December 2010
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WatchShinichi Maruyama uses high-speed photography to capture beautiful forms that last only a micro-second.
“When Jackson Pollock invented his iconic “drip painting” method, the messes he made could at least be claimed as part of the finished product. Queens-based sculptor Shinichi Maruyama doesn’t have it that easy. His delicate “water sculptures” only last for a...
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While watching the Browns-Ravens game...
Announcer 1: Joshua Cribbs has four dislocated toes right now...
Announcer 2: I can't even imagine what that feels like!
Announcer 1: It means he has only one located toe.
Announcer 2: I see.
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WatchWest Bank Story
Just saw this musical on IFC with my mom. You need to watch it immediately - it’s short (25 mins or so) and hilarious. TRUST ME. And also trust the Academy Awards - it won the Oscar in the ‘Best Live Action Short Film’ category
It also finally brings to light something I’ve been saying for years; if you want peace in the Middle East, make hummus.
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“Being cold is a state of mind. Unless it’s actually life-threatening.”
– paraphrasing from Carlos Alejandro. Perfect for this Cleveland climate!
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Body and Soul - Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, et....
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I got an audition at the Manhattan School of...
A good day, indeed.
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New Music for Voice and Piano!
So I just finished a new piece of music, commissioned by my friend Shari. Now that I’m done and have had a second to think about it, this will most likely be part of a set based on the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), or שיר השירים, Shir ha-Shirim in Hebrew. This particular verse is one of the more famous sections of this controversial Biblical text. Some say it’s a metaphor...
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Did you know that Bill Joel writes classical...
I did not.
It’s pretty good, too! Apparently he put out an entire album back in 2001. Definitely emulates the romantic music he was listening to (Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schubert…) but the melodies are too rich and lovely to simply discredit as copycats. What a great way to grow as a musician as he gets older….
Here’s a sample.
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Yes, let's hang soon! (A textual, Sunday-afternoon...
Me: You have lost your scholarship to Clown College, the college for clowns. I find this to be disgusting.
Allie: Um what even the actual is your reality?
Me: I am the provost of Clown College, the college for clowns
Allie: Hahahaha provost. I have contacted the registrar of the Clown College. She assures me that I am in good standing.
Me: My apologies. I have mixed up your records with those of one, Orbison Flanders. Good luck with your finals at the Clown College [the college for clowns].
Allie: Are you in Chicago in real life?
Me: Nah I wish WTF
Allie: LOL THOUGHT U WERE
Me: FUCKING CRAY-Z
Allie: also, "with arms wide open"
Me: 4evr
Allie: I'm done with finals on Thursday. LETS HANG SOON?!
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How the Future of Big Tobacco Could Be Tiny... →
” The tobacco mosaic virus is a destructive beast infecting over a hundred different species of plants, including tomatoes. But it may have a weird eco benefit: Incorporated into lithium batteries, it can increase storage capacity ten times…”
Fascinating.
The Most Damning Wikileaks Cable You'll Ever Read →
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#421: Last Man Standing →
This American Life
Is it stubbornness? Tenacity? Survival of the fittest? This week, stories about people who feel compelled to keep going, especially when everyone else has given up.
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alliemyers asked: What would you do if I informed you that I find your entire existence to be unacceptable?
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PTI is arguably the best show on television.
Also, Boardwalk Empire.
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Billie’s Bounce - Avi Amon, piano
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How an 11-Year Old Girl Convinced Lincoln to Grow... →
theatlantic:
In what has to go down as one of the all-time great moments of political image consulting, an 11-year old girl suggested to a fresh-faced Abe Lincoln that he grow a beard. And then he did. The website Letters of Note even has copies of the girl’s letter and Lincoln’s response. Beyond being the cutest historical footnote of all time, Ms. Grace Bedell, had some solid reasoning...
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