Philipp Lenssen has finally released his book 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google which he describes as "A cabinet of search engine curiosities, riddles, games, and a little bit of usefulness." Philipp is the author of the Google Blogoscoped blog, which is consistently one of the most interesting technical sites on the web. It's more than just news about Google services and Google … [Read more...] about 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google
Entertainment
Jack’s Long Day Comes to an End
(You know, I can't believe I didn't have a Television Department until now. How could I not have realized the importance of having a Television Department?) Spoilers for the 24 season finale after the jump. … [Read more...] about Jack’s Long Day Comes to an End
The Jack Bauer Power Hour!
That title's from over at Dave Barry's blog where he posts an entry about 24 every Monday, and then his readers pile on with comments as the show runs. Audrey Raines, daughter of Secretary-of-Defense-William-Devane, is reviled perhaps even more than Kim Bauer was during the first couple of seasons. "Oh, good, we get to see Audrey bleeding to death, yet again." "Crap! … [Read more...] about The Jack Bauer Power Hour!
Colorblind Hollywood
In Sunday night's Oscar show, George Clooney used his speech to congratulate Hollywood for taking on controversial progressive issues. He also mentioned with pride that the Academy gave an award to a black woman, Hattie McDaniel, in 1939. That's admirable, and the Academy deserves credit for its colorblind recognition of outstanding acting. However, before Clooney wears out … [Read more...] about Colorblind Hollywood
Jesus Christ Superman
Now that everyone with a computer can do non-linear video editing, there's a whole emerging folk art built around clever re-edits of movies. Here's Superman re-edited into a music video for the "Overture" from Jesus Christ Superstar: http://www.jeffyorkes.com/supes/JY_Supes_web.html It's pretty cool and, perhaps because it features Christopher Reeve, in a way it's kind of … [Read more...] about Jesus Christ Superman