November 2009
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Nov 30th
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Check it out, the “Cut / Copy / Paste” videos are up! Get ‘em while they’re hot! Next month’s theme is “Non-fiction”, and the screening is December 22nd. You know you’ve got a true story you’ve been dying to tell… As usual, more videos and info on the website.
Nov 30th
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My video for last Tuesday’s MNKINO screening, “Cut / Copy / Paste.” It’s called “November.” (Click through to the Vimeo page to watch it in HD)
Nov 27th
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Nov 24th
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Nov 23rd
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Nov 23rd
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New Life Goal.
Clearly Oprah’s worried — she’s quitting her talk show, probably so she can train for the next marathon. ericaaaaa: So I was talking to a friend just now, and on the topic of fitness she said, “Did you know that Oprah ran a marathon in four and a half hours?” And I’m like, “No, that’s not possible. Are you sure that’s not her half marathon time?” She assured me that it was true and...
Nov 20th
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Calvin and Hobbes: Math Is a Religion
I’m a total sucker for anything Calvin and Hobbes. (And leave it to Mr. Gilliss to provide a transcript for a comic strip!) speakingoffaith: Trent Gilliss, online editor Some good clean humor to start the day, direct from one of my favorite comic strips via a tweetmeme. For those who can’t easily read the word bubbles, a transcript: First frame Calvin: You know, I don’t think math is...
Nov 20th
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Nov 19th
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“The contrast of seeing these ordinary-looking men on trial in an orderly U.S....”
– Daphne Eviatar, “The ‘Deboogeymanification’ of Terror Suspects”
Nov 19th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 13th
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“When a white guy shoots up a post office, they call that going postal,” said...”
– The New York Times (via iteeth)
Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 9th
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Nov 9th
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“Still, I hope the movie doesn’t do for childhood what Spike Jonze’s “Sabotage”...”
– Annotations on Where the Wild Things Are. I rather enjoyed the movie, although I guess I never considered the potential side-effects…
Nov 9th
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Nov 7th
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Songs tagged "indian summer" on last.fm →
For those of you in Minnesota stuck inside today.
Nov 7th
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Nov 6th
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Do you live by any rules? →
That’s what Rafael Rozendaal asked the two members of AIDS-3D for their one question interview. Here’s their response: AIDS-3D’s CURRENT GUIDELINES: - We have a generalized distrust of institutions and their conventions. - We believe in the sharpest possible distinguishment of ones self. - We believe that the digital revolution is still transforming humanity and that we must...
Nov 6th
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“It is impossible to get tired of computers these days. This is cause they are...”
– Cory Arcangel’s response to Rafael Rozendaal’s one question interview “Do you ever get tired of computers?”
Nov 6th
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Ariel and I went to see Le Loup earlier this autumn when they came to the 7th St. Entry, and it was quite wonderful. Here’s a session they recently played in Maryland, recorded by All Our Noise (whose logo looks oddly familiar). Enjoy.
Nov 6th
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"Brain Game" →
speakingoffaith: Trent Gilliss, online editor Malcolm Gladwell’s article has been garnering a lot of attention in the media lately for his comparisons of football players and dogs fighting in the ring. It’s a fine piece, but Jeanne Marie Laskas’ investigative work that appeared earlier in GQ is better. A bold statement for me considering how much I enjoy reading Gladwell’s work. Laskas...
Nov 5th
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“Research has shown that if you eat super broccoli or any other cruciferous super...”
– “Super Super Foods”
Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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Nov 3rd
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Nov 3rd
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Nov 3rd
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Nov 2nd
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Nov 2nd
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Nov 2nd
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“There are different species of laziness: Eastern and Western. The Eastern style...”
– Sogyal Rinpoche porcupineschool: Reblogging cool quotes on Tumblr and Facebook is a pretty good example of Western laziness. Pointing irony counts, too. Guilty as charged.
Nov 2nd
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