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    Image of Jacques-SweatyTechnique-Paysan Jacques-SweatyTechnique-Paysan
    12/19/09

    In reply to Design Without Reach: Vengeance for that Stupid Name
    Here's an idea: Ikea: We're the new Design Within Reach.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    12/19/09

    @Jacques-SweatyTechnique-Paysan: ..with meatballs!
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    Image of SnarkTard SnarkTard
    12/19/09

    @lobstr: And lingonberries!
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    Image of La Mareada La Mareada
    12/19/09

    @SnarkTard: It's a tragedy this year they cancelled lutefisk. (Was it Seattle only?)
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    12/19/09

    @La Mareada: I have a friend who moved to Norway and just yesterday he was telling me about lutefisk. They used to serve it at IKEA???
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    Image of kappakappaspankme kappakappaspankme
    12/19/09

    @La Mareada: The also did away with boiled potatis and now serve mashed. Oh. What. The. Phuck. Who eats köttbullar med potatismos?
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    Image of kappakappaspankme kappakappaspankme
    12/19/09

    @Little Time Bomb: Lutefisk is like lox compared to the vile surströmming, my pet.
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    12/19/09

    @kappakappaspankme: Do I een want to know?
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    Image of kappakappaspankme kappakappaspankme
    12/20/09

    @Little Time Bomb: Probably not. Unless you're well stocked in gas masks.

    :holds nose and turns blue:
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    12/20/09

    @kappakappaspankme: Ha the friend in Norway told me he had never known there were so many ways to ruin perfectly good fish.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    12/20/09

    @Little Time Bomb: My wife's peoples are from Norway and she just made a fresh batch of Krumkake (pronounced /crumb-ca-ca/) last night.. They're like those snowflake-shaped rosettes but shaped like an ice cream cone.. to be spackled™ with mousse, honey, whatever... No thanks to all them floppy fishes, but this is seriously THE shit.
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    12/20/09

    @lobstr: (hey now..)
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    12/20/09

    @lobstr: Now that is an imported food I can get behind!
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    12/19/09

    In reply to Design Without Reach: Vengeance for that Stupid Name
    This post brought to you by the Gawker 2009 Holiday Luxury Gift Guide! start dreaming!
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/19/09

    @Mount_Prion: Haha hahaha!
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/19/09

    In reply to Design Without Reach: Vengeance for that Stupid Name
    I now shop on Overstock for knock off version of the DWR stuff. A lot of the trademarks on the designs for Eames, etc. have expired, so there are some pretty crappy versions of some mid-century mod-ish things (shell chair and rocker, Bertoia mesh chair, ghost chairs) in the reasonable range. And they'll last long enough as long as you don't have any very heavy friends.
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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    12/19/09

    I read this last week, excellent article. I sort of miss getting Fast Company- it was the Wired of business mags (in terms of being go-go for everything they covered that month being the greatest thing since sliced bread), but it had a few interesting things every month.

    @ms_priestypants: heh heh, that's one of the principles of the article. DWR was basically founded as the place to get all these licensed pieces (especially ones that hadn't been available in ages). One of the signs of a fall was when they started having their in-house designers do knockoffs of popular licensed pieces, which they would then drop from showrooms/catalogs. But they didn't advertise this fact. You could tell something was subtly amiss.

    The only thing I've ever been able to afford from DWR is books and stocking stuffers. Still, I got a great design appreciation education just by reading the catalog.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/19/09

    @Juancho: That's kind of how I feel about Dwell. If I am ever in a position where I own a glass cube house, I know how to decorate it.
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    12/19/09

    @ms_priestypants: I've seen one of the Dwell pre-fab houses in real life. It looks like a cross between a mobile home and a shipping crate. F-u-u-u-gly.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/19/09

    @lionel-mandrake: Hey you! Quit raining on my glass and steel parade!
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    Image of Rozelle’s Bagman Rozelle’s Bagman
    12/19/09

    @ms_priestypants:
    @lionel-mandrake:
    @Juancho:

    You all are more than welcome to drop off your Eames, Airstreams and Kithauses at my place if you tire of them.

    DWR problems are vast, as described in the meandering article. But they once upon a time used to be a reliable shop for licensed design. I still don't know where to get the George Nelson pendant lamp now, which seems to be the latest DWR victim (no it wont be Modernica). And DWR wouldn't dare fuck with Herman Miller, but it's probably too late now, if I get HM it won't be from them.
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    12/19/09

    @ms_priestypants: That is an imaginary parade the Time bombs would march in. We always talk about "someday when we build our own." when we get the new Dwell.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/19/09

    @Little Time Bomb: Have you seen the weeHouse by Alchemy Architects? Pretty much the thing I have sexy dreams about.
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    Edited by ms_priestypants at 12/19/09 7:28 PM ms_priestypants was starred ms_priestypants was unstarred
    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    12/19/09

    @ms_priestypants: Oh I can't unsee it now. I think it may be our newest house crush.
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    Image of ninety_nine ninety_nine
    12/19/09

    In reply to Design Without Reach: Vengeance for that Stupid Name
    Dude, you couldn't milk the snow for a better filler post than this?
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    Image of the supergoddess the supergoddess
    12/19/09

    @ninety_nine: You're letting him slide on "who sell"? Goin' soft, man.
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    12/19/09

    @ninety_nine: Yeah, fuck Foster for posting a link to an interesting article instead of hang-wringing about whether or not we'll need Snake Plissken to lead us thru this terrible snowpocalypse to Christmas! I don't know why I even keep having the Internet.
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    Image of the supergoddess the supergoddess
    12/19/09

