did you order your bean boots yet?

L.L. Bean’s offerings have traditionally not been synonymous with cool. The company’s signature items are intended for the unglamorous activity of camping: pragmatic sleeping bags, flannel pajamas, fleeces, and down jackets. But then something happened in 2011: The outdoorsy aesthetic that L.L. Bean had been selling for 100 years became trendy. That’s when the duck-boot shortage first began, and “Bean Boot heartbreak” spread as countless consumers found that retailers didn’t have what they wanted. Every autumn since, business reporters have provided updates on whether the duck boot is selling out. This year’s update? It still is. (via)

walking dead will be back in two months

my main concern is: will the governor ever get that piece of glass removed from his eyeball?

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nerd alert

coming soon (though probably after i move somewhere else) to across the street from my apartment. this steven holl designed liBEARy will rise in queens next year. i live in the building abstracted in gray blocks on the right in the background. nytimes has the info and nicholai ouroussoff tries to be important.

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