June 2010
23 posts
Grand Bahama Island →
May 2010
29 posts
Memorial Day 2009 in Carbondale, Illinois
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In Woodlawn Cemetery, the site of an original memorial service led by General John A. Logan which inspired him to set in motion the establishment of a Memorial Day commemoration each year. To this extent, Carbondale, Illinois has a valid claim to the origin of this holiday. This presentation include…
Taino Beach, Grand Bahama Island →
Starbucks Has Nothing on Northside Social: Clarendon coffee shop’s charms go way beyond the cup
Source: www.washingtoncitypa…
Hulu - Richard Roeper & The Movies: Sex and the City 2
Source: www.hulu.com
Video description: Richard Roeper gives his review of Sex and the City 2
You tell ‘em, Richard! (Can’t wait to see this empire of conspicuous consumption finally get killed.)
Red Mango Opens in Clarendon | ARLnow.com
Source: www.arlnow.com
At long last, Red Mango opened its doors for business today. Located just up the road from Whole Foods on Clarendon Boulevard, it’s the first Red Mango
Somehow the fact that this is a Korean craze completely escaped me until now; but it’s in my neighborhood now, so anyong-haseyo yogurt, anyong-kashipshio pocket...
Hulu - Saturday Night Live: Disney Vault
Source: www.hulu.com
Video description: Step inside the Vault for undiscovered Disney gems.
Brilliant. Textbook example of the fair use exception in copyright law (presuming easily that Disney did not clear this).
John Adams:Hell Mouth:Escape from the Gigue Zone
Source: www.earbox.com
It’s a balmy Saturday morning in Georgetown. The infamous summer Potomac heat and humidity has yet to descend on the District of Columbia. I have a few hours to be a flaneur, walk along the river, dip …
For these two weeks we are blessed with the residency in Washington of among the finest composers alive today;...
Extreme! Or something. →
John Adams:Hell Mouth:Glass and Reich: End of a Bitter Feud
Source: www.earbox.com
The long-simmering feud between composers Philip Glass and Steve Reich appears to be approaching a happy resolution. Spokespersons for both composers, in a rare joint news release, announced that former …
Martin Scorsese On The History Of Documentary Films
Source: www.youtube.com
Martin Scorsese talks about the history of documentary feature films at the AFI Silver Theatre. CONNECT WITH AFI: http://twitter.com/AmericanFilm http://facebook.com/AmericanFilmInstitute http://AFI.com
“Yes, movies! Look at them. All of those glamorous people - having adventures -...”
– Tom, Scene 6, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (a passage that especially struck me this weekend seeing the off-Broadway revival at Roundabout)
What Betty White hosting ‘SNL’ says about our culture, times
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Apple pie, apple Betty. The sweetness, the spacey granny thing. The twinkle, the dimples, the cotton-ball coif. It’s the simplest sort of television-era algebra: Let Sue Ann Nivens equal x. Let Rose Nylund equal y. Take the square root of all the love America has left to give. (Take those...
‘Casino Jack’ Abramoff’s sidekick Neil Volz hasn’t lost appetite for good life
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
One thing is clear: Neil Volz is a changed man. “I’m the most underdressed person here,” the former lobbyist says with a self-deprecating chuckle,looking around Charlie Palmer Steak on Capitol Hill a bit apprehensively.
Dumb headline copy for...
it’s the sad cartoon turtle! - What Would Tyler Durden Do
Source: www.wwtdd.com
Hulu - Saturday Night Live: SNL Promo: Betty White
Source: www.hulu.com
Video description: Thanks to the internet, Betty White is now hosting an all-new SNL on May 8th.
Two days and counting… (Love the part at end: “Type, nerds!”)