    @allyzay: That's the spirit!
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    Image of ninety_nine ninety_nine
    12/19/09

    @allyzay: it was an interesting article two weeks ago.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    12/19/09

    @ninety_nine: I'm impressed that you're such a devoted reader of Fast Company. I didn't even bother to read this retarded rag when I was employed by Fortune Small Business (RIP), which was a direct competitor.
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    Image of ninety_nine ninety_nine
    12/20/09

    @snugbug: Wha? No, I follow someone else who does, even though @gf used to write for them (sorry, insidery). Fortune Small Business folded? It seems like I just got one. I have inexplicably received it for years (free with Amex card, or something?) -- maybe that explains the closing.
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    This looks atrocious. He's completely ignored the style of the Tenniel drawings. This looks like absolute shit.

    Also, THE STORY DOESN'T NEED CHANGING, it's already perfect. He's made it into fucking Braveheart, with Johnny Depp doing his mincing queen schtick.
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    Image of Helio Helio
    12/16/09

    @lionel-mandrake: all over THIS.

    And Bryan, I realize it's a wonderland, but I don't know where you are getting this "realism" feel. I think the 3D-ness will help in the theater but if i were watching at home, I would be so bothered by the attempts to squish live action/CGI together. I mean, the Red Queen looks really off to me as does everything else.
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    Image of Id_Molotov Id_Molotov
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    I simply don't understand how Tim Burton still inspires glee in people after a decade of OK to terrible movies.

    And Gene Wilder's Wonka can beat the shit out of Depp's twitchy, over-stated Wonka any day of the week.

    Time travel back to the late 80s / early 90s and I'm on board with the Burton hysteria.
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    Image of Helio Helio
    12/16/09

    @Id_Molotov: Terrible might be taking it a step too far (Planet of the Apes was god awful) but Burton has always been more of a style man, relinquishing the story/structure to make sure Johnny has as much screen time as possible performing in "burton-mode."
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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    This is the hipster Avatar.

    And I can't stand the wait!!
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    Image of metoometoo metoometoo
    12/16/09

    @Airvault: It SO IS.
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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    12/16/09

    @metoometoo: Right? All the same complaints based on a trailer.
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    Image of Go Like Hell Machine Go Like Hell Machine
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    Anything has to be better than the atrocious SyFy version on a couple weeks ago.
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    Image of Wendy_Kroy Wendy_Kroy
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    My excitement for both this film and Avatar is tempered by the fact that those 3D glasses hurt like a motherfucker when worn on top of my normal thick astigmatic lenses... I'll be more enthused about 3D technology when they can, like, just beam it into my brain.
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    Image of alias47 alias47
    12/16/09

    @Wendy_Kroy: I would say I completely agree, as I have the same problem, however I find 3D horribly frightening. Apparently I have difficulty separating reality from fiction. The dancinig chocolate at Hersehey Park even freaked me out. I hope there's a 2D version coming out as well.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    Tim Burton is obviously mad as a hatter (that's a good thing) and Johnny Depp is quite clearly, the John Wayne to Burton's John Ford.
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    Image of metoometoo metoometoo
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    I am so freaking excited for this, and have been since the first second that I heard about it.
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    Image of sfBirdie sfBirdie
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    Curiouser and curiouser! Seriously, now I'm really looking forward to this. At first I was a bit hesitant, but knowing this isn't some dark freaky remake (and instead a "return" to Wonderland), I'm impressed. Can't wait!
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    Image of AquaticApe AquaticApe
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    Remember that this was the guy who ruined Planet of the Apes. Don't get too excited.
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    Image of dolemite1975 dolemite1975
    12/16/09

    @AquaticApe: Remember that this is the guy who made both of the good Batman movies (early 90's), Edward Scissorhands, BEETLE JUICE.
    [www.imdb.com]

    He's allowed a misstep or two.
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    12/16/09

    @dolemite1975: Wait a second, the "good Batman movies"?

    No. Just...no. I suppose one might like those movies if they simply didn't like Batman.
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    Image of dolemite1975 dolemite1975
    12/16/09

    @Aidan_:Batman is based off a comic book, no? Burton plays off of that and in a brilliant way. The Christopher Nolan pics are ok, not great. Mostly because I CANNOT stand Christian Bale and Heath Ledger's performance is totally overrated.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    Oh, man. Jabberwock.
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    Image of ms.creant ms.creant
    12/16/09

    @braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: O Frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    12/16/09

    In reply to Alice in Wonderland Uses Its CGI Power for Good, Not Evil
    Do we really think it looks good? I sort of think it looks like a crazy-quilt of interesting visuals and not a whole lot of character development or comprehensible plot. My favorite thing so far is Helena Bonham Carter resting her feet on a pig.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/16/09

    @Perhaps Not: Well, it is a trailer. You don't often see a lot of character development in trailers.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    12/17/09

    @braak: I feel like you see evidence of SOMETHING in the way of personal interaction, though, if it's a good movie. They usually pull out the most interesting parts of the film to showcase, and here it looks like the most interesting parts of the film are the epic battle scenes and Johnny Depp being charming and crazy.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    12/17/09

    @Perhaps Not: Sometimes, but a lot of times, when compared to huge things flying around, interesting character parts seem much less interesting by comparison.

    On the other hand, Alice doesn't really have any lines in the trailer at all, so.

    I'm just holding off on making a judgment about that; trailers are not a reliable source of information about anything except if there is a jabberwock.

    Which there is.
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