Sunday, February 19, 2012

"Terry Gilliam's Barbecue Plagued By Production Delays"

Sometimes just an Onion headline is enough.

Rory and Data


I came back from London with a tiny Rory (from Doctor Who) for the enamored Kelly Hays, who posed Amy Pond's better half with Data (from Star Trek: Next Generation).

Communism/Capitalism

Everything Marx told us about communism was false, but everything he said about capitalism was true!
--Crysta Freedland quoting a saying she heard often while living in Russia in the '90s (on Up with Chris Hayes)

Artist of the Week, 2/19/12: Alfred Sisley



Sisley, The Church at Moret

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Schrodinger's Cat (again)

"Parenthood"


I bought Season 1 of Parenthood on sale at Target some time ago, but only started watching it yesterday.

Wonderful. Katims (pictured) is a genius. Friday Night Lights and now this.

Composites

What a wonderful idea!

A tumblr that uses criminal justice imaging software to produce likenesses of literary characters based on descriptions in the original works.

Follow the link in the title above.

What I Have in Common with Steve Jobs

Listening to discussion of the Apple genius's use of LSD--he called it one of the most important factors in his life (he claimed that the difference between Microsoft and Apple was that Bill Gates didn't do acid)--on Up with Chris Hayes . . .

I would claim the same: LSD was an incredibly important influence on me as well.

Other Laverytory posts on LSD here and here.

"'Tis the Season"

My new Telegenic is up. (Follow the link in the title above.)

Artist of the Week, 2/18/12: Alfred Sisley



Sisley, Garden Path in Louveciennes

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Mitt the Conehead


On Hardball today Howard Fineman suggested that Mitt Romney reminds him of a Conehead. The more I think about it, the more I find the comparison telling.

Artist of the Week, 2/16/12: Alfred Sisley



Sisley, Station at Sevres

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

"I am Spartacus!"

It's like the end of Spartacus. I've seen that movie half a dozen times, and I still don't know who the real Spartacus is. That's what makes that movie a classic whodunit.
--The clueless Michael Scott on The Office (Season 6)

Dogs Against Romney (ctd.)

Heard on The Martin Bashir Show:

Republicans are running away from Romney like the dog he strapped to the roof of his car.
--Julian Epstein

Rescue Panther

I love this new Geico ad.

Artist of the Week, 2/15/12: Alfred Sisley



Sisley, Provencher's Mill at Moret