I guess I find most reports on online media interesting, but I thought this MediaPost email was spot on: by Kory Kredit, Thursday, April 24, 2008 What is the value of an established print media name? Let’s take a simple test to find out. Which of these URLs do you recognize? · www.desmoinesregister.com· www.eastvalleytribune.com· www.drudgereport.com· … Read more
pictured: The Yukon XL—"the national car of Texas" I recently finished reading a book on TFK terrorism (essentially) called The Bullet’s Song. As pretentious as this lead-in sentence sounds, I really did read the book and, in the process, learned some fascinating words. Like irredentism. It’s from the Italian for "unclaimed territory." I believe it … Read more
Families comes in all shapes and sizes, but the two main ingredients are certainly love and trust. Helen Hunt’s directing debut, Then She Found Me, brings the life and passion of Elinor Lipman’s characters to the big screen. After being left by her husband (Matthew Broderick), mere months after their wedding, April (Helen Hunt) is … Read more
RAKE EVENTGallery Grooves It’s time for another Gallery Grooves tonight, and we’ve got a very cool spot lined up that you likely don’t even known about. This month, enjoy an open studio, shop, and classroom exhibit at Vesper College, a new venue focused on sculpture and ecological architecture. Ecological architecture — how cool is that? … Read more
If the ongoing national embarrassment that is the Democratic primary hasn’t yet caused you to gouge out your eyes with a rusty spork, you may have noticed that the local political campaign season is in full swing. And because this year’s campaigns are already shaping up to be nearly as contentious as the debate over … Read more
Ok. This is just too funny to pass up. We just received a press release from the Minnesota Zoo, with some exciting — though strangely vague — news. The email reads as follows: For Immediate Release04.23.08 Rare Chinese Animal Born at the Minnesota Zoo News release & photo attached. Great, but what the heck animal … Read more
It is commonly accepted that the population of Europe would be declining in a pretty startling way if not for constant immigration. Unlike Americans, the people of Western Europe are simply not having very many children. Who can blame them? These are heady days for the European economy and I assume the citizens who work … Read more
Sitting in my living room, having a beer with a neighbor (and my love), and thought I’d share the chat. My neighbor, making small talk over his Corona Light, asks if we know that the Aborigines are killing themselves. "Ah, of course," I say. "It only stands to reason. Eventually we all begin to imitate … Read more
Four kids are sauntering toward Jeff Allen. Their arms are crossed and they look a little scared. "Hey guys," Allen says, affecting a cool older brother tone. "When do you go on?" "Eight minutes," says one of the boys. This is why they’re scared. Exactly eight minutes later, the quartet of three 16-year-olds and a … Read more
This week is Passover. Christians everywhere are saying, "Great, I love Passover! Matzoh’s so fun!" Meanwhile Jews lament eight days of indigestion. What’s kind of interesting, if you’re into this sort of thing, is that more than any other (Jewish) holiday, Passover is based on a narrative. If one were to try and place the … Read more