the good folks at pcAudioLabs. (They specialize in computers for recording […]

my most-recent favorite museum

Kingdom of Loathing neatly dodges most of my complaints about role-playing-esque games: it’s genuinely clever and creative, very low on sexism, and although there is combat, it’s refreshingly low key — you don’t die so much as get beat up. And, oh, yeah, it’s free.
KoL isn’t perfect. Too much of the gameplay is basically waiting […]

While I was struggling with the customer interface of their competition, I had a great experience with Vendini.
Their communications were clear and to the point. Although they did commit the error of using URLs with encrypted personal information, they alleviated the problem by providing a reasonable alternative:

Q: Unable to Print a Ticket Confirmation?
A: Bring your […]

(coz their support staff rocks)