Wibble

13 June 2011

Self-Indulgent (Blog) Birthday Post

Image: Someone holding out a cupcake.

Hello, and welcome to my self-indulgent three year internet birthday party. Here, have some cake: And now, instead of reminding you of that time I used to review all those books, that time I manically live-blogged Mad Men, or that time I posted a picture of a typewriter every Tuesday from a year ago and…Read More

8 April 2011

New study on coffee and genetics basically explains my entire life

Coffee

According to a study published earlier this week, coffee addiction is probably genetic. One genetic variant means you drink about 40 mg more than other people, while another variant means you drink less. I would bet my current cup of Starbucks that I fall into the first category. But also: “I’ve long thought there was…Read More

7 January 2011

Library smut, now with fewer books and more conceptual design

Books wrapped in white paper

“Here’s what we said: ‘The more that objects become replaced by digital virtual counterparts — from records and books to photo albums and even cash — watch for people to fetishize the physical object. Books are being turned into decorative accessories, for example, and records into art.’” —Ann Mack, director of trend-spotting for JWT New…Read More