I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Roy who? Visit site »
This September, several industry leaders in the mobile web space, including my old boss Brian Fling, will convene on Lawrence, KS, the coolest little town you’ve never heard of, for Design for Mobile 2008. Should be a great event. Visit site »
In last night’s NBA draft, a record-tying five players from a single school were drafted when my Kansas Jayhawks’ Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers, Darnell Jackson, and Sasha Kaun were all selected by the league. Compare that to North Carolina and Duke who had, um, none. Just sayin’.
The Jayhawks were promptly treated like the school slut, passed from team to team in a fury of trades. All five KU players were dealt at least once, and Arthur was traded three times! Visit site »
My old buddies at the Journal-World have a whole slew of multimedia and other content related to the Jayhawks’ recent visit to The White House. President Bush saying, “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” is probably one of the coolest things he’s ever done. See also LJW’s great special online feature on the Championship, which I believe was mostly this work of Richard Cornish. Visit site »
Bear in mind that the entire city of Lawrence has a population of about 85,000, and that the downtown they’re referencing is basically six city blocks along one street. Here’s a photo. God, I would have loved to have been there. Visit site »
Kansas coach Bill Self said Thursday he will stay at Kansas instead of going to his alma mater Oklahoma State. And to anyone who thought he’d leave: I told you so. :) Visit site »
40,000 people on Massachusetts street between 7th and 11th — in a town of 80,000. Awesome. Via Nathan. Visit site »
I’ve lived in Seattle for over eight months now, and I think this is the first time I’ve wished I could be back in Lawrence. Looks like a ton of fun. Have a few for me, guys! Visit site »