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| Mark Ulriksen ~ The New Yorker |
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Watching out for Bill de Blasio
It's been a year since Mayor de Blasio dropped poor Staten Island Chuck on his head at the annual Groundog Day ceremony. Chuck died a few days later. The New York Post reports that Chuck's daughter Charlotte is expected to look for her shadow tomorrow, hopefully without the hapless Mayor.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
NHL Goes GoPro
GoPro has signed its first deal with a major professional sports league, the National Hockey League.
Beginning with this Sunday's NHL All-Star Game, players and referees will be wearing GoPro cameras and the footage will become part of the broadcast.
Beginning with this Sunday's NHL All-Star Game, players and referees will be wearing GoPro cameras and the footage will become part of the broadcast.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
This is Water
David Foster Wallace's thought-provoking 2005 Kenyon College Commencement speech has been excerpted as narration for a 9-minute YouTube video, This is Water.
A good friend often says, "life is not a dress rehearsal." Her point is to be humble, kind and selfless. Wallace said it's about changing our self-centered default setting and making the right choices.
A good friend often says, "life is not a dress rehearsal." Her point is to be humble, kind and selfless. Wallace said it's about changing our self-centered default setting and making the right choices.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Millions, billions and trillions
That's a lot of "illions." All that's missing is Johnny Carson's 1980 parody, said to be a favorite of Carl Sagan, who made 26 appearances on The Tonight Show.
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