Author Archives: Mat Honan

For the past week this Flickr thread, which started off as a post about a T-shirt and gradually devolved into a sparkle-off and Neil Patrick Harris appreciation page, has been the most bedazzlingly ridiculous thread on the Internet. And it … Continue reading →

You guys are fast. Five hours after I posted a geotagged photo here, cagey reader The Mad Creator (Bill to his friends) and his pal Mick tracked down where the photo was taken and sussed out my clue to snag … Continue reading →

I know what you are thinking: Why is there a Jack Spade manbag on this gadget blog; what do manbags have to do with gadgets? Or perhaps: This guest blogger stinks like an old fishshack full of dead woodchucks, when … Continue reading →

One of my favorite treats at an Asian grocery store is Ramune. Ramune is a soda with Japanese origins (there’s a Taiwanese version as well) that comes in a variety of sugary-sweet flavors. Although, unfortunately, not blood. Bummer. But the … Continue reading →

Can we talk for a second about just how terrible Microsoft Word is? I’ve been processing words since sometime in the late 1980s. Most of that time has been spent with Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word is the overbearing dick dad … Continue reading →

Japan: Is there anything this island nation can’t do to enhance beverage presentation and flavor? We’ve covered vac pots (although they aren’t originally Japanese, very many of the manufacturers are) and we’ll get to Ramune (I promise) and possibly Sake … Continue reading →

My body is nothing more than a mechanism for processing caffeine and beer. Actually, the folks at Gawker said something much worse. But fuck those guys. If they’re so smart, why haven’t they unionized yet? Anyhoo, I love good coffee, … Continue reading →