Dr. Robert Zubrin visited Authors@Google last Monday to talk about his latest book, Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil. Skip to the 40-minute mark in the video below to see the controversial slide which…
Year: 2008
Food Court: The Musical!
The latest prank from the folks at Improv Everywhere: Read more about it on their blog. My favorite part is the security guard, but honestly, I wish the music was a little better and the satire a little sharper. I…
“DRM is not actually doing anything to prevent piracy”
Finally, people are getting it: DRM doesn’t work. The title of this post is a direct quote from Madeline McIntosh, a senior vice president at the Random House Audio Group, who was quoted in “Publishers Phase Out Piracy Protection on…
No More Secrets, you see
Better late than never, right? Here’s Crissy’s highlight video from last year’s Game: My favorite of her photos is this group shot: But Karl re-enacting a scene from the movie runs a close second: I’m also looking forward to Jan’s…
The Cake is a Lie
This was the front page of yesterday’s San Jose Mercury News: Aaaaand for tonight’s performance, the part of GLaDOS will be played by Hillary Clinton. She does what she must, because she can, for the good of all of…
“In God We Trust”
An award-winning short film made in 2000 by Jason Reitman, director of Juno and Thank You For Smoking. The kid’s got talent:
Overheard at a Wedding
Ken and Jerry got married yesterday! They threw a great party, featuring the ultimate montage of TV and movie wedding scenes, a lightning-fast ceremony, excellent food and cake served by the Professional Culinary Institute, and Mr. Lobo swearing in the…
Clarion caul
It’s done. I’ve just submitted my application for the Clarion writing workshop in San Diego, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Regular readers of this blog (all three of you) will recall that I also applied to Clarion…
Not Safe For Work
Actually, this probably isn’t safe for most homes, either. Brought to you by Kevin Smith and the cast of his new movie, Zack and Miri Make a Porno: (If you’re wondering where this came from, see Salon.com’s chronology of effing…