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Do You Think My Stepdad Would Like a Cat Bed For Father's Day?
Dayna Evans · 06/16/15 11:50AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1299860101080980263/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
In searching for a Father’s Day present for my stepdad, I hit up all the best sites: Amazon.com, google: “father’s day”, HomeDepot.com, and finally Etsy. While my returns on the first three were lackluster—what’s he going to do with another grill spatula with a light wood handle?—I was surprised to learn that Etsy really came through for a gal in need.
Camille Dodero · 08/26/13 03:55PM
All You Need to Know About Renaissance Faires Is Contained In This Weird Boob Accessory
Adrian Chen · 07/12/12 05:23PMTaco Locks and Other Delights From the Internet's Weirdest Etsy Store
Adrian Chen · 07/02/12 02:30PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17rl7i0w96q8sjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
So many bizarre things are for sale on the online arts-and-crafts fair Etsy that spotting them has become a business in its own right. Most of these are accidental monstrosities, but artist Brad Troemel is selling a line of purposely demented pieces, in what we feel comfortable labeling the weirdest Etsy store ever.
Decorate Your Home With Embroidered Kanye West Tweets
Louis Peitzman · 05/26/12 12:10PMThis Pastel of Jesus Holding Whitney Houston's Face Could Be Yours
Max Read · 03/28/12 02:31PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17huylv791vfajpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
"Musical Phenominal Whitney- The light of Christ shines upon Whitney Houston and she is new again and at peace," writes artist Jeffry Lynne Hawk. "I felt so moved to draw this picture of Whitney in the hands of Jesus to make a statement that God can forgive all those who turn to him. Whitney was once a beautiful song bird who lost her way, but will sing again for her Father in Heaven." This 18" x 24" pastel can be yours for only $300.00.
Your Guide to Knockoff KONY 2012 Merchandise, from Thongs to Hunger Games Crossover T-Shirts
Max Read · 03/16/12 03:20PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17gn6zsob24wjjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Invisible Children, the nonprofit behind the KONY 2012 campaign, has asked supporters to spend April 20 raising awareness of the crimes of Ugandan militia leader and horrible person Joseph Kony. But how can you raise awareness? How about with one of the many KONY 2012 knockoffs available on Cafepress, Etsy and deviantART? Here's a lovingly curated selection:
12 Handcrafted Penis Gifts You Can Find On Etsy
Leah Beckmann · 03/06/12 10:00AMInternet Rages over PayPal Ruining Poor Kids' Christmas
Adrian Chen · 12/06/11 12:15PMNow You Can Buy a Wine Rack for Your Bike
Matt Cherette · 07/15/11 03:04AMHipsters love bikes. They also love wine. But because stuffing a bottle of red in your messenger bag before pedaling down to the park for a picnic is totally déclassé, it hasn't been possible to marry the two. Until now, that is. Etsy user oopsmark is now offering a "Bicycle Wine Rack," which is described thusly:
Lazy—But Thoughtful—Gifts for Christmas
Ryan Tate · 12/07/10 05:35PMChristina Hendricks Is an Etsy Model
Maureen O'Connor · 06/25/10 05:09PMRegretsy: Hysterically Bad Trips into Arts and Crafts
Foster Kamer · 10/10/09 05:00PMScoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Mustache Rides and Moneyed Marriage
Phyllis Nefler · 10/04/09 01:30PMScoring Sunday's Nuptials: Let Them Eat Brooklyn Hipster Cake Toppers
Phyllis Nefler · 09/20/09 01:15PMNew York Times discovers a venture capitalist
Owen Thomas · 09/23/08 05:00PMFred Wilson's venture-capital firm, the paper of record tells us, "has built its portfolio making small bets on young companies." That is an excellent definition of early-stage venture capital. But is Wilson, of Union Square Ventures, to be congratulated with a glowing New York Times profile merely for doing his job? Apparently so. The real thing that distinguishes Wilson from his peers are not his practices or his profits; it is his prolixity. Wilson writes a blog read by some 25,000 people a month. Newspaper reporters can relate to him as a wordsmith rather than a financier. Also, he is in New York, which makes him geographically convenient for the media capital. The news event which prompted this profile?Wilson gave a speech last week in Manhattan. In other words, there was no reason to run the story. What's really going on? Wilson himself explains: The Times had this piece in the works for weeks. My theory: Editors there felt it needed to run soon, before the sector Wilson favors — hipsterish Web startups like Twitter and Etsy — suffered some embarrassing disaster. (Photo by Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
And in the end the stock you take is equal to the mess you make
Owen Thomas · 08/01/08 06:00PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/182cnctid0fd2jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
How many ex-Yahoo managers does it take to reproduce a classic Beatles album cover? From left to right: Salim Ismail, Chad Dickerson, Scott Gatz, and Bradley Horowitz. All four were, at some point, responsible for parts of Yahoo's advanced-products group, including the Brickhouse incubator in San Francisco. The band reunited last night at the 21st Amendment bar in San Francisco's South of Market district to bid Dickerson farewell; he is leaving Yahoo to become CTO of Etsy, the Brooklyn-based marketplace for hipster-friendly handicrafts one must nod politely about. Ismail is attending to Confabb, the startup he failed to sell before joining Yahoo; Gatz is now running GayCities, a queer-travel website; and Horowitz is now at Google. Can you think of a better caption? Leave it in the comments The winner will become the post's new headline. Yesterday's winner: Naughty Jason L. Baptiste, for "One bubble Pete Cashmore would like to pop."
Yahoo Brickhouse head to leave, again
Owen Thomas · 07/22/08 03:00PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
Chad Dickerson, who has been responsible for Yahoo's Brickhouse incubator since December, is leaving the company to be CTO at Etsy, an online handicrafts retailer. We hear Google, where former boss Bradley Horowitz now works, had been heavily recruiting Dickerson. With this move, Dickerson has deftly dissed both Web giants. Well done, Chad! [TechCrunch]
Will Flickr cofounders make a run for the border, or head for the Big Apple?
Jackson West · 06/19/08 04:00PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
Now that Caterina Fake has left Yahoo and Stewart Butterfield has tendered his abstract resignation letter, what will the widely beloved Flickr cofounders do? And where will they go? Brendon Wilson, who worked in the Valley himself before returning to his native Canada, pointed us to an effort by a group of geeks to convince Fake and Butterfield to come back to Vancouver, British Columbia, where Flickr was launched. The welcome wagon even turned out a video slideshow of Flickr photos to remind the couple just how beautiful the city can be. Look, a rainbow! And it may just be working — last night, Butterfield added himself to the Bring Stewart and Caterina Home! group on Facebook. Fake may have other plans, though.