Archive for May, 2007

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

when the audience attacks: fight at the boston pops

The Globe and Mail reports that a recent concert at the Boston Pops stopped for a short while as a fight broke out between two men in the balcony. I thought it was only heavy metal and hip hop that lead to violence.

No Comments » - Posted in music, this can't be by Marty Finestone

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

pancake soup

This looks like a wild recipe - Pancake Soup from Delicious Days.

No Comments » - Posted in find, food by Marty Finestone

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

geriatrics and medicine

Atul Gawande writes, for the New Yorker, about the state of geriatric medicine. The article seeks to investigate whether medicine can make old age easier, give that we are living longer.
One cogent point revealed in the piece is that many doctors avoid the practice geriatrics, (and this is me putting words into the article) [...]

No Comments » - Posted in thinking by Marty Finestone

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

listen to amazing free concerts

NPR (National Public Radio - the closest thing the U.S. has to a public radio broadcaster) has an amazing concert series available for download on their website. The line up is just dripping with amazing artists. Recent concerts include Peter Bjorn and John, the Arcade Fire, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Ray Lamontagne (a big [...]

No Comments » - Posted in activity, advice, music by Marty Finestone

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

season finales

Need to know when the season (or possibly series) finale of your favourite show will hit the airwaves? Check out this handy guide.
via Pop Candy

No Comments » - Posted in tips, tv by Marty Finestone

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

pepsi co. goes 100% energy green

Sustainablebusiness.com reports that PepsiCo. is purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) to offset its electricity use in the U.S. PepsiCo. will be buying 1.1 billion killowat-hours, which is the equivalent of its annual usage.

PepsiCo now leads the following lists:
The Top 25 list, which recognizes the nation’s largest purchasers of green power. EPA partners are [...]

No Comments » - Posted in business, find, green by Marty Finestone

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

why poker fails as a film subject

Mike D’Angelo, in Esquire, laments the fact that poker does not work as a subject for films and really has no place being in a movie.

But the film still propagates a lie that almost everyone, consciously or unconsciously, knows to be false: the idea that winning a given poker game or tournament has any meaning [...]

No Comments » - Posted in movie, thinking by Marty Finestone

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

feist is back

Feist’s new album The Reminder hit North American streets today and I am a happy listener. The album is full of instantly listenable tracks that come from a few different places. All in all the album is a complete album full of verve, heart and playfulness, just like her second and breakthrough album Let It [...]

No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone