June 2010
65 posts
“What are you going to do, wait 3 years to do anything? By then someone else...”
– My wife, on how she’s pretty much always right and that the Lizard Brain is an asshole.
Academics, Writing and the Real World
sasquatchmedia:
We need a grassroots movement that demands of academics what we demand of journalists: clarity of expression in the peeling apart of complex ideas.
But Doreen, how will we know the smart people if not by their big words?
This is a perfect idea. Not just in academics, but in all things where were are conversing with one another.
Rich Silverstein mentioned in the movie Art...
the YET TO BE NAMED PODCAST: Untitled Episode 10
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Ideas for my SXSW PanelPicker submission.
I’m going to submit an idea to this year’s SXSW PanelPicker to see if I might be able to make the transition to speaking at SXSW next year instead of just spectating/drinking.
I’ve got a couple of ideas that I like. I thought I’d throw them out here and see which one people liked more. The winner gets polished up and submitted. Got it? Good. Here we go:
IDEA 1:...
WatchThe Cheeseburger Show - Episode 10: The Perfect Strangers Show
I’m doing a little research on web video series to see what ways I can make the COCKTAIL NAPKIN even better, and I ran across The Cheeseburger Show as part of Vimeo’s weekly blog.
This is what I love in a web series, and it’s the essence of what I’d like to see my show turn into. Anything that’s well...
lonelysandwich: The Deleted Scenes
As Adam said about our interview, over 30 minutes of footage got cut down to eight in the end.
That’s not to say that everything that hit the floor was unusable. Quite the contrary. There were bits that I found incredibly interesting or funny but had to be cut due to time or relevance to the topic.
So, I’ve brought my favorites to you as a sort of “deleted scenes”...
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to... →
It was an amazing bar. All dim and smoky and forbidden. The perfect blend of low lighting, dark wood, polished brass, leather and glass. I know all this because at one end, the area behind the bar itself took an abrupt 90-degree turn and shot through a pair of saloon doors into the gameroom, where it became a snack counter.
What a great story. It reminds me of my own experiences with a...
(Unpublished) by Leonard Cohen
everythinginthesky:
No one looks like my father but me In the world I alone wear his face And here I am in places he never would have travelled among men who think I am myself…
Via whokilled
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American Drink: WTF am I supposed to do with... →
Previously, on American Drink… … —JT Dobbs (@sloganeerist) “Eleventy-million” people. It’s a big number but JT’s right, give or take. The other day, I posted a recipe for simple grenadine. Other than coloring your drinks or making fancy looking floats to impress Your Mom™, use grenadine…
Somewhere, deep in my basement, this is all happening.
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WatchMy afternoon with lonelysandwich.
When I was at SXSW this year, I decided I’d take the time to work on a project about creative failures. I asked a number of prominent Internet names if they’d share a little bit about their creative failures on camera.
That project in itself was a creative failure, at least as it was originally envisioned. What came out of it though was something far...
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Seth Godin: Goodbye to the Office →
cameronmoll:
Seth compares factories from the industrial age to corporate offices today, and draws this conclusion:
If we were starting this whole office thing today, it’s inconceivable we’d pay the rent/time/commuting cost to get what we get. I think in ten years the TV show ‘the Office’ will be seen as a quaint antique.
When you need to have a meeting, have a meeting. When...
WatchTwitter: The Criterion Collection, Vol II
Back with a vengeance for another installment of Twitter: The Criterion Collection.
Really, the opening tweet by lonelysandwich is so good, they could’ve just stopped there.
You Are Not So Smart: A Celebration of Self... →
Oh, man. Have I just found my new favorite website.
WatchRichard Dunn
What a fantastic reel of work Tim and Eric have put together to honor Richard Dunn.
I’m glad that “plibt” made it into the reel. I can’t tell you how many times a day I say that word. Maybe twice.
