February 2009
11 posts
Inspired by Paul Schaffer and the CBS Orchestra’s song choice last night, here’s how Alan W. Pollack concludes his notes on the Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows”:
This track bears the ironic fate of being the first one recorded back in April 1966 for the new-album-in-progress, while in more ways than one, it was destined from early on to be last track of the album.
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January 2009
39 posts
US Airways Flight 1549: It Just Doesn't Add Up. →
Sassiness from McSweeney’s.
NYTimes: Now that Warner Brothers can actually see what you’ve done with “Watchmen,” has anyone tried to broach the subject of a sequel?
Zach Snyder: No, no. I don’t know how you would do that. We never did it, but we were going to do a limited release Bazooka bubble gum. I wanted Dave [Gibbons] to draw a comic book for me, and you had to collect all of them to make it make sense. I think it’s...
**Facebook is, he told me, studying “sentiment” behavior. It hasn’t yet used that research in its public service yet, but is looking to figure out if people are having a good day or bad day. He said that already his teams are able to sense when nasty news, like stock prices are headed down, is underway. He also told me that the sentiment engine notices a lot of “going out” kinds of messages on...
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“We have to do it in the Facebook. With the Twittering.”
– RNC Chairman Mike Duncan on how to invigorate the youth base. (via gregwhite)
Why read Michael Gee’s blog, when he no longer has day-to-day access to the press box? Well, how do some Hall of Famer anecdotes sound?
Rickey Henderson:
Reminiscence. In the summer of 2002, I was strolling though the bowels of Rogers Centre (then Skydome) in Toronto, when I happened to inadvertently (at first) overhear a chat between then-Red Sox Rickey Henderson and teammate Manny...
“Weapons are hidden in mosques, schoolyards and civilian houses, and the...”
– I feel bad for anyone that has an actual decision-making role in the mideast conflict, because there really aren’t any good decisions to be made. (NYTimes)
“I have Katy Perry’s number, someone did me a favour. I’m just waiting for her to...”
– Lily Allen, via ShortFormBlog
Must Watch: Broken Lizard's Slammin' Salmon... →
Disagree to disagree, Newman, Club Dread sucked and Beerfest was decent.
jordannewman:
Agree to disagree on Club Dread. This movie looks awesome.
joshgee:
Looking forward to this, despite the bomb that was Club Dread, I really enjoyed their past films.
LiveJournal is on life support. Lots of people I... →
Between football and Battlestar Galactica webisodes, I’ve been inundated with ads for the new Underworld prequel. Am I the only one that keeps thinking they’re talking about Lichen?
6 Cases of Shamelessly False Advertising →
LA Weekly Answers Mayor V →
ARE YOU INTIMIDATED BY THE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT... →
On Staying Happy →