MetaFilter posts tagged with bling

money can't buy happiness? well, actually it might.

krautland — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:37:17 -0800

money can't buy happiness? well, actually it might (NYT). "owning an iPod doesn’t make you happier, because you then want an iPod Touch. Relative income — how much you make compared with others around you — mattered far more than absolute income." That's what the old Easterlin paradox of "money can't buy happiness" is about. Last week, at the Brookings Institution in Washington, two economists presented a rebuttal of the paradox. They argue that money indeed tends to bring happiness, even if it doesn’t guarantee it. David Leonhardt has a nice writeup in the NYT. This post just has to be dedicated to jessamyn.

Kids + Money + Los Angeles = ?

revmitcz — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:17:42 -0800

"I just like to have the hottest of the hottest. Whatever's hot at the time" In the spring of 2007, Lauren Greenfield conducted interviews with Los Angeles teenagers on the subject of money and how it affects their lives. The link is a 15-minute selection of those interviews.

Iced Out Water

SansPoint — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:41:36 -0800

Bling h2o is the invention of Hollywood producer Kevin G. Boyd. It;s water in a frosted glass bottle with a cork and emblazoned with Swarovski crystals. At $24 a 750ml bottle, it's targeted at the super-luxury market. Is water from Tennessee really worth that much? Apparently, for some celebs, it is: "A lot of times when you have some water, people are like, 'You're drinking water?' Instead, you say, 'Naw man, I'm blinging." -- Jamie Foxx

These kids and their crazy cars

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:19:32 -0800

Donk, box, or bubble?

o/` We like the cars / the cars that have smilie faces on them? o/`

gren — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:10:34 -0800

PimpStar Wheels are the latest in *bling* for your truck or SUV, with some impressive (embedded video) technology.

Bling Bling Barbie

swift — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:00:34 -0800

Bling Bling Barbie.

smaller then a domino!

delmoi — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 22:58:21 -0800

The hard drive is the new bling.

Blizzle to the Izzle

fenriq — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:55:25 -0800

Gangsta Gadgets
Yes friends, your life has been woefully incomplete if you aren't surfing the web with a Ba-Donka-Donk Mouse on your Laptop Lowrider grooving to the latest R. Kelly love ballad on your iPod Spinner serving up the bass to your bitchin' Boombox Hightops and working your digi-photos over with the Redman Redeye filter.
Speaking of R. Kelly, after you're done working, go and have a shower under the R. Kelly 24k Gold showerhead with built-in 5 megapixel camera to capture those special moments under the suds.
Also, be sure to check out Not Coming to an Xbox near you and the Smartphone Showdown.

spinning teeth

tarantula — Mon, 23 May 2005 12:34:40 -0800

spinning gold & diamond teeth to match your spinning hubcaps

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

kika — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:43:07 -0800

JewelEye. A jewel that is placed inside your eye. Ooch. [Webpage is slow because it contains two huge pictures.]

Green bling!

Ufez Jones — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:32:18 -0800

Want to be ecologically responsible yet still blingin' like a superstar? Duece Bicycle Spinner Wheels has you all set. Hell, Jamie Foxx endorses them, they've got to be good. (flash site)

Bling Bling!

starscream — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 14:15:14 -0800

Our vision is to serve all your iced out hip hop jewelry needs. At GangstaGold we offer you the finest quality hip hop jewels and watches, no gimmicks or tricks, at the right price.

Words fail me.

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 01 May 2003 20:44:30 -0800

"Bling Bling" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. To be classified as a noun, pronounced "B to the Izz-L...."