Degrees

Posted on August 19, 2008 - Filed Under

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Things get wrapped up in Six Degrees of Separation with the assertion that we — we being Manhattan’s one percenters who sell million-dollar art and have dinner parties – have experiences primarily so that we have something to share at dinner parties. I suppose a blogorati search might reveal 792 people who have said [...]

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looking back/forward

Posted on August 1, 2008 - Filed Under

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a few highlights looking back

Sunday: at the Lucero show (awesome), I got much happiness from hearing Ben drop some El Guapo referencesfrom one of my favorite cowboy movies. “For some people, lack of education may be their El Guapo. For me, Scott is my El Guapo”
Monday: Greinke + Soria getting it done. Good for real. [...]

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Let’s All go to the Movies

Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under

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The San Francisco Silent Film Festival kicks off tonight.

The full schedule:
FRIDAY, JULY 11
The Kid Brother 7:00PM
Opening Night Party 9:15PM
SATURDAY, JULY 12
Amazing Tales from the Archives 10:00AM
The Soul of Youth 11:40AM
Les Deux Timides (Two Timid Souls) 2:15PM
Mikaël (Michael) 4:15PM
The Man Who Laughs 7:45PM
The Unknown 10:45PM
SUNDAY, JULY 13
The Adventures of Prince Achmed 10:30AM
The [...]

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great questions

Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under

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JoPo getting me ready to ponder this weekend:
Best Springsteen love song?
Who is worse: Costner or Cruise?
And that’s what makes them intriguing … if you have someone you have never liked in anything, say someone like Pauly Shore, then there’s really nothing to argue about. But Costner and Cruise are interesting and worth arguing about [...]

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Next thing, they’ll want to bet on games

Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under

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NFL & Drinking? Nah.

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Word Nerds

Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under

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May be interested in this article in the January 31, 2008 issue of New Scientist.
Another amateur site that the pros turn to is the Wordlustitude blog, written by Mark Peters (see “How Wordlustitude feeds my obsession”). He has tracked the use of infixes - words inserted into the middle of other words. Some of the [...]

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election

Posted on January 20, 2008 - Filed Under

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{via LawGeek}

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Violation of the 4th Geneva Convention

Posted on September 7, 2007 - Filed Under

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Arrested Development inspired a strong fondness for Will Arnett. And the A-Holes for Kristen Wiig. So after reading an unflattering review in the Times this morning, I posed the question: what would it take for me not to see The Brothers Solomon. Well, weighing in at 6% at Rotten Tomatoes comes mighty [...]

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I’m Not There (yet)

Posted on August 10, 2007 - Filed Under

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So here is the soundtrack to get it would seem….
All Along The Watchtower –Eddie Vedder & The Million Dollar Bashers
As I Went Out One Morning–Mira Billotte
Ballad Of A Thin Man–Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers
Billy–Los Lobos
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window–The Hold Steady
Can’t Leave Her Behind–Stephen Malkmus & Lee Ranaldo
Cold Irons Bound–Tom Verlaine [...]

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flight school

Posted on April 12, 2007 - Filed Under

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youtube & free association lead me from indian superman to 18wheel porn in 3 moves. checkmate!

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Breaking Down Crash

Posted on March 22, 2007 - Filed Under

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Joe Posnanski tries to figure who’d be the ‘real-world’ Crash Davis (dismissing Buck Rogers as an unlikely Pynchon reader). Some good analysis in the comments, too, from Devin:
Crash was probably caught in a numbers game. I think he would have been in his prime around the time teams stopped carrying three catchers and during the [...]

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Rollin’ Wit The Lynch Mob

Posted on March 9, 2007 - Filed Under

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Bat Segundo marks his 100th podcast with an interview with David Lynch.
Subjects Discussed: Transcendental Meditation, true happiness, contending with stress, fear and anxiety, anger, the relationship between filmmaking and TM, inner happiness, walking vs. TM, Knut Hamsun, Einstein’s Theory of Everything, Dostoevsky’s 1866 publishing deal, on coming up with ideas, the art life vs. the [...]

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First Things First

Posted on December 19, 2006 - Filed Under

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Reading Jeff’s Death Alert, I was reminded that the first book I read myself was Tom and Jerry Have A Party. So I thought I’d put together a list of my “firsts” as best I can. This will likely be a work-in-progress as I continue to remember things.

First Book Read: Tom and Jerry Have A [...]

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hold em’ bond?

Posted on November 19, 2006 - Filed Under

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We saw Casino Royale and unanimously agree it is a large step in the right direction for a long lost franchise. But what’s with the Texas Hold ‘Em? We like poker and all, but isn’t hold ‘em a little tooooo ESPN2 for double-oh-seven?

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I’m In Love With The Living And The Dead

Posted on November 16, 2006 - Filed Under

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Dave Eggers next book: How We Have Very Low Food Security?

George Bush’s next book: How I Might Have Killed Thousands of Iraqis?

The new Bond, Daniel Craig … a British Steve McQueen?

The Tom Green / Bill Clinton defense? Prosecution of a case involving alleged sexual contact with a dead deer may hinge on the legal definition [...]

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Friday tunes for November

Posted on November 3, 2006 - Filed Under

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Here’s a little playlist that suits me. Maybe you’ll like it, too.
1. Erich Bachmann - Man O War [MP3]. From a record that gets better with each listen - highly recommended. This is probably my single favorite song of the ‘06.
like the moon doesn’t mind
if the sun doesn’t shine
the sea doesn’t care
if you’re lonesome tonight
2. [...]

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Top Movie Music

Posted on October 16, 2006 - Filed Under

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This listing of the top 40 use of songs in movies, via Stereogum, has got me working on my own top 10. I expect this list to change. Off the top, I am not including any Cameron Crowe or Wes Anderson because I said so.

Goodfellas - Layla (Derek and the Dominoes). Also, often a handy [...]

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Posted on October 10, 2006 - Filed Under

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The Hollywood Librarian
The Hollywood Librarian: Librarians in Cinema and Society, now in production, will be the first full-length film to focus on the work and lives of librarians in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies.
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Pete (of Lit fame), happens upon Ambrose Bierce street in San Francisco.
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At the AV Club, Weird Al on Courtney [...]

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One Republican. One Democrat. A Fair and Balanced Love Story.

Posted on September 12, 2006 - Filed Under

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Please see this movie if you happen to be in New York from October 20 through 22.

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Monday, Monday

Posted on September 11, 2006 - Filed Under

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Friend o mine Ed Champion reviews Haruki Murakami’s Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman @ Philly.com.

Last night I caught the Silver Jews in my first trip to the Mezzanine. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome … despite a boorish antic-laden performance by the opening bands singer (who came off as Iggy Pop as played by Ben Stiller — and all [...]

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