Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
canadian government sued for breaking kyoto
Friends of the Environment, an environmental organization, have launched a lawsuit against the Canadian government for breaching the Kyoto Accord, a global treaty to which Canada is a signatory.
No Comments » - Posted in green, news by Marty Finestone
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
the way the french do design
Metropolis Magazine has a thoughtful and quizzical feature on one French designers aim to deviate from stereotypical French design by going heavy on the opulence. Meet Jean-Marie Massaud.
If you’re a French designer today, chances are you loathe the expression art de vivre. If a critic were to use it to describe your work, you’d be […]
No Comments » - Posted in design by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
warm & sractchy - indie rock compilation for free (download)
Adult Swim, which is a creative collective of cartoons on the Cartoon Network has a smacktacular compilation of some great indie rock sounds available for free download here. Warm & Scratchy features many b-side, rarities and original tracks from artists like Broken Social Scene; TV on the Radio; The Good, the Bad and the Queen; […]
1 Comment » - Posted in advice, music by Marty Finestone
Monday, May 28th, 2007
paul mccartney’s dance tonight
Paul McCartney has a new single out, at least in Europe, called ‘Dance Tonight’. The video has been posted on Youtube and is worth a look, at minimum because of its 1980’s music video feel.
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Monday, May 28th, 2007
he-man is hitting the silver screen - again
Variety reports that uber producer Joel Silver (The Matrix trilogy, Die Hard films, etc.) is taking He-Man back to the movies (I wonder who is buying the popcorn). That is, of course, if Mattel signs off on the project. My hunch is that things will only progress if the new Transformers movie’s figures are significant.
No Comments » - Posted in movie by Marty Finestone
Monday, May 28th, 2007
so, they think bloggers can not review books
Josh Getlin writing in the L.A. Times about a battle that is brewing where there are those who believe that literary blogs may have a place in the world, but they just cannot cut it when it comes to reviewing texts.
“If you were an author, would you want your book reviewed in the Washington Post […]
No Comments » - Posted in thinking, writing by Marty Finestone
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
best saves of the nhl conference finals
Here’s a great compilation of the best saves during the NHL’s playoffs NHL Conference Finals.
No Comments » - Posted in sport, video by Marty Finestone
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
a bit about jet lag
Before sacrificing the opportunities to work abroad or fly to far-off places, the traveler should know that there are ways to reduce, although not eliminate, the discomfort caused by quickly crossing many meridians and throwing off the body clock.
Many vital bodily functions are regulated by an internal clock called the circadian rhythm - from circa […]
No Comments » - Posted in science by Marty Finestone
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
a little bit about street food in india
From Chow.com:
A few months back, the BBC reported that Delhi was going to get tough on street food, setting and enforcing sanitation standards apparently to spruce up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
But when I recently strolled Delhi’s famous Chandni Chowk neighborhood—where humans, dogs, and cows dodge cars, rickshaws, and mule carts—street food was as plentiful […]
No Comments » - Posted in food, place by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
vintage advertising posters
Pop over to Found in Mom’s Basement for a great collection of vintage ads.
No Comments » - Posted in business, design, find, picture, website by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
cameron sinclair and “open-source” architecture (the non-software kind)
Good Magazine profiles architect Cameron Sinclair and his work to create means of collaborative architecture.
Sinclair, 33, is one of a new breed of visionary humanitarian, and the effects of his project are proving to be more far reaching than the structures themselves, shifting the trajectory of architecture toward a more collaborative and socially conscious […]
1 Comment » - Posted in architecture, person by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
david byrne and david levitin discuss
Musician David Byrne of Roxy Music Talking Heads fame (I don’t know why I wrote Roxy Music in the first place, confusing Byrne with Bryan Ferry. Lesson learned, get coffee before blogging) and neuroscientist David Levitin got together thanks to Seed Magazine to have a chat. Click over this way to see what they talked […]
2 Comments » - Posted in music, science by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Emily Loizeau - ‘Je Suis Jalouse’ Music Video
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
north korea will give you a tour
Rocky Swift, in an exclusive for Bloomberg, reports that North Korea has reopened its doors to American tourism, with state sanctioned tours now up and running. Read on to get a review of such a tour.
After a perfunctory presentation of flowers to the giant, bronze statue of Kim Il-sung in central Pyongyang, we checked […]
No Comments » - Posted in news, place by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
the rocking chair reinvented
photo: Ron Steemers / Alphons ter Avest
This is the Chair Concept by Ineke Hans - it’s a reinvention of the rocking chair, but could be a new take on the wheel chair too (I kid).
via swissmiss
1 Comment » - Posted in design by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
traditional sitcoms are coming to an end
Roger Catlin, by way of the Hartford Courant by way of the LA Times, writes that with the series end of The King of Queens, the traditional network sitcom is coming to an end.
The end of “The King of Queens” is another step toward the end of another kind of network comedy — those that […]
No Comments » - Posted in tv by Marty Finestone
Monday, May 14th, 2007
some latest bits of food science
From Chow.com:
Senior Editor Lessley Anderson and Multimedia Producer Meredith Arthur attended the second Taste3 conference in Napa, California, where they got fully briefed on subjects ranging from how microwaves can know you inside and out to what kind of music will make your rib-eye taste better. Each session, loosely themed with titles like “Power” and […]
No Comments » - Posted in food, science by Marty Finestone
Monday, May 14th, 2007
when the count first appeared
With yesterday being Mother’s Day, why not connect the dots from that too childhood too Sesame Street. Thus, here is the clip of the Count’s first appearance on Sesame Street. In this scene, he meets Cookie Monster as well.
No Comments » - Posted in activity, video by Marty Finestone
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
the white stripes fell in love with a girl
Yup, the White Stripes ‘Fell in Love With a Girl’ is a video that keeps standing out in my mind. Here is a nice nugget on youtube, the making of the video with director Michel Gondry.
Now see the video (sorry for it not being better):
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
mobile phones and economic revival
The Economist has a write up on a recent paper that explores how mobile phones benefit economic growth.
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