NYT #IsKindaClueless

Today Lulu makes its New York Times debut, page E1. Lulu lets women review guys. Specifically their date-worthiness, rated out of 10, with tags calling out attributes like #DudeCanCook and #HygenicallyChallenged. Similar ideas have been tried before...

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Early Employees: TechCrunch

My friend Hunter Walk asked me a few questions about the early years of TechCrunch (I joined in early 2008, when we were still working out of TC founder Michael Arrington’s house). Here’s an excerpt, you can...

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Stormtrooper Rainbow Blast

Several months ago I received an email with a subject line that made my heart flutter more than either of the OkCupid notifications it was nestled between. It read: STAR WARS ART, sent by one Luke Lombardo. I held my...

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Daddy Horny, Michael

My first original composition, this song was conceived on the eve of a friend’s Never-Nude party. I later polished and extended it to celebrate the return of Arrested Development in 2013. This proved premature. (I also managed...

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