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01/31/12
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The Code

The Preemptive Valentine’s Day

We’ve got some problems with Valentine’s Day.

You’ve probably already noticed a few of them: the smarmy advertising, the kitsch, the awkward chivalry, the endless parade of overbooked prix fixes, the all-pervading sense of enforced sentiment, without sensitivity or regard for individual circumstance…

Sorry. We got carried away there.

But it’s important, because Valentine’s is letting down romance and it’s letting down the men and women of America. So we’ve come up with a single fix that will restore the day to what it should be, a single cure-all to restore it to the spontaneous, romantic expression February needs so much.

It’s time to change the date.

Our plan for fixing Valentine’s Day, explained»
 

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08/20/09
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Art Threat

All You Need

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Street art isn’t known for its sentiment, but it can get plenty sappy when you give it a chance. Exhibit A: a twenty-block-and-counting multi-artist project currently making its way across the brick walls of Philadelphia. The sentimental part? Well, it’s called the Love Letter Project…

PSFK checked in recently to celebrate the twentieth mural, but there’s still plenty to be done. All told, the group is planning to end up with 50 murals, two books, a sign language school and a documentary film…so they’ve still got quite a bit of work ahead of them. In the meantime, anyone stopping through the city of Brotherly Love should consider taking a ride on the Market Street elevated line to see all the murals in succession. And bring a date.

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06/17/09
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Big Picture

A Rose is a Rose

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As Mickey Rourke showed us yesterday, a rose isn’t always as romantic as you’d think. In today’s snap, a chivalrous young Brit offers a flower to one Megan Fox, and is cruelly rebuffed in turn. Maybe if he’d tried peonies?

Also, the first person to send us a neoclassical painting of this moment will receive a free pair of espadrilles.

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03/28/08
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LinkOut

Man Hugs, Man Bags and Mendes

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Our Girl Friday: We don’t know if Eva Mendes posed
for these shots before going into rehab and, frankly, we don’t care.
[Maxim]

The Queen and The Princess: Carla Bruni visits
England, making every first lady in history look downright homely in
the process. [ href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/28/wcarla128.xml">Telegraph
UK]

San Francisco Treat: A brief and stylish tour of Fog
City. [Refinery29]

Brotherly Love: We’re not sure if we believe in
“bromance,” but we are sure we love ya, dude. [ href="http://men.style.com/details/blogs/thegadabout/2008/03/are-you-in-a-br.html#more">Men.Style]

“What’s In Your Manbag?”: Excuse me, it’s a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reverse_Peephole">European
men’s carryall, okay? [Guardian
UK]

Buying in Bulk: Shoppers snatch up Tim Hamilton
shirts 20 at a time. Look for them soon on superfuture and eBay. [Racked]

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02/15/08
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LinkOut

Rachel + Hayden, Roger + Congress and More

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The Beard Next Door: The Christian Right has been
searching for a “cure” for homosexuality for decades. Hayden
Christensen discovered Rachel Bilson in a fraction of that time. [ href="http://gawker.com/5003134/hayden-christensens-funny-valentines-day">Gawker]

Candy Ass: The Naked Cowboy doing well in his suit
against chocolatier, still regrettably underclothed. [ href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/02/naked_cowboy_wins_first_battle.html">NyMag]

What Chu Talkin’ Bout?: Still button-cute, Gary
Coleman proves there’s a 22-year-old girl redhead out there for everyone.
Aww. [NYPost]

Hallelujah: Christian sex toys—well fancy that. [ href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18975616">NPR]

Throwing Gas: Roger Clemens embarrasses himself
before Congress, then testifies. [ href="http://www.magnificentbastard.com/posts/roger-clemens-toolbag-icon">Magnificent
Bastard]

“Fly My Pretties! Fly!”: Channeling The
Wizard of Oz, Gareth Pugh sics flying monkeys on London.
[FemaleFirst
UK]

Tid Bites: Forget the sublime notebooks and cheeky
mittens—Kate and Jack Spade’s best debut during Fashion Week was the
Smurf-sized breakfast. [Hamish
Robertson]

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