From the Editors
A Windmill, Worcester, Massachusetts
In Worcester, Massachusetts, the skyline has changed. OV editor Michael Grandone reacts to a wind turbine that is a new beacon to a city.
Find A Grave
We at the Vernacular are not in the habit of endorsing other websites willy-nilly (minus the whole 53 o’s google site). But when we discovered FindaGrave.com, we couldn’t help but spread the word. Simply type in a name, presumably a famous one, and wam-o, Find-a-Grave tells you where the person in question is buried. [...]
Muji, Muji
For anyone with a watchful eye, you’ll realize we at the Vernacular are complete design whores. Okay, maybe not the entire staff and maybe not even me until approximately 4 weeks ago, but here I am. And with that Muji New York City has become the official retail outlet for all the Vernacular’s [...]
The Mac Hack
Fellow Vernaculeers, most likely reading this entry on your MacBook - Beware! As Computer World reports, the Mac is apparently the easiest computer to hack these days. In fact at a national hacker competition, Charlie Miller only needed 2 minutes to get inside a MacAir. Not bad. Read all about it here. (PGJ)
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R.I.P. : Aspinall & Copeland
Sadness struck doubly on Monday (3/25/08) when two greats of 20th century Western culture passed away - Neil Aspinall and Al Copeland. Aspinall was most famous as the Beatles roadie who became an Apple Record label executive and producer of the Beatles anthology. Proclaimed the “fifth” Beatle by George, Aspinall was always at [...]
The Top 10 Top 10 Lists of 2007
Everybody is making their “best” and “worst” lists for the year (because it’s easy), so we at the Obsolete Vernacular decided to go one higher- and list them (also because it’s easy). Hey, it’s the holiday season, after all.
The Vernacular Gets It Right
In the holiday spirit, we the editors of the obsolete Vernacular want to say a big thank you to our readers. Still in our first year of operation, and operating without advertisers mind you, it is your kind words via comments and at social gatherings that keep us going. So a big thank [...]
