Ahhhh, it’s in b minor! nice!

Posted on November 19, 2008 - Filed Under

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMri_RR7hto

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the only person who can claim she has worked regularly with both Chuck D and Pat Buchanan

Posted on September 26, 2008 - Filed Under

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We had set our alarm to Air America’s first drive-time talk show, Morning Sedition, in part out of obligation to a friend who produced it, but, in time, because it was a very funny show that allowed us to share the wrath as the 2004 elections approached.
We were more than a little upset [...]

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Short Attention Span Musings: Easter 2008 edition

Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under

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Anyone else notice the heavy influx of commercial interruptions to March Madness this year? The one time I bothered to keep track, we had 9 minutes of commercials interrupted by 35 seconds of PT. Maybe DVR has spoiled me, but I was forced to tape the game and turn off the TV [...]

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Stars on Studio 360

Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under

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This week’s Studio 360 features an in-studio performance interview with Stars.
…and apparently they’ll be on Conan March 18th.

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Instant Karma

Posted on February 12, 2008 - Filed Under

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My wife is an American Idol devotee. So much a devotee that she actually doesn’t even mind that I’m divulging as much to the blogosphere. No shame in that, at least where she sits.
As for me, I merely indulge her. You would too, she’s cute. Which is to say she watches [...]

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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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Grand Central

Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under

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Every night, the last bit of terrestrial Manhattan I see is Grand Central Station, and I do not surface again until I’m looking down onto my home in Brooklyn. It serving as my wormhole, then, I was curious enough to watch the American Experience episode on its construction this week.
It also has to do [...]

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School of Rock

Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under

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The BBC recently produced a programme entitled “The Seven Ages of Rock” that was picked up in the States by everyone’s favourite station, VH1 Classic. This was how I spent my winter break, watching them all, so you don’t have to.
And I can’t say I recommend catching them all. Which is [...]

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Power Ranking, signs of the Apocalypse

Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under

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Not really scandalous per se, but roadsigns reminding us of the path we’re following?
1. Last Saturday’s Times crossword puzzle–ever the standard for class and erudition–weighed in with “Screw It” as an answer for 32 across.
2. Last night’s episode of “Aliens in America” marked the first time I heard the nom de [...]

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Merv Griffin’s Crosswords?

Posted on September 9, 2007 - Filed Under

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Apparently the target demographic for Merv Griffin’s Crosswords is the same as Sunday Night Football viewers. Who knew? This is the first I’d heard of it and just set up a Tivo season pass for the new game show (premiering tomorrow). I don’t have very high expectations for this show. just. doesn’t. feel. right.
But I’ll [...]

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Synergy Paradigm (file under: Ad Wizards)

Posted on June 5, 2007 - Filed Under

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Via FJM: “Log on to ESPN.com and search ‘Excedrin’ to answer additional trivia questions.”

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so fucking not funny

Posted on April 16, 2007 - Filed Under

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Maybe I’m too dense, for I now see that the “sofa king” sketch from last weekend’s SNL is, in fact, funny because “Sofa King” sounds like “So Fucking”. Sweet. Then again, it’s proven and fact that I never tire of Uranus jokes. So there’s that.

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Purr Purr Purrfect Strangers

Posted on March 16, 2007 - Filed Under

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETQ0urHjSIk

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One Billion Dollars

Posted on March 13, 2007 - Filed Under

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The numbers are in: One Billion dollars is how much it costs to keep America safe. And the only way to do it is to break our TVs. Oh well, guess it’s time to be a patriot and buy a $5,000 HDTV. It’s for the children:
Congress set the deadline several years ago in an effort [...]

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Devil Town Coverama

Posted on January 2, 2007 - Filed Under

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The Houston Chronicle reports that Friday Night Lights producers wanted to use Bright Eyes’ cover of Daniel Johnston’s Devil Town for an upcoming episode. Since Conor Oberst apparently doesn’t license his performances for television shows or advertisements, they hired another guy to cover Bright Eyes’ cover. While you wait for the inevitable conclusion1 to these [...]

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I Always Wondered Where My Mandibula Was

Posted on December 4, 2006 - Filed Under

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Via Ed, I see the so-called top 50 commercials of the 80’s … is lacking a few crucial elements:

Though I can’t hate that long…turn it up!!

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How do you say “Greasy”? … and MORE!!!

Posted on October 26, 2006 - Filed Under

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One of the spoils of married life is a re-acquisition of Cable Television — something I’d gone a few years without. Couple that with Tivo and I have a nice stash of shows for rainy days.
To get to the point, lately I have been watching a lot of one of my favorite shows, Good [...]

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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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But on the other other hand

Posted on October 9, 2006 - Filed Under

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“It should be noted that the broadcast network news stories about the presidential election were significantly shorter, on average, than were The Daily Show with Jon Stewart stories,” she added. “The argument could be made that while the amount of substance per story was not significantly different, the proportion of each story devoted to substance [...]

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M. Ward on Cadillac Ad

Posted on October 4, 2006 - Filed Under

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Just caught M. Ward’s great “Here Comes The Sun Again” on a Cadillac SUV ad. As you were.

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