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Monday, September 24, 2007 Tidbits The best opening line I've ever read in a Washington Post article: "Like worn-out shock absorbers on a car, parts of the human body wear out from age or overuse--often both." Like worn-out shock absorbers on a car. It reads like the lead from an Onion article, not straight news. The best headline I've read in a while: Ahmadinejad urges world to renounce Satan; U.S. walks out. This is bad. The State of Michigan is facing such a budget crisis that state services may shut down if a deal isn't reached by Thursday. Schools and local governments aren't sure what kind of support they're going to get from Lansing--some school districts are preparing to borrow money in order to stay afloat. And it's not just the government that's facing a crisis--at 7.4%, the state unemployment rate is nearly double the national average and the worst in the nation. Here's a humorous take on the situation. Hatha ka bana is a cool, simple organization that's giving women in Calcutta's Red Light District an alternative to prostitution through something they already know how to do: make blankets. The blankets, which are made from recycled saris using a traditional stitch, are beautiful. The website's photography is too. An excellent poem about modern life. "They tell me that / I can have thousands / of naked women / at my beck and call / slipping unnoticed / through a tiny wire / in my wall." Thanks to Parke for the link. Labels: links ^ Top | 1:57 AM | | | 
Saturday, September 15, 2007 Linkage Even I think this is cute. I don't know whether these are cute, funny, or disturbing. Especially this one. A way to play a very cool game I discovered last Thanksgiving. A cool VoIP concept. A tree that owns itself. "It is the stated position of the Athens-Clarke County unified government that the tree, in spite of the law, does indeed own itself." One of the best auctions on eBay. If only they made this in my size. Or: further proof of my hopeless geekdom. Or if you like anime. The Flintstones meet Star Trek. More episodes. Labels: links ^ Top | 11:37 PM | | |
Sunday, September 02, 2007 Concert Year in Review September begins a new concert season, and I've been keeping lists of performances I've not only given, but attended for the last seven years. It started when I was interning for an arts presenter and wanted to keep track of what I saw because I went to so many performances (the free tickets were a great job perk). That first season, 00/01, I went to a total of 37 music, theatre, and dance performances. This past season, I made it to 76. Some highlights: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The Tempest (the Royal Shakespeare Company with Patrick Stewart as Prospero) Vienna Teng Complexions and the Joffrey Ballet Monica del Castillo Second City Chicago and ETC Eurydice (Off-Broadway) Kara Kulpa Swing Gitan Puteri Gunung Ledang (Singapore) Todd Martin Phil Keaggy What performances have you seen in the last year? ^ Top | 7:07 AM | | |
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 International News of the Weird With an unintentional focus on Asia. The Thai police will now wear Hello Kitty armbands as punishment. Late for work? Wear a hot pink armband featuring everyone's favorite Sanrio character. Hey, it's more amusing than a dunce cap. A woman in Germany had a pencil removed from her head after 55 years of being bothered by headaches. She fell on the pencil at the age of four and it's been lodged inside her head ever since. In India, police fed a thief chicken and rice hoping he would defecate the gold necklace he'd swallowed. They first fed him 40 bananas, a trick that had worked with a thief who swallowed an ornament a few months before. And finally, we make our way to China--I'll leave the headline alone since it's brilliant: No more crispy duck served at toilets. "Food stalls attached to Beijing's public toilets will be removed in good time for next year's Olympics." Obviously, when I use a restroom my first thought afterward is, "Gee, I'm hungry." Labels: facts, links, weird news ^ Top | 2:05 PM | | |
Monday, February 26, 2007 Linkage Because we all need good reasons to waste time. Labels: links ^ Top | 2:20 AM | | |
Tuesday, January 02, 2007 It's the First Post of the New Year! In keeping with the humble beginnings of blogdom, when blogs were arguably primarily collections of interesting links: The RIAA sues AllofMP3.com for $1.65 trillion. "As some have already pointed out, [this] is just slightly less than the Gross National Product of Great Britain." Have I mentioned yet that they have no legal mandate to give artists any of the money they collect? Soon, you'll be able to buy yourself a personal blimp. A yo-yo as you've never seen it before. My picks for the good, the bad, and the ugly films of 2006. I knew the article would cause a bit of a stir, but I didn't count on people to react so strongly in the comments. It's a dolphin. No, wait--it's a boat. And it's by far the most interesting watercraft I've seen. The Ritz-Carlton now offers massage for dogs to the tune of $130+. And pet indulgence hits new heights. Or lows. William Shatner gives a New Year's message. But he's surprisingly inarticulate. Apparently some reptiles can reproduce without a mate. A Komodo dragon in England is re-enacting the Virgin Birth and zookeepers are expecting seven babies. I've experienced the French love of strikes and protests firsthand. But this is novel: a group in Nantes, France protested the arrival of the new year. Labels: links ^ Top | 1:29 PM | | |
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