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The trial of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam charged with insider trading began. An exciting moment for all except for Juror number 18 who fell asleep and causing "giggles [to] emanate from the gaggle of reporters sitting close by." Juror number 18 also has a nickname: Hipster Juror.
Juror No. 18 stands out from the rest of the panel. Most of the jury is in the 50-year-old range, and the majority are either black or Hispanic. Juror No. 18 is a 35-year-old unemployed Manhattan resident with a bachelor’s degree in English. Sporting a scruffy beard, ironic glasses and a track-suit jacket, he is most definitely the trial’s Hipster Juror.And Hipster Juror also delivered the best line of jury selection. Explaining how he spent his time since he became unemployed, he said he watched poker shows on TV and played video games. Oh, and “when we can get our drummer situation worked out, I’m in a band.”
Except for the fact he doesn't live in Brooklyn...not a stereotype at all.
I'm surprised I never saw a photo of a media and culture savvy protester wearing one of these Guy Fawkes masks in the uprisings throughout the Middle East.Right, so I'll just dive right in. I'm quitting the Internet. Joke. I'm not Julia Allison. And the Internet helps pay my bills. I can't quit you, Internet! That said I need your advice, readers. I've been blogging regularly since 2003 and here on Wordpress since 2006. I've loved every Internet minute of it. Its led to friends and even job opportunities. The majority of my blogging attention has been for the Sundance Channel's blog Sunfiltered for which I've been contributing on a daily basis since they launched in the Spring of 2009.
My blog's content has meandered through different areas and topics over the years and for the first time since 2003 I feel a bit adrift with my efforts here.
So my question for you all: What do you want to see this blog become? What sort of content do you enjoy the most? Do I have something stuck between my teeth?
Update: Thanks for the feedback everyone. It was great to hear from new and familiar readers. Your well thought out comments were an interesting read for me. I look forward to devoting this blog to solely about cats and omg how cute they are.
On Saturday I met up with my buddy Lawrence in Chinatown for breakfast and I devoured my favorite dish at dim sum.
Class up your NCAA basketball tournament brackets with this template from Vanity Fair. Click image to enlarge.
New summer sandals from designer Anupamaa Dayal.
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Then President Bill Clinton sent this nice hand written note to Chris Webber after he made a big boo boo in the NCAA Championship game.
Never noticed that Clinton's handwriting is so....cursive-y like a girl in 8th grade.
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Between these animal boots and those animal hats furries are starting to make a disturbing inroad into mainstream culture.
Alternative photo caption: Boots perfect for Sarah Jessica Parker. #Snark
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Bicycle by Damien Hirst for the London Institute of Contemporary Arts' Psychedelica Gala.
The Economist has a rough, preliminary pros and cons list of potential Republican contenders to the White House. Sounds about right.
I submit that it is not. 
*Since 1900 when earthquake data became more reliably tracked and recorded. 
Most hardcore news anchor duo ever.
From volume 1 of the "Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe" under "Alien Races"...VEGANS. Avoid them at all costs.
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