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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Mark Helprin: wonderful author, total tool
“Winter’s Tale” is my second favorite novel of all time. And Mark Helprin‘s other novels are wonderful, too. But I hate loving his work when the guy is such a, well… dick. I’ve known forever that we held different political … Continue reading
Doctoral hunting
Another in my series that examines the rise of “hunting” behavior in our connected, mediated, informationalized world. An op-ed piece in the NYT titled, “End the university as we know it,” seemed, to me, to have lots of hints of … Continue reading
Just because you can do something — and even do it well — does not mean you necessarily should.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM-_hz2LLZk[/youtube]
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Magicology
n. The study of the neuroscience behind magic tricks and illusions. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qQX-jayixQ[/youtube]
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Why conservatism isn’t as funny
I don’t know if you remember the (thankfully) short-lived Fox version of “The Daily Show,” “The Half Hour News Hour.” You shouldn’t. It was awful. If you’d like a sample, try this on for size: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fns5lOisXco[/youtube] Yep. Nearly four minutes … Continue reading
RIP, Bea Arthur, 1922-2009.
I was never a huge “Golden Girls” fan, but she was funny as heck on “All in the Family.” And she did great stand-up. Sorry to see you go, Bea.
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Game show puzzle: we have a winner!
A few weeks back, I posted my favorite statistics puzzle… and Justin Horn is the winner of the, er… figure it out and post the right answer in the comments… contest. Sort of. Not really a contest, but Justin got … Continue reading
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Box Cat is win
Awesome. Just awesome. This (and IMDB) are the real reasons for teh interwebs. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPzNl6NKAG0[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfGOlEizUUs[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdhLQCYQ-nQ[/youtube]
Truth vs. Fact
I had a discussion recently with a friend about the difference between truth and fact, and it occurs to me that this has an important place in my religious beliefs. I think that something can be “true,” while not being … Continue reading
Seth Godin: the new Andy Rooney?
I have mixed feelings about Seth Godin. On the one hand, he’s clearly a very smart, funny, creative guy with lots of good ideas about media, technology, marketing and social systems. On the other (and he has this in common … Continue reading
Smashing Monday Poetry #1:
If you’re not familiar with Smashing Magazine, you need to check it out. If you’re a designer, artist, photographer, or just love any of those things… you REALLY need to RSS it. They have a ton of lessons, collections of … Continue reading
Bad editing, sensational reporting, hypocrisy and inattention to irony may lead to Armageddon
Language can be very powerful. Well, duh. We are moved by words every day of our life, governments have risen and fallen because of good writing, and people have died for their belief in one set of words over another. … Continue reading
Sharp rise in nuclear toaster mentions
How many times have you heard the term “nuclear powered toaster” in your life? Maybe once? I think you’re lying. I don’t think you ever have. I know that, until last Monday, I never had either. Then, in the space … Continue reading
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Happy in Lala-land
Just signed up (a few days ago, anyway) for the service Lala. This is an online music service similar, at first glance, to Pandora, which I have now loved for years. Lala, though, may be my new best friend. Pandora … Continue reading
Cirque du Cafe
So I’m thinking about the difference between Cirque du Soleil and Starbucks. I went, along with my wife, son and dad, to see the Cirque show Saltimbanco last weekend. As always, it was great. Not their best show (which is … Continue reading
And this one doesn’t count
I haven’t blogged much recently. Partly I blame WordPress crashing a few times and being busier at work than normal. Partly I blame the self-censoring mini-me who lives in my brain. Partly I blame not really having a theme. Not … Continue reading
Another day, another theme
Hmmm… thought I had it all worked out with the WordPress thing. Not so much. Trying again. I begin to suspect bloglins.
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