November 2010
October 2010
“Don’t dream it, be it”
– Rocky Horror is running all day on Fox Movie Channel (DirecTV channel 258)
WatchMoment of Sincerity - video of Jon Stewart’s closing comments about why he wanted to do the rally.
Transcript of Jon Stewart's Sanity Rally Closing →
Have not found video yet…
“If we amplify everything, we hear nothing…”
– Jon Stewart at the Rally for Sanity
Favorite signs (via twitter) from Sanity Rally in...
Paved Roads are Socialism
What do we want? Incremental change for the betterment of society! When do we want it? As soon as is practical!
Signs are an impractical medium for civil discourse
I spell check my political rage
I don’t want to take my country back. I want to take it forward.
God hates Snuggies (alternate: God hates Signs)
Paul Revere was an Anchor Baby
Hyperbole is...
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WatchKeith Olbermann with a great look at some of some of the extreme candidates that are trying to get elected this year.
WatchRachel Maddow went to Alaska and interviewed folks out campaigning for Wilson. Classic.
“A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn’t”
– Sign seen in a shop window in Venice. Attributed to “Proverb”.
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties”
– Erich Fromm (seen in a shop window in Venice)
GigaPan Photos from every MLB playoff game →
Remember that giant photo from the Obama inauguration that you could zoom and pan around on? Over 12 million people viewed that so Major League Baseball hired the photographer who shot that to shoot one at every playoff game, facing the crowd. If you spot someone you know you can even Facebook tag them! Very Cool! (via Shoot The Blog)
Tribune’s Lee Abrams Defends Himself →
Lee Abrams was Tribune Company’s Chief Innovation Officer until he was forced to resign. He wrote a letter defending himself that is a window into media culture clash and resistance to change.
WatchCBS Sunday Morning profile of Architect Jean Nouvel
“I adopted a child from overseas, to rescue him from child labor factories.
On...”
– From “Ironic” by comedian Bo Burnham
WatchThe TV show “Castle” ended with this nice tribute to Stephen J. Cannell
Chuck Lorre Vanity Card #299 →
A good vanity card on the end of Mike & Molly
The New Yorker: Blockbuster, Netflix, and the... →
“Sometimes you have to destroy your business in order to save it.”
What "Free Public WiFi" Is and Why You Should... →
Lifehacker explains that “Free Public WiFi” you see when traveling while looking for a real WiFi network.
Verizon iPhone may be among first CDMA handsets to... →
The most plausible reason I have seen for why iPhone has been delayed on other carriers. I cannot imagine Steve Jobs allowing the iPhone on a carrier that cannot deal with simultaneous voice and data. Dropped calls? How about no call because you were on Facebook…
WatchSNL’s parody of Christine O’Donnell’s “not a witch” ad
WatchShort clip I took of John Boutte doing “Treme”. Paul Sanchez, Michelle Shocked, Vicki Peterson (Bangles), Craig Klein (Bonerama) and more
Los Angeles PBS affiliate KCET exits network fold... →
(via Instapaper)
American People Hire High-Powered Lobbyist To Push... →
NY Times: When Home Has No Place to Park →
New York Times article on the Venice Beach RV problem.
NY Times/Paul Krugman: Fear and Favor →
“$2.6 billion a week”
– What we are spending in Afghanistan.
“I Would Have Become A Hare Krishna But… I Love Meatballs”
– Christine O’Donnell in the newest clip released by Bill Maher on his show last night.
LA Times/Steve Lopez: Meg, let's get together for... →
New Technology Promises to Eliminate Rolling... →