Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, has died. Grieving commentators on the AV Club’s news report pointed to this amazing video for Shadrack as a memorial. The fact that a screechy white-boy rap band could conceive of a video so unusual and artistic should’ve been a good indication than there was a lot […]
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Seeger and Ochs
For May Day, a nifty primer from the AV Club (who are great at nifty primers) on Phil Ochs, as compared to his contemporary, Pete Seeger. (At 92, Pete has been the contemporary of about 5 generations of singers.) The last line below nails it. I loved Phil because of his indignation. Folk music though […]
Space Madness
I don’t fly. The thought of being cooped up in a tin can 10000 feet in the air makes me hyperventilate. This woman is showing the effect of claustrophobia and overoxygenation, too: To pass the time during long flights, artist Nina Katchadourian goes to the lavatory, adorns herself in tissue paper costume, and creates hilarious […]
No Titanic Panic
This is an interesting article about, essentially, herd mentality and social mores. Well worth a read. As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats, the cellist and violinist from the ship's band stood and played. They died when the ship went down. Men stood on the deck and smoked cigars. They […]
“I really regret having children”
She regrets having children. And, more so, she has decided that other women ought not to have them, if they know what is good for themselves and for the world. After 13 years of maternal humiliations, she wrote a quick, funny, angry book. Everywhere you look in France these days, you seem to see its […]
Mr. Condom
I happened upon this TED Talk through the Melinda Gates talk on contraception. Gates was studied and sober, and made her case well, explaining how she was spending some of her billions on family planning. This guy, on the other hand, went the “cheap and cheerful” route, and has (it seems) singlehandedly and quite quickly […]
Mel & Dave
Only David Letterman could host Mel Blanc (and all of his audible entourage) and look this bored. I’ve never understood Letterman’s appeal – he’s a bitchy, unhappy, unfunny guy. Luckily Mel Blanc is fun, funny and charming. You almost forget the guy in the suit isn’t there. via Mel Blanc’s cartoon voices VIDEO – YouTube.
Why I left Google
I used to be a Google fan, but boy, have they lost me. Sounds like a few of the employees are feeling the same malaise and lack of direction as I am, and have started to jump ship. It’ll be interesting to see where Google is in 10 years, or if it even minimally resembles […]
TED Talk: A blood test without bleeding
Fantastic. Myshkin Ingawale is the co-founder of Biosense Technologies, which has built ToucHB, a portable, non-invasive device to test for anemia. Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding | Video on TED.com.
Why you will fail to have a great career
This is the year I’m buckling down on “following my dreams” (or at least mining my interests) in pursuit of self-employment, as 3 years of under- and unemployment has left me as emotionally bankrupt as I am financially. This isn’t one of the best TEDTalks ever, but it is one of the more important. I’ll […]
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