Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
bruce springsteen and the e-street band free download
The Guardian has a free mp3 download of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band’s new single ‘Radio Nowhere’. You can see the blurb about the free download here, or just download it here (use the old right-click save target/save-as). Evidently this is a limited time offer that is good for one week starting yesterday (the […]
No Comments » - Posted in find, music, tips by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
behind the design: ford verve
Ford Motor Company has a new car for the world to see - the Verve. The Verve will form the basis for the Ford of Europe’s Fiesta. Other markets, including North America will have to hope and (maybe) wait to see if such a nice looking car will make its way here.
Autoblog, has put together […]
No Comments » - Posted in design, video by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
the pace of katrina rebuilding is moving too slowly for its funders
From Bloomberg:
Four of the largest U.S. foundations, which have given a combined $131.8 million to rebuild Gulf Coast communities destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, say the effort is proving to be a slow and difficult slog, a new survey says.
While corporations focused most of their giving on immediate relief programs, foundations are […]
No Comments » - Posted in business, thinking by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
virgin’s galactic explosion
The Associated Press (via the Globe and Mail) reports that there was a deadly mishap explosion at the development grounds for the crafts that will be used by Virgin Galactic for its space tourism offering. The explosion happened in the Mojave Desert back in July. I do not know about you, but I only heard […]
No Comments » - Posted in business, news, science, tech(ish) by Marty Finestone
Monday, August 27th, 2007
hockey night in israel
The World’s first Jewish hockey tournament recently took place in Israel and Canoe has the scoop:
The tournament began with fireworks and ended with former (Toronto Maple) Leaf John Anderson’s American team, led by Chicago draft pick Nathan Davis, beating Israel for the gold medal. Canada defeated France for the bronze. And in a country […]
No Comments » - Posted in place, sport by Marty Finestone
Friday, August 24th, 2007
digest: remember japan, aston martin dbs, pumpkins and more
-The first season of the NBC TV show Friday Night Lights is out on DVD. The notable point is that it comes with a money-back guarantee (via pop candy).
-There has been a lot of talk about the rise of China as an economic beast (maybe, maybe too much talk). The American has an article that […]
No Comments » - Posted in business, culture, digest, media, tips by Marty Finestone
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
scorsese shoots the stones
Martin Scorsese has a new movie - this time it is non-fiction and takes him back to the musician documentary side of his talent. Marty turns the camera on the Rolling Stones in the new movie ‘Shine A Light.’
From IMDB: Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the world’s greatest rock ‘n roll band, The Rolling […]
No Comments » - Posted in movie, music, video by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
tip: how to (try to) talk your way out of a ticket
DYI Life (which is a handy site by the way) has some handy advice for a former cop on how to respectfully talk you way out of a ticket. Pop over here for the skinny.
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