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Nov 21, 2008

Portmanteau

port·man·teau
\pört-ˈman-(ˌ)tō\

noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural port·man·teaus or port·man·teaux \-(ˌ)tōz\
1: a large suitcase
2
: a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms or words
(as smog from smoke and fog)
Etymology:
Middle French


Nov 14, 2008


Once the cornerstone of hand-made mixing, the art of the mixtape essentially has been lost, a casualty of sometimes cruel technological progress and fickle fashion.  Somehow, a drag-and-drop iTunes playlist just doesn't have the magic of a lovingly and painstakingly crafted mixtape labored over for hours in unglamorous...


Nov 7, 2008


Hipsters, flipsters, and finger-poppin' daddies -- knock me your lobes.

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Macheesmo: Empowerment in the Kitchen

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DJDeedle's friend, Nick, has launched a tasty new website all about food.  Nick calls his creation, "Macheesmo." 

What is Nick's website all about? 

Food and cooking have become much too serious. This thing which should be fun and somewhat whimsical, but at the same time essential, has been lost to a world of...


Oct 31, 2008



Just in time for Halloween, DJDeedle toys with the laws of nature, and with his own hands constructs a musical mash monster by sewing together pieces of other people's tunes and charging them with a sudden flash of inspiration.

It's alive!  ALIVE!