Knob Magazine

Events, and other topical news items

On giving it your all:
Olympic Athletes brought home the gold were celebrated by their countries last week,  John Stack crashed a plane into an IRS building in Houston texas and was celebrated by the right, and Amy Bishop opened fire in a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama and was celebrated by, well, no [...]

On Beverages:
Scottish brewery BrewDog released its most recent entry in the high-point wars.  ”Sink the Bismark” is a 41% A.B.V. Quad I.P.A.. Explained below:

Sink the Bismarck! from BrewDog on Vimeo.
If after imbibing your kerosene come malty beverage you find difficulty in what else you are putting in your body, consider cipher, intelligent glasswear from design [...]

Former world downhill champion Melissa “Missy” Giove and two alleged co-conspirators were arrested in New York Tuesday, charged with plans to distribute some 400 pounds of marijuana.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested the 37-year-old Giove, 26-year-old Tamara Geagly and 30-year-old Eric Canori north of Saratoga Springs, New York. Earlier unconfirmed reports that investigators had also [...]

It was only a matter of time before Specialized brought the Globe brand back to its roots.  Over a decade ago the company launched a line of european style commuter bikes with minimal Specialized branding and maximum mid-nineties do-gooderness.  The idea flopped.  This second attempt at launching Globe as a sub-brand certainly has higher chances [...]

Apple appears to be working on an activity sensor similar to the Nike+ iPod sport kit geared towards skiers, snowboarders and mountain bikers that would be capable of determining their "air time," "speed," and the amount of "power" or energy absorbed during those sporting activities.