Archive for March, 2008
Friday, March 28th, 2008
jackie gleason’s comedy lecture
Jackie Gleason, of the Honeymooner’s fame, presents on the topic of comedy. It offers such a great look into comedy as it was and is.
Part 1:
Part 2:
No Comments » - Posted in laugh laugh, video by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 28th, 2008
the hangover’s history
Slate has a quirky and interesting essay on the history of the hangover.
No Comments » - Posted in writing by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 28th, 2008
persistent penny
This New Yorker article wonders why the penny is still around in the U.S. We Canadians wonder the same thing.
No Comments » - Posted in thinking by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 28th, 2008
rod stewart is getting in the clothing game
Yikes, Rod Stewart is launching his own clothing line.
1 Comment » - Posted in fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion, person by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
memory is helped by naps at work, studies show
A recent German study reveals that brief bouts of sleep, power naps, improve memory and mental performance.
Dr. Olaf Lahl at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany, has shown that simply falling asleep does more than refresh the brain - it can improve recall and mental efficiency.
In fact, a six-minute nap can have the same effect as […]
No Comments » - Posted in science by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
luxury superbook - it’s a publishing trend
The latest trend in the publishing world is the high-end superbook. The Independent offers an interesting peak into this new facet of print:
Despite the credit crunch, an entire industry has sprung up to cater to an increasing number of customers willing to spend thousands of pounds on luxury books from the shelves of the world’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in writing by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
the eiffel tower is changing
The silhouette of the Eiffel Tower is the icon of Paris. It is familiar and definitive. This, however, may change as the top of the tower is to be reshaped in to the form pictured above. Yikes!
Serero Architects of Paris has won the competition to redesign the structure’s public viewing platform and reception areas. The […]
No Comments » - Posted in architecture, design, this can't be by Marty Finestone
Monday, March 24th, 2008
alpha romeo’s mi.to
Alpha Romeo, which has been going strong in Europe for years and is slated to return to North America, recently launched the Mi.To. a very stylish hot hatch. Video goodiness is below:
No Comments » - Posted in design by Marty Finestone
Monday, March 24th, 2008
british royal family etiquette
Have you ever been curious about the prescribed etiquette for meeting and communicating with members of the British Royal Family? The British Monarchy’s website will advise you how.
No Comments » - Posted in tips by Marty Finestone
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
world’s second tallest building is coming to philadelphia
Plans have been released for the world’s second tallest building, which is coming to Philadelphia.
No Comments » - Posted in architecture by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 14th, 2008
trailer for ‘exploring origami’
Here is a trailer for an intriguing project/film entitled Exploring Origami, which is currently in production.
GREEN FUSE FILMS’ current documentary project, “Exploring Origami (working title)”, will illuminate the beauty, complexity and powerful duality of origami in the 21st century, and the unexpected lives it shapes. Viewers will travel far beyond conventional child’s craft to […]
1 Comment » - Posted in find, video by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 14th, 2008
native dna traces back to 6 mothers
Nearly all of today’s Native Americans in North, Central and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggests.
Read the full article here.
No Comments » - Posted in science by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 14th, 2008
virgin mobile canada capatalizes on spitzer’s downfall
(photo: Virgin Mobile Canada)
Virgin Mobile Canada is quickly capitalizing on Eliot Spitzer’s recent “troubles.” The ads will run next week in a free Toronto newspaper.
C|Net adds:
“At Virgin Mobile,” the ad goes on to say, “you’re more than just a number. When you call us we’ll treat you like a person, not a client. Whether […]
1 Comment » - Posted in design, laugh laugh, person by Marty Finestone
Friday, March 14th, 2008
chrysler is going on vacation
The entire Chrysler company - plant workers and salary workers - will be going on vacation for 2 weeks this summer. Where do you think Chrysler should go on vacation?
No Comments » - Posted in business by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
the last days of heath ledger
Lisa Taddeo wrote a very interesting exercise in fiction. She wrote, from a first person perspective, a diary of Heath Ledger’s final days. Read it at Esquire.
How did she do it?
To write a conceivable chronicle of Heath Ledger’s final days, writer Lisa Taddeo visited the actor’s neighborhood, talked to the store owners and bartenders who […]
1 Comment » - Posted in writing by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
how to ship a tiger to canada
File this one away for future reference, here is how to ship a tiger to Canada. Seriously? That’s for you to decide
No Comments » - Posted in laugh laugh, tips by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
cooking with coolio
Remember Coolio? He’s the MC behind mega hits ‘Fantastic Voyage’ and ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’. Then he kind of disappeared. Well, Coolio is kind of back with an web-based cooking show, aptly called Cooking With Coolio.
I have not watched an episode yet and not sure that I will. I don’t have anything against Coolio, but this Slate […]
3 Comments » - Posted in food, person by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
nina simone ‘ain’t got no…i’ve got life’
Here’s an amazing life performance by Nina Simone of ‘Ain’t Got No…I’ve Got Life’. Dig that wicked hairdo of hers.
No Comments » - Posted in find, music, video by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
defibrillators vulnerable to hackers
Here is something rather terrifying, the AP reports that a technology behind monitoring implanted defibrillators are vulnerable to hacking. Via wireless, they can be accessed, turned off or reprogrammed.
In the model that researchers studied, transmissions from the defibrillator to the bedside monitor are not encrypted, which means someone intercepting the transmissions could retrieve […]
1 Comment » - Posted in tech(ish), this can't be by Marty Finestone
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
goldman sachs commits $100 million to women’s business education
The world’s largest investment bank, Goldman Sachs Group, is launching a $100 million (US) global initiative to teach business and management skills to 10,000 women.
The initiative specifically plans to target women in the Middle East, Asia and Africa who might have little or no opportunity to pursue such an education. The program links major U.S. […]
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