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Steve Jobs’ used 1970s Birkenstocks have been sold for a whopping amount of money. The Birks worn religiously by the Apple founder were auctioned off as part of Julien’s Auction House in Culver City, California, and were expected to go for around $60,000 before the price skyrocketed during bidding. The auction house, which described the Birkenstocks as “well used” […]
A first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for nearly $40,000 at an auction. A press release notes the pioneering smartphone, which would’ve cost $599 in 2007, was listed and sold at LCG Auctions for $39,339. Gizmodo notes that, going into Sunday, the top bid was merely $10,446, before a considerable climb for the highly regarded relic. “This factory sealed, first-release […]
Researchers are pouring water on the belief that microdosing LSD actually does anything (at least, anything positive) for those who do it. According to The Guardian, the practice became a Silicon Valley trend and then spread outwards from there. The belief was that it boosted mood, sharpened cognitive abilities, and made people more creative. Let us note […]
Quarantine be damned, the New Balance 992 is making a strong case for one of the best sneakers of the year. Originally released in 2006, the 992 was designed by Jonathan Bacon and functioned as a follow-up to 2001’s 991 model. A “dad shoe” before dad shoes were even a thing, the former performance runner saw its […]
In an interview with PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing, Justin Long revealed that only 66 of the nearly 300 commercials he shot for Apple as part of the “Get A Mac” campaign were seen by the public while “some of the funniest ones would never air.” Long believes that a number of ads were struck down by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs because he thought viewers would “lose […]
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