Alright, here’s something I have to vent about. I’m a lifelong pedestrian, and I live in New York City. I know that for many decades now, there has been a kind of war between pedestrians and drivers, made world famous by that scene with Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy (which was totally improvised). NYC Pedestrians are notorious for not wanting …
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Rotten to the Core
So the idea popped in my head the other day that Apple’s marketing people would figure out a way to get people to buy into the concept of cracked iPhone screens as a fashion statement, leading to a guy working at an Apple store whose entire job is to open new iPhones and gently crack the screens before selling them. …
New Idea
Manga Carta: The history of England told in the style of a B&W Japanese comic book. In 300 chapters, of course. Just wait til they adapt it to an anime series. – Ben
The action movie that proves that one’s a crowd
Becky and I were driving past a movie theater yesterday and I saw that the titles were kind of squished together, and I was immediately inspired for the title (and subsequently the plot) of the next installment of the Bourne franchise: The Bourne Possession Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is dead. But that doesn’t mean he’s done with the action gig. …
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
So, apparently today is World No Tobacco Day. I personally am not a smoker, and I’m doing what I can to encourage those friends of mine that currently smoke to quit. That said, I fully endorse everyone’s right to light up today (and any other day) if they so choose. So basically, I care very deeply about people on an …
Return
Rebecca has returned from the Empire of the Rising Sun. Jet lag is still taking its toll, and NYC is a lot noisier than Chosei Mura, so there’s still a lot to get used to. However, progress is being made. She’s got a phone here now, and everything she had sent home in boxes, as well as her actual luggage, …
Kim Jong Un Hungry!
A mere 2 months after his dad died, Kim Jong Un agreed to suspend North Korea’s nuclear testing in exchange for 240,000 metric tonnes of food. Might last him the whole month. – Ben
Racing back up the charts
I was walking up Crescent St to get lunch today, and I passed by some scrap metal shop about a block or two south of the Queensboro Plaza train station, and the sounds of How Will I Know wafted through the air, and that’s when I realized, here we go. All her albums are going to be re-released. And they’ll …
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