Just as lovers of ‘imperials’ and ‘pencils’ are disappointed when their creations are simply described as ‘moustaches’, so must those brandishing classic afros be upset when their styles are described as, well, simply ‘afros’.

To help our curly African brethren (oh, and of course, our similarly-blessed Jewish friends) educate the less enlightened, this hair care products advertisement from a 1970s copy of Ebony magazine shows you every afro you’d ever need to know.

Are you a Jet Setter or a Perfecto?

Hairstyle Names From 1970s Ebony Ad [Meathaus via Boing Boing]

In a sad act of music elitism (of which we have to admit we’re guilty), some just feel compelled to buy vinyl copies of landmark releases, life-changing modern classics and, of course, the kind of tragic junk store crap that never made it as far as tape, let alone CD.

And then we buy an Ipod.

Which is where Seagrand’s (prestigious brand that it is) Genesound will come in handy. From all reports, it takes the beautiful, organic, analogue recordings you hold so dear and rips them seamlessly into the heavily-compressed digital copies you’re actually more likely to get around to listening to.

We’d like to give you all the deets here: price, availability, this, that, the other – but who knows. The product website is totally in Japanese (obviously), so all we know is the Japanese

Seagrand Genesound (or, as hilariously translated by Google) [via Crunch Gear]

This is relevant to either of several types of people: those who buy too much booze, those who drink too little booze, and especially those who do both.

While we’d like to think we love all our alcoholic purchase equally, there’s always something or other sitting at the back of one’s liquor cabinet that may, or may not, have been there too long. So we reluctantly welcome this list of what to toss out and what to keep (and for how long).

It’s the kind of advice you don’t want, but really need:

DIMPLE

What is it? A blend of malt and grain Scotch whiskeys.

Hanging around the bar for … : 20-30 years

Unique characteristics: Triangular, dimpled bottle.

What the expert says: “It’s faded a little bit, not a lot; 10 to 20 percent on the aromatics and the flavor. You can still tell it’s Scotch. And some people might like that, though. It tastes a little smoother. It’s past its prime, but some people might not mind. Certainly drinkable.”

Expert assessment: Faded but fine

It’s also helpful for clever liquor facts – Crème de Grand Marnier lasts twenty times longer than Midori. Madness.

Not everything in your liquor cabinet is aging gracefully. So do you… Pitch it or pour it? [Chicago Tribune via Liquor Snob]