Bona FidesTO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF …AND POTATO, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION (D/B/A, “YOU LOOK NICE TODAY”):Sui generis, and in keeping with the reductio ad lexis terms viz. the charter, bylaws, and codicils of our de jure public incorporation

The Noises Rest

Jan 7th, 2009

Most people assume that silent films were silent for technological reasons—that there wasn’t a way to capture and reproduce sound along with the moving image in those classic early films. That’s a lie: the technology was never a big deal. Di

Our Theme Music

Dec 24th, 2008

Many have asked, so here is the full story:Our opening theme music is a track called “Pony Gallop (Morning Surprise),” by the Five Senses. They were a mostly-ukulele jam band out of Montréal, famous for their 4 hour sitar/uke trance session

Boothies

Nov 26th, 2008

We’re not very good with money. Our accountants gnash their teeth as each promising opportunity disintegrates into a costly failure. That’s why we’re really excited about the booth we’ve been offered at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair. Anyone w

Satisfaction Island (YLNT Forum)

Oct 31st, 2008

In Who Voted?, we discussed the problem of Excessive Realism in Sexual Fantasies: the growing compulsion for our Fantasy Lives to have to conform to the boring strictures of our Regular Lives. A few listeners sympathized, but one brave soul to

Episode 17: Where Is the Ham?

Sep 9th, 2008 41m 22s

Sandwich smiles into the mouthpiece, teenage telemarketing salad days, LonelyWear’s autumn line, the secret of our success (at Macy’s), ham symphony, Karl gets fired from the Geek Squad, acquaintance on final approach, face school.Important q

Neglected Originals

Sep 5th, 2008

In our most recent episode, The Tux Age, Merlin sings a few bars of “Since You’ve Been Goin’ Goin’ Gone (to Indiana),” a 1921 Perlstein/Barreford gem. Today the average cretinous 15 year-old would recognize that same tune as Kelly Clarkson’s m

Episode 16: The Tux Age

Sep 2nd, 2008 23m 11s

We’re back from summer break full of something and something. Expect weekly episodes until it’s time for fall break. Or early September break. Break!Pilaf games, the myth of women and computers, retroplagiarism can happened to you, young butl

Some Notable Failures: An August Diary

Sep 2nd, 2008

After we returned from Italy, or wherever Ibiza is, none of us felt like recording another podcast episode. We were always only in it for the money, and that money still hasn’t come. Worse, our choice of an oil-powered web server has led to mas

Episode 15: Rampant on a Field

Jul 29th, 2008 35m 11s

Down and out in Улаанбаатар (sorry, Mongolia!), remembrance of fights past, rampant on a field of Wheat Chex, stickin’ with the quadrupeds, Adam’s almost assaulted, don’t flog Detroit’s dead horse, the MySpace Generation has nothing to lose, gu

Rumor of a Leak

Jul 28th, 2008

UPDATE: See the full post for details.There’s an unsubstantiated rumor we started that the YLNT crew is experimenting with a not-quite-daily, very-short-form, not-edited-at-all podcast-style product. Just as a short-term experiment. It is rum

A Ringtone Tragedy

Jul 22nd, 2008

Last week we discussed some possibilities for a YLNT-branded video game. During that conversation, Merlin accidentally revealed a bit of the forthcoming game’s soundtrack. It was a pretty big mistake: the game’s soundtrack has been a closely g

Challenge: What's Your Latte Name?

Jun 3rd, 2008

As heard in Truck Spank, we believe that coffee shop customers have not been thinking deeply enough about their latte names. Free yourself from the shackles of what your “mother” and “father” thought your “name” should “be.” Your venti mocha

Challenge: Design a Uniform for The YLNT Talent

Apr 21st, 2008

Flickr: You Look Nice TodayHave you design skills and an interest in men’s uniforms? Does the idea of a very tight crotch area and optional merit badges pique your curiosity? Well, we could use your help.Listen to Ep 4: Peak Hair.Make c

Snare!® marketing materials arrive

Apr 17th, 2008

“We got Snare!”Clearly, we may have to bring Chris Glass in for a cut on Snare!®, given his demonstrated expertise in marketing percussion-based fitness.Oh, my. Thank you, Chris.

Select nuts unboxing video

Apr 11th, 2008

Caught a luxurious lunch in the Castro with @veen. I had the beer, and he had the best goddamned select nut mix he’d ever imagined.YES, these are the nuts that were featured in Episode 3a, and they are outstanding.Select Nuts: An

Episode 1: Morning Powder

Apr 4th, 2008 27m 19s

Cosby takes the Queen to a dunk tank, office resources sparingly allocated, sponsors intimidated. Assorted loofah-related incidents.

California King: "What is HØL?"

Apr 4th, 2020 37m 32s

Our work was done. We'd said all we needed to say. We apparated from this world, much like monks who retreat to a mountaintop hovel. Only for us, we apparated via Greyhound and hoveled in an abandoned Bauxite mine outside Eufaula, Alabama.

Episode 51: Vintage Vape

May 16th, 2015 11m 51s

Whether you like baseball, chicken dinners, multilevel marketing, or The Price is Right, we offer several varietals of bespoke juices you can enjoy with your family for generations.

Episode 50: Scat Academy (Part 1)

Nov 2nd, 2013 46m 25s

Welcome to the You Look Nice Today® Scat Immersion Program™. No dogs, babies, or squares allowed.In preparation for your first day on campus, please learn these key phrases, as they represent your final connection with your native tongue:

Episode 49: Make a Given Wish

Jan 3rd, 2013 28m 15s

As part of a pilot program, The You Look Nice Today Foundation (a Delaware corporation) has recently undertaken a groundbreaking new outreach initiative to provide comfort to those in theoretical need. So, YES: we will sell, lend, or lease

Episode 48: Schrodinger's Conference Bag

Dec 2nd, 2012 33m 9s

Welcome to the global premiere of the International You Look Nice Today Conference & Expo™! Get ready for an epic showcase of big-idea ideations and tactical tactics to be held in the picturesque Los Altos Community Centre, December 2nd 2012!

Episode 47: Adam Ruins Everything

Nov 2nd, 2012 40m 36s

Listen. It’s actually very simple.When you buy in to the You Look Nice Today “Inverted Triangle Program™” you enter a world of theoretically unlimited income. Recruit two friends, ask them to recruit two friends, and—BOOM—you’re reviving ev

Episode 46: Poolside

Oct 2nd, 2012 36m 13s

ATTENTION! POOL RULES!Free swim Thursdays 4:00 - 4:15.Shower before entering pool. Also, shave before entering pool. This is a “Body Shame Free” zone. You must keep your eyes closed at all times.Chairs may only be saved with a passport,

Episode 45: Morning Glory

Sep 2nd, 2012 30m 21s

TO: Paul Polman, CEOUnilever PLCLondon, United Kingdom Dear Mr. Polman, I hope you can help me. You are in charge of a massive, multinational food and detergent company. So I understand that you are a very busy man. My problem, while