According to one of our American Apparel moles, the infamous flip flops they were selling, made in Thailand, not by hardworking Mexican imports given fair wages, health benefits and all the Blackberry PDAs they can eat... have been pulled.
[Taylor Momsen, president of the Lemoncake Stupid Society, on the set of "Gossip Girl" today; image via INF]
If you haven't seen it, Craig Robinson's Flip Flop Fly Ball is a collection of whizbang infographics that look like what you'd get if you mated Edward Tufte with Bill James. It's hardcore gonzo porn for baseball nerds. Some examples.
See these flip-flops? They're not just any flip-flops. They're high fashion, "Married to the Mob" flip-flops, and they cost $42. Can you spot the reason why this is stupid? That's right: you pay ten times what you would pay for a plain pair of...
One day after calling on Max Mosley, president of the F.I.A., to resign, Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari's president, changed his tune.
Andre Agassi is suing Target for slapping his name on a pair of brown men's flip-flops without his permission, says the AP.
From "Hollywood Casual, Down to Their Toes," by Sharon Waxman, NYT, today:
It's been about a year since Kelly Stiles' feet were (somehow) injured by a $3 pair of Walmart flip flops. In that time, Kelly says her feet haven't fully healed and she still can't wear sandals or flip flops. She says she still has pain where she...
There's a party between my first and second toe, and everyone's invited! These LED flip flops illuminate while you walk, balancing the subtle shades of red, blue and green for all to enjoy. At under $10 a pair, you can't afford not to pick up a...
In less exciting news, it seems the whacky Russians have decided to ditch the whole monochrome-only Optimus keyboard and revert back to full color and OLED. The December pre-order date has also been canned. Yawn. – Travis Hudson
New York, 3:39 PM
Sun Jul 5
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