February 2012
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Direct Your Attention (Episode 12)
This week we discuss:
30 Rock (tv)
Fringe (tv)
HULK (film)
Drive (film)
Featuring music by Jessie J
And a discussion on cheating.
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WatchHear Michael McDonald Sing the Saved By the Bell Theme Song
As part of the 30 Rock webisode, this Doobie Brother suffers from what we like to call a “Zack Attack.”
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Fuel-Saving Wonderbags Keep Cooking Food Long... →
Wonderbag founder Sarah Collins from South Africa has already saved enough CO2 emissions to travel the globe 9,452 times with an unbelievably simple innovation - an insulated bag that cooks food even after it has been taken off the stove. Originally devised as a solution for very poor South Africans who scarcely have enough money for food much less the energy and water necessary to cook it, these...
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Why Historic Buildings Are Greener Than... →
Buildings eat up a huge amount of energy—about two-fifths of the country’s total use—so to suppress their appetite for power, efficiency entrepreneurs are churning out a suite of nifty technologies, like automatically shading windows, smarter thermostats, and high-tech heating and cooling systems. But a new report from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Green Lab...
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Direct Your Attention (Episode 11)
This week we discuss:
Alcatraz (tv)
Smash (tv)
Seriously, I’m Kidding (book)
Daytripper (graphic novel)
Featuring music by The Roots
And a discussion on gender identity and children.
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10 Things To Do Before You Get Into A Long-Term... →
I took these five from the list:
Watch how they order and tip
Drive
Hang out with your/their friends
Go down on each other
Do whatever you want
Then I added my own five:
Watch some comedy together
Draw/Paint/Build something
Check their bookshelf
Cook together
Make sure they love Arrested Development
Basically I’m saying don’t settle for someone just because you are...
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January 2012
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The Department of Defense can't account for a... →
$2 billion of DoD’s Iraq War spending unaccounted for (oops) source
» Audit time! With the Iraq War’s chapter effectively closed, now’s apparently a good time to look back at all the money we spent there. There’s a problem, however: Of the $3 billion the Iraqi government set aside for…
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Everything I Know About Love, I Learned From Cats →
Be Independent
Unlike dogs, who constantly crave attention and validation, cats hold it down for themselves. Puddin’ doesn’t need someone to take him out for walks. Puddin’ doesn’t need anyone to throw a stick for him to fetch. Puddin’ is comfortable with Puddin’. He sleeps when he wants. He eats when he wants. He works hard on his scratching post, and he plays hard with his plush mouse. Puddin’...
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Direct Your Attention (Episode 10)
This week we discuss:
SourceFed (web)
Project Runway Allstars (tv)
Evi (app)
Echo Hub / Collide Magazine (web)
Featuring music by Robyn
And a discussion on the future “sharing” economy.
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Why I Hate Pandas!
*Pandas are useless. Why are we spending so much money and time trying to keep them alive?
Pandas are going extinct because there are two things they are refusing to do; eating and fucking. And they won’t fucking do it. My guess is that the pandas suddenly all realized how utterly pointless they are, and collectively decided to slowly kill themselves off. Despite this scientist waste...
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Thought You Should See This: Submit a Résumé?... →
*I hope that ideas like this catch on. The world is changing. So much more information is available. Sell yourself to employers. In the long run it will work out better.
No More Résumés, Say Some Firms is an interesting piece in the Journal looking at how companies are trying to implement more rigorous filtering systems for their hiring processes and avoid having to wade through countless...
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On Criticism, Cynicism & Sharpening Your Gut... →
Knowing which feedback to embrace and which to discard is perhaps the most important instinct for a creative leader to possess. Nearly every legendary innovation was initially mocked or misunderstood by the so-called “experts.” In truth, scrutiny and doubt are just part of the toll we pay to take the path less traveled. But knowing this doesn’t make it any easier. The question is: When should...
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Most Anticipated Films of 2012
*2011 was a solid year for film but this year looks stellar! If only 5 of these are great, I will consider 2012 a banner year in film. I’m probably missing some but here ya go. I’ll check back in a year and see how I did.
Looper
Seven Psychopaths
Prometheus
Skyfall
The Dark Knight Rises
Gravity
Save the Date
Wreck it Ralph
The Avengers
Safety Not Guaranteed
Bachelorette
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Watch“Synthesizers” by Butch Walker & the Black Widows
hello all you wonderful people. do you remember the movie “Dazed and Confused”? me too. it was and still is one of my favorite movies. reflects my childhood so much, and also Ben Affleck is a TOTAL asshole in it. i gotta say though, when it comes to classic characters, Matthew McConaughey’s “Wooderson” took the cake… and the high...
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“The so-called sharing economy has taken off in the Great Recession, as companies...”
– How Steve Case and His Company Are Driving the Sharing Economy - Atlantic Mobile (via mediafuturist)
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Direct Your Attention (Episode 9)
*If you want to hear me gush about awesome things then tune in.
This week we discuss:
Little Brother (book)
Misfits (tv)
The Guard (film)
Run Roo Run (app)
Featuring music by Brite Futures along with catching up on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
And a discussion on the nostalgia and childhood films.
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