A simple web site for an independent publishing company designed by Pentagram.

The Game’s new joint, old name-dropping: “If I was the old me, I would murder them. / Matter fact, if I was the old me, I would Curtis them.”

One of New Yorker‘s funniest covers illustrated by Barry Blitt.

Kevin’s one-page showcase of his work. Clean and simply beautiful.

I made a phone call to Viet Nam last night and found out that my dad is filing his application to attend our wedding. I sent him the paperwork a while ago, but he told me he was too weak to travel. I didn’t talk to him directly but I hope what my cousin said was true. I really do want the old man to be here to share the happy moment with us. I haven’t seen him for a while. Furthermore, we don’t get much vacation from our new job to go back to Viet Nam to see him. For the first time my dad seems to be excited about me getting married. Every time I talked to him, he never forgot to say hi to the in-laws. He even sent a nice piece of silk for her to make ao dai. If daddy likes someone, that’s a good sign. Hope he can make it.

From wsj.com:

The New York governor hired a prostitute in Washington on Feb. 13 and paid her $4,300.

The day before Valentine’s? He must had known in advanced that he would not getting it the next day.

The last time I logged into my stock account was February 2006. I went back in today and everything look different. I can’t even find the Real-Time Streaming Stock Quotes. I still have a few bucks in my account after a big lost to Macromedia. I could still remember that day. Coming home from mom’s doctor appointment, my brother-in-law looked at me and said, “Bad news!” He continued, “Macromedia dropped 18 points.” I knew I was fucked. All the chump change I made day by day had gone down the drain. That was way back in 2001. In 2002, I landed a job at Vassar and hardly checked my account. I am going to use this little money I have left to invest into some small caps. I don’t have much to lose.

The battle between Don Norman’s “Why is 37signals so arrogant?” and Jason Fried’s “Why we disagree with Don Norman” is even better than the Layer Tennis matches. Mr. Fried had lid a fire under Mr. Norman’s ass:

Norman may not be one of our customers because our products don’t solve his problems. (We’re not sure since he’s never sent us a feature request or suggestion.) That’s fine—we’re not here to solve everyone’s problems any more than Norman is here to write books that interest every reader.

But to infer that not meeting his needs means we’re not meeting other people’s needs is a stretch. And to call 37signals a “hobby” reveals a shallow understanding of what’s really happening. 37signals is a business in every definition of the word. A healthy, profitable, debt-free one at that.

I sure do recognize the friendly faces. They fed me well everyday at Vassar. Thanks ladies. I do miss you.

Adobe Cards (brilliant animation)

“Best of New York” (10 amazing covers)

“The Other Art of Courtroom Sketch Artists“

“Poor Choice Of Spokeswomen” (Don’t drink and drive)