The diplomatic meeting is of no consequence. It’s just a minor blip on the radar of classified documents published by Wikileaks. On December 17, 1975, in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met Abdelaziz Bouteflika Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria. As published in a secret memorandum, the first part of the exchange...
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By now, the Wieden & Kennedy ad campaign for Old Spice, featuring Isaiah Mustafa, is a thing of legend. Even Advertising Age, not prone to handing out cheap praise, says that they have seen nothing like The Man Your Man Could Smell Like campaign. Oh, and it’s over, too. Really? You didn’t even know...
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Holy crap. Hausu (1977) is a Japanese film that blog Dangerous Minds calls “a mixtape compiled by a demented Carl Jung–immersive, repellent, hysterical and visionary.”
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Radiohead’s “Creep,” performed by the Vega Choir of Sweden, has been burning up the Internet like a match on a gasoline-soaked haystack. Hit Play and scroll down this page and find out what’s going on with Vega Choir’s “Creep.” What is “Creep”? “Creep” is a song by English band Radiohead that was released in...
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Q: Why do some people pronounce strength as strenth? Q: Why do self-styled badass, bro-type guys like to shake hands sideways, palms flat? A: Likely solved. A friend suggested to me that it’s a dominating move, especially since their hands are on top, facing downward. Q: Why does Pink in the movie Pink Floyd’s...
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I landed on a great site called Linkbait Generator. Linkbait is any kind of zippy, high-concept web content that gets picked up and spread virally. Typical linkbait emanates from places like Cracked.com: 5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies). Well, now you can make your own linkbait with the Linkbait Generator. The...
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In March 2010, while listening to PBS, I heard an obituary of radio writer and producer Norman Corwin. For years, Corwin has been one of my favorites, chiefly because of (or only) his wonderful On a Note of Triumph. On a Note of Triumph, difficult to describe, better yet heard–but I suppose I can...
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There’s a good overview in an October 5, 2006 New York Times article about ordinary homeowners who add secret rooms and hidden entrances to their homes. Companies such as Niche Doors, the Hidden Door Company, Hide a Door, Secret Doorways and Decora Doors are all mentioned, with costs estimated at $800-$10,000 for hidden doors...
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Sky buckets, gondolas, sky-trams–technically, aerial tramways–are the most visible invisible transport around. Contrast the Disneyland Matterhorn tramway from the 1950s… With the real aerial tramway at Zermatt, Switzerland–also the Matterhorn…
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