Big Sur was a special place in my upbringing, but so was it in my life, at all stages. So I take my ex-wife’s family (first wife… we’re fine, not sure what’s wrong with her she still adores me) down (more…)
A fantastic list of movies that earned a 0% Rotten Tomatoes rating, and some real “so bad they’re good” gems in here.
https://www.looper.com/1145/movies-earned-0-rating-rotten-tomatoes/ It’s a long list, but some take me back to that golden age of seeing films. I must have gone to the theatre weekly, for sure, because (more…)
Some great songs from Tik-Tok 2019. It’s not just L’il Nas X.
I can’t do the cowboy boogie ditty one. sorry. can’t do it. This one was actually pretty hard to identify: Pascal Letoublon – Friendships <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/JbYg-KwSY9E” (more…)
Ted Talks, the cult of personality, and when good ideas become entertainment
He just summarized my feeling about TED making science and thought into accessibly vapid entertainment as cult of personality, where you are just supposed to be amazed and not ask questions. I met (more…)
For lawyers… “verbatim” – re-enactments of depositions
What is a photocopier Follow the Chicken I need my reference materials.
Hellllooooo Everybody
This is so bizarre. In a good way. To some people. Don’t click if not for you. But how will you know if you don’t click? Just… come on in, and click. Everybody – Outdoor installation (more…)
I am not so sure Sting knows how to clap?
Saw this Bruce Springsteen this weekend: Apparently Sting has no idea how to clap: Oh it is a thing. http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/sting-has-no-idea-how-to-clap#.oy83R12MR Well, (more…)
Fictional Evil Companies and a few Non-Fiction Websites, as well as Non-fictional Fictional websites
Trask Industries is beautiful http://www.trask-industries.com/#/home Weyland Industries http://www.weylandindustries.com/ Omni Consumer Products Corporation – made a faux real store, I think? http://www.omniconsumerproductscorporation.com/ Cyberdyne (more…)
Accidental Shifts in Meaning – Bugs Bunny’s Nimrod, & Why did Constantinople get the works?
From here: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/accidental-shifts-in-meaning/ A similar transmogrification occurred with the word nimrod, a generic reference to the biblical character of that name, who in (more…)
You’re on coke. Oh you didn’t know? Marketplace’s piece on Coca-Cola’s back pedalling fails to ask an important question:
Coke cancelled their “You’re on [Diet] Coke” campaign. http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/coca-cola-cancels-its-youre-diet-coke-campaign THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I saw it was like “NO WAY – SOMEONE (more…)