October 7, 2007
Oyez, mordus de Crocs / Croc nut crunch alert

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Espoir du jour: celui de voir les chaussures Croc disparaître des rues de Los Angeles et redevenir ce qu’elles auraient toujours du être, des sabots de jardin. Ces galoches en plastique coloré sont devenues très à la mode aux Etats-Unis, y compris à New York nous dit Guillemette en partance pour Paris (où elle risque de retrouver ces créations du Diable apparemment...) mais de plus en plus d’articles font état d’accidents dans des escalateurs: des enfants en Croc ont eu leurs orteils "croqués" par des escaliers mécaniques. Le sang des organes en bouillie est facile à laver sur le plastique, mais les parents sont tout de même furieux: cette controverse sent le procès imminent! (photo: Nancy Rudnick @ Buzznet)

Hope of the day: To see Croc shoes disappear from the face of Los Angeles, and go back to what they should have always been -- gardening clogs. These colourful plastic stompers have become very fashionable in the U.S., including New York, according to our blogging friend Guillemette, who's moving back to Paris where Crocs may follow her (according to this alarming report about the shoes designed by Satan himself...) Now, more and more news articles are reporting on a growing number of accidents in escalators: kids wearing Crocs have their toes "crunched" by the metallic stairs. The blood that spews from a child’s missing toe after getting caught in an escalator will rinse right off with water, but parents are still angry: this controversy smells like a nice upcoming class action lawsuit to me! (photo: Nancy Rudnick @ Buzznet).

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October 2, 2007
Boing Boing TV : Episode I

Très rétro-futuriste avec de l'art de l'illustrateur Français Villemard, qui, en 1910, imaginait la vie en l'an 2000 avec des robots de partout. Un bon show avec Xeni en tenue lamée, bien plus mignonne que Max Headroom.

Very retro-futuristic, featuring art by French artist Villemard, who, back in 1910, was already figuring out life in 2000 with robots all over the place. Enjoy the show with Xeni in a golden suit, much cuter than Max Headroom.

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