Category Archives: entertainment

If Rube Goldberg were working today…

Posted on January 31, 2008 by howdoyoujew

He’d be proud of the Dutch company HEMA: http://producten.hema.nl/ Thanks to MH


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Fun on Monday

Posted on January 28, 2008 by howdoyoujew

end of the day, just saw this link on Fark.com (in a completely unrelated thread): Raiders of the Lost Ark as an animated GIF in 2:20 min.:


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Friday hilarity

Posted on January 25, 2008 by howdoyoujew

First, thanks to my silly brother-in-law Dave for this collection of important advice about taking care of babies. Some highlights: Next, thanks to my always-reliable father for sacrificing the copious amounts of free time on his hands precious moments in … Continue reading →


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Inspired tribute to two great bands at once

Posted on January 22, 2008 by howdoyoujew

The Beatnix are an Australian Beatles tribute band, and back in the 90s they created this brilliant piece of work:


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Interesting stuff I’ve read in the last couple of days

Posted on January 9, 2008 by howdoyoujew

1. A terrific profile of Melinda Gates from CNNMoney.com/Fortune. My favorite snarky moment: She made valedictorian and got into Notre Dame. But Notre Dame did not get her. When she and her dad visited, she recalls, officials at the university … Continue reading →


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Equal Time #12

Posted on December 20, 2007 by howdoyoujew

A(wesome)-capella:


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Coincidence? Perhaps…

Posted on December 19, 2007 by howdoyoujew

1. At a party over the weekend, I met Mark Christopher Lawrence, a prolific actor who’s currently appearing in NBC’s prime-time hit Chuck. I don’t usually drop names, but then, I don’t usually run into successful actors, either. I’d never … Continue reading →


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Baby steps

Posted on December 18, 2007 by howdoyoujew

No, not Hadarya’s.. she’s way beyond that. In terms of podcasting, I’m still a fetus. But I think I’m approaching my delivery date. Consider this a swift kick: my inspiration for getting myself into this beautiful mess, Adam Curry, played … Continue reading →


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I find your lack of attribution disturbing

Posted on December 18, 2007 by howdoyoujew

I was happy to catch this interview with Ridley Scott on NPR yesterday afternoon on the way home from work. Today is the release day for Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Scott’s latest (and allegedly last) reworking of his 1982 … Continue reading →


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The law of averages

Posted on December 17, 2007 by howdoyoujew

It’s just a fact. When you make something like 800 over 1,000 movies a year, they’re not all going to be classics. And when you make music videos from the songs in some of those movies, some of them are … Continue reading →


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