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Apple Fetishists: Grow Up

Karl Rove loves his iPhone. He uses it all the time! (The entire Bush administration has good reason to love the little gizmo.) The roly-poly Machiavelli also recently admitted to owning a damn MacBook Air, the laptop whose sole selling point is its ability to fit in an envelope. Drug-addled radio tyrant Rush Limbaugh had to ask Apple to help fix his own new Mac. Your favorite propagandists love the sleek design and friendly usability of Apple products. Crypto-fascists—they're just like us! Which brings us to this plea: can we please, please end the tiresome trope of Apple having any sort of hip sensibility? More »

6:08 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Pareene
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Latest by n/a: Having always been an anti-Apple kinda guy, I have always wanted to join in one of these pointless debates. You say they aren't overpriced...I recently just purchased a brand new computer part by part. Quad core processor, overclocked to over more »

Why Charlie Rose Has a Black Eye If you were falling, and you had the choice between protecting your face and your Macbook Air, which one would you choose? Let's just say that Charlie Rose now has a black eye. (Why wouldn't he use makeup, though? To prove a point about how much he luvs his new computer, maybe — or to show us how badass he is!) His producers report that the Air is doin' fine post-accident. [Engadget]

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Air Coming to every cafe frequented by aspiring writers, the MacBook Air, the skinniest laptop Apple has ever made. Ownership will distinguish the kids with trust funds, and those who sacrificed their rent money on this incredibly desirable toy. Harsh truth: it won't make anyone write better. Details at Gizmodo.

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