As if it’s not enough to come down on one specific belief, like say, Christianity — there seem to be as many Jesusses(?) as there are believers. This pretty much sums it up: “Baby Jesus Grace”: Talladega Nights
Comedic serendipity
Yesterday morning, a silly mood and notice of a pattern in many Tweets (inluding mine) led me to post: Jeremy replied: I couldn’t help myself: Then last night I went to w00tstock here in Dallas. They played this video, which I swear I’d never seen before:
Prolific
Image via Wikipedia Buried in the sad news of the death of Soul legend Solomon Burke: “Burke had 21 children, 90 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.” Yeegads. No wonder Burke “enjoyed a special relationship with the Catholic Church throughout his life.” When I tweeted about this, a friend pointed out that Screamin’ Jay Hawkins sired at least 55. Fair [...]
Free product idea: Stadium seater
Occasionally I have an idea that I think is worthwile but that I have no clue how to execute. I’m going to start posting them here, free for the taking. All I ask is that you buy me a nice bottle of scotch if you strike it rich. A couple weeks ago, I went to [...]
Song of the moment: Avett Brothers "Perfect Space"
Avett Brothers: “The Perfect Space” From their amazing 2009 disc I and Love and You . Related articles by Zemanta Bluesfest Spotlight : Avett Brothers (undercover.com.au) The Avett Brothers | 12.31 | NC (jambase.com) The Avett Brothers Announce 2010 Spring Tour (silentuproar.com)
How I manage information overload
If I’ve had a little extra bliss in recent weeks, it’s because I finally feel like I’ve mastered control of the ridiculous amounts of information I choose to and not to ingest on a daily basis. I Tweeted about it a while back and instantly got numerous responses from folks wanting to know the secret. [...]
A Dyna Moe model of media
One of the first posts ever on this blog was a recognition of work by a New York artist and actress who was making weekly stylized desktop images based on episodes of Mad Men. The artist, Dyna Moe, started doing the illustrations after doing a Christmas card for a friend in the cast of the [...]
Top 10 shocking moments on Mad Men
Our favorite show returns next month. Here’s a nice refresher video series: 16 Emmy noms too.
Teenage brits will save us all
It appears that when you climb to the top of the mountain of media enlightenment, you’re likely to find a teenage boy from England. Whether you find nirvana or fools gold depends on which young man you find. Last week, the world was aTwitter about young Scott Campbell giving up his iPod for an original-model [...]