boh-bo: 06/09

BBC journalist with character gets first hand accounts of extreme ways of life in America

1. Black Nationalism--interviews with Al Sharpton, Nation of Islam, Black Israelites
2. Fundamentalist Christianity
3. Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
4. The Most Hated Family in America

6/6/09

3 Music Videos

1. Wilco "I'm Always In Love" (from the movie "I'm Trying to Break Your Heart")
2. Empire of the Sun "Walking on a Dream"
3. MGMT "Electric Feel"

Kristen Schaal on It's Jerry Time

Speed Dating
(I'd like to link to others but apparently all the old episodes have been "archived" and are only available for a fee.)

3 Episodes of Family Ties w Tom Hanks as the Shady Uncle

1. The Fugitive--pt1
2. The Fugitive--pt2
3. Say Uncle

7 R Kelly Videos

1. Gigolo w Nick Cannon
2. Fiesta Remix w Jay Z
3. That's That w Snoop Dogg
4. Playas Only w The Game
5. Speedin w Rick Ross
6. I Wish
7. Same Girl w Usher

6/5/09

Starting to get through this guy's books, although haven't made it very far yet to be honest. Comes highly recommended, esp for learning about Chicago, and even though I've arguably been here for 24 years, I have a ways to go.
Algren's Last Night (About)

5 T-Pain Videos

1. Can't Believe It
2. I'm A Flirt
3. Bartender
4. I'm In Love With A Stripper (Remix)
5. I'm On A Boat

Auto-Tune the News

1. Auto-Tune the News #2: pirates. drugs. gay marriage.
2. Auto-Tune the News #4: spa regulation. serbians. sotomayor.
3. Auto-Tune the News #3: cuba. afghan friendship. 2-party woes.

3 Entertaining Documentaries Online

(Click "Watch Film Now!" and it will pop-up)
1. Super Size Me
2. Sicko
3. Outfoxed (ok it should be said this is pretty biased--sicko too for that matter)

The National Parks PBS Program by Ken Burns

24 min preview

Ted Turner Interviewing Carl Sagan

Turner comes across as a buffoon and Sagan mostly talks, discussing things like the space program, global warming, nuclear war, technology, George Bush Sr, wormholes, the Russians, etc. Has some great moments like when Turner accuses Sagan of being a socialist, or asks about time travel, aliens, and god.
Cosmos 1979 Extra Ted Turner Interviews Dr. Sagan

3 Recent Environment-Minded Big Picture Photosets

1. Earth Hour 2009 (click on images to see the building lights fade)
2. Scenes From 30,000 Meters Above
3. Human Landscapes From Above

3 Great Recent On The Media Podcasts

1. The Inheritance of Loss (on the state of the media in Seattle with the Post-Intelligencer closing its print operations)
2. Living in the Future (on a weirdly prescient 1981 news segment that was popular online)
3. Grade Inflation (on how we should deal with credit rating agencies moving forward)

2 Amazing Jon Stewart Interviews from 2005

These are some of the first times I remember thinking of Jon Stewart as an intellectual--is that the right word?

1. Kurt Vonnegut
2. Howard Zinn

Sardines--sustainable yes healthy yes and can be really good when you're in the mood but not usually fine dining.

Maybe that will change? Grilled fresh ones can be great.

A New School of Thought About Sardines
(via Felix Salmon which is funny)
Intellectually, it's a strong case, but to succeed, the Sardinistas must overcome a big cultural hurdle. Sardines look like fish. And most Americans would rather not be reminded that the meat they eat was once a living creature. "The reason we eat big predators [such as tuna and salmon] is not because they are big predators; it's because they can be cut into steaks," said Alton Brown, host of Food Network's "Good Eats," who attended the Sardinista lunch. "Americans: We're people of the cut, not the carcass."

The Society for Appreciation of the Lowly Tinned Sardine has links to articles and pictures of interesting imported tins (including chocolate sardines) and spreads designed to look gourmet.
Images of vintage California sardine labels.

6/4/09

5 Excellent TED Talks

1. Elizabeth Gilbert
2. Michael Pollan
3. Alex Tabarrok
4. Yann Arthus-Bertrand
5. David Merrill

Tiny Desk Concerts of 2 DC Musicians I've Seen Live

1. Thao Nguyen is really soothing and very good.
2. Benjy Ferree grates on me but has his charms.

3 Interesting Blogs

1. Daily Routines--"How writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days."
2. 3hive--Links to free mp3s, pretty well edited and also obscure. Awesome streaming feature.
3. Halfbakery--"A communal database of original, fictitious inventions, edited by its users and spanning many topics." Ok, not really a blog.

Some Joseph Cornell Boxes Owned by the Art Institute

(Source)(About)(And)
Ann-In Memory, October 8, 1954
Cygne Crepusculaire (Twilight Swan), 1945
Dovecote (Colombier), 1950
For Juan Gris #7, c.1954
Homage to the Romantic Ballet, 1942
Nouveaux Contes de Fees (New Fairy Tales), 1948
Now, Voyager, 1966
Pavilion, 1953
Soap Bubble Set, 1948
The Eagle, the Arrow, and the Dolphin, c. 1960
Untitled (Bird), 1948
Untitled (Crystal Cage), c. 1953

3 Compelling Mike Wallace Interviews-Late 50s

I always loved the Ken Burns Frank Lloyd Wright film, but never realized that the black and white interview source material came from this program until I found this video collection. Don't think I've ever seen Salvador Dali or Aldous Huxley speak besides these.

1. Frank Lloyd Wright-2pts
2. Salvador Dali
3. Aldous Huxley