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These Are Those Things

Better Than Most Films, Better Than Television: It’s Radio, sort of…

I saw two films this week.  They were both ambitious and blessed with budgets north of $20 million.  Yet they were not disciplined, nor did they expand upon where the ideas inherent might go.  The next morning after watching the last one, as headed to the office, enjoying my daily walk, I put in the earphones and listened to a podcast.

Podcasts have become one of my favorite attributes to modern life.  I never felt I needed radio, but give me a good show and the perfect amount of time to listen to it, and I am left happy and satisfied — and so much more so than bearing witness to yet another half-baked excessively expensive expression on celluloid (or HD).
Of the course, the grand master of it all is THIS AMERICAN LIFE.  It’s one of the greatest things going.  Amazingly consistent, they know how to tell stories.  They take them farther, expose new truths, and unite us in our lives.  I got to the office and immediately went on line and contributed some cash to this fantastic show.  
If you don’t have your iTunes set to download this podcast and dump it onto your phone or MP3 player weekly, you are not living.
And how great is the marriage of them with Chris Ware?!

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Bowl Of Noses

Cool Buildings #3


When will the world look like this? I am tired of all the dull glass creations around my town. Our Guggenheim in NYC is pretty swell, but it doesn’t look like a spaceship like the one in Villnius, Lithuania does.  Dang.

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The Next Good Idea

Send Text Messages From Your Computer

Teleflip allows you to send emails as text messages.  Or you can text someone from your computer.  Essentially you turn your cell phone into a Blackberry.  And you can turn it off when you want too.

Here’s all you do:
1. Go to your email
2. In the “To Field”, place the cellphone@teleflip.com (2125556789@teleflip.com)
3. Enter your text message (not to exceed 160 characters)
4. Hit send
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Bowl Of Noses

Cartoons From Around The Globe #2

I don’t know much about The Tale Of The Cat And The Moon, but I do know it’s beautiful.  I love the style of drawing and how it plays with the black and white.  It deserves a million views.

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Bowl Of Noses

Albino Animals


ABC News has collected this curious group of creatures.  You ask me, they all need to get out into the sun and get a little color.

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Bowl Of Noses

Snails!

Snails are definitely not my favorite animal.  World Records and the pursuit thereof are definitely odd things however.  What possesses people to do these things?  I am happy being an average person never knowing the glory it is to have 25 snails on your face.

The previous record was 15. Tania Walton, age nine and the new record holder, previous personal record was just 9.  It’s kind of like she “Phelped”.  It’s so beyond what was considered great just yesterday.
In case you want to try it, the rule is you have just one minute to place the snails and then you have to sit up and have the slithering beasts stick to your face for ten seconds.  Whew!
(thanks BoingBoing!)
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Bowl Of Noses

Penguins!


The grown-ups messed things up and now the penguins need a new place to go.  What are these flightless fowl going to do?  Find out at PenguinScience.  Lots of good videos including one on the one that doesn’t wear a tuxedo: “Blondie”.

What’s your favorite animal?