Thrillist Nation
Emailed in a LIST on: Thursday October 25, 2007The List
Services: Rentometer
Plug in your address and specs (rooms, rent, total units in building), and find out whether you're being suckered or doing the suckering compared to similar setups in your area -- the difference between keying your landlord's car, or buffing it/him.
Check out Rentometer.com
Drinks: Wine That Loves
Available for the first time online, WTL takes the guesswork out of pairing by labeling their bottles with pictures of the foods they go with. Available're matches for steak, salmon, chicken, pasta, and pizza -- clearly, eating Chicken Cutlet Ziti Pizza will lead to a loving liver failure.
Pick up some bottles at WineThatLoves.com
Halloween Saviors: Costume T-Shirts From 80sTees
Just as the tuxedo t-shirt distills the essence of formalwear, these 20 shirts condense superhero get-ups into single-piece costumes. Standouts: Wolverine (no skin-tearing claws), The Incredible Hulk (no maniacal rages), and Flint from G.I. Joe (sadly lacking the most potent symbol of his bravery: his jaunty beret).
Overnight yourself a shirt from 80sTees.com
Gear: We Are the Superlative Conspiracy
Highlights from this Scandinavian label's fall/winter line include the thickly lined Jakobi parka, the semi-puffy Eldon Jacket, and the horizontally striped Johnny zip hoodie -- because a conspiracy can't be superlative if everyone can see your face.
Pick up the gear at Karmaloop.com
Services: Band Sellout Calculator
This surprisingly complicated Washington Post-conceived formula produces a "Moby Quotient" based on a song's cred vs the commercial it was used in to sell trucks. High scorers: The Clash's "London Calling" (Jaguar, 100.22), CCR's "Fortunate Son" (Wrangler Jeans, 142.61), and The Beatles' "Revolution" (Nike, 174.39). Ironically, only one Moby song has been successfully calculated, as trying to determine the MQ of "Southside" crashed the Post's mainframe.
Calculate away at WashingtonPost.com
