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I was going to write about Jon Stewart criticizing other TV personalities for not doing their job properly while defending himself for similar attacks by hiding behind the “I am just an entertainer” feather boa. I was but my friend Richard Wright beat me to it and did a fine […]
An incredibly powerful memorial. You can read more about it here and this is the picture I was able to take last night.
Who knew there were so many? From a very amusing and talented artist David Malki, creator of Wondermark. Six facial-hair taxonomies. March 5th, 2009 You know, of course, of my Hierarchy of Beards poster, surely one of the most invaluable teaching materials made available to the public since the invention […]
Ever wonder what all the fuss is about? Well this article won’t completely satisfy your curiousity but it does feature yours truly. Joining Facebook and MySpace is a new social networking Web site that is beginning to make its presence known at Penn State — Twitter. “I’ve been using it […]
I stumbled across this blog post (from a blog I have never seen, more on how I got there in another post perhaps) about the new Masterpiece Theatre version of Oliver Twist. It has an impressive cast with Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films) playing Fagin. But […]
I enjoy Top Gear the BBC car show (although Jeremy Clarkson is tiring, to say the least) and was curious about “Captain Slow,” James May. He has struck me as someone with a sharp mind and wit. This is confirmed by Wikipedia with the documented (Yes Jim! Citation!) of May’s […]
Yesterday I read with mild interest Bono’s guest column in the NYTimes and even thought about blogging on it. Upon reflection I realized there was not much substance in it and the only thing I could comment about the column would be to say that it shows a mind that […]
Ed Cook of Ralph the Sacred River has his Fifth Annual Ralphies. I have not done this every year, but this year I can indeed offer my top picks for the categories required for the Ralphy. BEST MOVIE: Like Ed and unlike the rest of humanity I have not seen […]