On Bits, the New York Times tech blog, Brad Stone writes about a new wave of online speed-dating sites built around video webcam chat:
After each Web meeting, WooMe asks users to select either “I’m Wooed” or “No thanks” for the person they just met. They can also leave one-word “tags” describing the person — a [...]

Starting tonight, Hop Devil Grill in Manhattan’s Lower Easy Side will have the following beers on tap for a week. I won’t be there tonight, but as I’m a bit of a fiend for hops myself—and I like Hop Devil’s selection already—I’m definitely going to check it out:

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Smuttynose Big A IPA
Captain [...]

From the surprisingly fantastic “Crime Scene KC” blog:
Authorities have dropped charges against a Texas woman who allegedly gave her husband enemas using sherry. (Insufficient evidence, they say.) The man died of alcohol poisoning and had a .47 BAC at time of death. The wife has told the local newspaper that her husband had an addiction [...]

I like my sneakers loud, right? I figure if you’re going to wear some high tops, make them look hot. GBX has taken this concept to its tragic extreme in an exercise in design literalism that squirts the words “RADIOACTIVE” and “DANGER” across the sides of these shoes. The blue ones look like they were [...]

I think Members Only jackets fall into the “trying too hard” category, but if you’ve been wanting to sample a little bit of that ’80s flavor, at least do it on the cheap. “Classic Closeouts” is selling some for just ten bucks, plus six bucks shipping. [Dealnews]

I have worn boot cut jeans for most of my adult life, whether in fashion or not. Fortunately, they’ve tended to be, if not the cusp of cool, at least presentable. And I do even wear boots on occasion. But I’d realized they’d become a bit slouchy looking as I’ve been losing weight, especially in [...]

Inspired by a post on Imbibe and the imminent flu season, my mind wandered today to the hot toddy, a cocktail most commonly used as a folk remedy. The variations abound, but the base is simple: brandy, rum, or whisky; something hot, typically black tea, but perhaps coffee or cocoa; a sweetener, traditionally honey—all served [...]

From the New York Post:
In recently filed court papers, Elisa Kwon accuses her former beau Greg Calvino, 45, of reneg ing on a pledge he had made to not “use drugs, stay out late, frequent strippers or prosti tutes.” The 30-something Kwon insists Calvino had vowed that if he ever did any of those things [...]

Unlike most race videos that end in fire and tears, this one ends with the lil’ tire that could. Safe for work! (Thanks, Michael!)

Slate did a nice piece on Muji, the Japanese retail store that’s coming to New York soon (and we first wrote about in January). Michael Hsu does a great job explaining what to expect from the chain:
Muji is often compared to Target or IKEA—perhaps the two most famous purveyors of “good design” at affordable prices—but [...]

I’m usually that guy that bites his thumb at people with pets dressed up on Halloween, but this is too damn awesome to pass up. Hit the link below to see more geeky cuteness. Welcome to October and all of the Halloween-ness that it includes. Now go pay your rent, it’s the first, damnit.
Dog Star [...]