A Restful Day

Rappers, Supermodels Shun the Greenback

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:10:49 -0800

As the greenback recently hit historic lows against other major currencies, rap mogul Jay-Z released a new video in which he flashes euros, not dollars. It was also widely reported last week that one of the world's richest supermodels, Gisele Bundchen, opted to be paid in euros because of the dollar's weak outlook. Her spokeswoman has denied that the model was spurning the dollar, saying Bundchen is paid in the currency of a job's location.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PersonalFinance/story?id=3869459

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Giftventure - Scavenger Hunts for Children

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:38:16 -0800

Giftventure is a revolutionary adventure-by-mail experience where a child receives a series of mysterious letters with puzzles from a mythical character. Solving the mystery leads to the discovery of a gift you've purchased and hidden somewhere in the child’s home, or anywhere you choose.

http://www.giftventure.com/

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No Joke: Colbert '08 Could Be Illegal

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:36:04 -0700

If his campaign plays out the way he's indicated that it will, Comedy Central and Colbert's sponsor, Doritos, could be violating federal laws that bar corporations from backing political campaigns, election law experts say.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=3766656

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San Diego: Dialed In: Show Recap: Wilco At The Greek, LA, 8/29/07

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:30:48 -0700

A music blogger uses one of my Wilco pix for a review. Finally this moblogging thing is going somewhere for me.

http://www.sddialedin.com/2007/08/show-recap-wilco-at-greek-la-82907.html

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Arcade Fire with LCD Soundsystem Concert Tickets

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:49:51 -0700

And I'm not going

http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/293873?c=dm-139851

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Link: Recent Links from my Neighborhood - david’s Blog on Vox

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:14:36 -0700

Wow, meta. But I agree with David.

http://david.vox.com/library/link/6a00b8ea0718261bc000e3989c62910002.html

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WebbAlert

nobody@vox.com(aa) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:16:07 -0700

Thanks for visiting the first episode of my new video blog. Every episode will be accompanied by links to the stories I mention, which you can find below. If you end up watching my video on someone else's site (if they embed my daily video into their...

http://www.webbalert.com/

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