I'm working on transferring this entire blog to a new one, to be named soon. I've been more active blogging of late, but you can't see any of it until I proof all 260 some old entries so you don't see anything private.

I'm also going to start making a more society/web conscious blog in a less diary-like fashion. I think I'll like it.

I know this is a day (almost two) late, but I still wanted to post it. I heard an NPR story on the last speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave before his assassination.

First, to hear him speak in a context that was not his "Dream speech" sent a shiver down my spine. Second, the excerpts played from his sermon really moved me. Here's the story: ( Read more... )

Know about Somalia? Care about Somalia? I hadn't heard about it until now. Ze explains it well:  http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/12/122906.html .

This Olbermann guy is pretty insightful. Also found at Shopping Carts In Ravines:


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Take a look at this, posted 11/27/06 to the blog Shopping Carts In Ravines:


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I saw your post on a friend's wall about primate research at UW. I agree that animal cruelty is wrong, and Wisconsin has strict regulations against cruelty: http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/11/09/uws_monkey_business.php . In this story, the author cites an instance when a researcher lost her research privileges for two years. The other incident ( Read more... )

I was investigating NBC's kickass new show, Heroes, when I found a link to some clips of Peter Tambor's new project, 20 Good Years. For those not in the Arrested Development fan base (and you should feel my scorn and contempt over that), Tambor plays George Bluth Sr., the family's embezzling, corrupt patriarch. His role was amazing, and him and the ( Read more... )

I've lauded the production abilities of many of today's pop producers as the reason behind the success of many artists (eg Pharrell Williams for Britney Spears' "Toxic"). I never thought I'd hear an amazing producer express so clearly that it's not about the music, but rather about the video.

Guess who this is: "Fuck dis! [My video] cost a million ( Read more... )

From the Badger Herald: Greeks’ plan ill-advised
by Emily Friedman
Thursday, November 2, 2006

Halloween is over and, surprisingly, ended without pepper spray or riots - an achievement that students and city officials should be proud of. With that said, it is now time for Madison officials to put away their riot gear and return to ( Read more... )