December 2008
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Jazz Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard Dies At 70 →
Whether front-and-center or session sideman, one of the greatest — if not the greatest — post-bop blower during the 60’s and 70’s. Hub-Tones should be included in any personal Jazz CD collection.
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25 Films Added To U.S. National Film Registry →
Wildly varied fare this year, including man-rape and killer cybernetic organisms. Here’s a smattering:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Sergeant York (1941)
The Killers (1946)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Deliverance (1972)
The Terminator (1984)
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Edward Burtynsky: "Manufactured Landscapes" →
Discussed during a segment in the 12.21.08 podcast of To The Best of Our Knowledge, from Wisconsin Public Radio. Manufacturing #17 - Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, China, 2005 (via) Shipbreaking #4 - Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000 (via)
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Defense-schmefense, and maybe Toronto’s not such a bad idea.
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“Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?”
– Harold Pinter (1930-2008)
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Merry Christmas!
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“You see, Mrs. Walker, this is quite an opportunity for me. For the past 50 years...”
– Kris Kringle, from Miracle on 34th Street
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Playing for pride (or Talkin’ Proud), and playoffs within reach.
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Frango →
Mint and sugar overdose in progress. Missing Marshall Field’s for the holidays in Chicago. Macy’s just doesn’t cut it.
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Son Of Classic Christmas Record Rack
More music in heavy memory rotation during the holidays… 1965 — 1959 — 1963
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The 'Ecofont' →
If you must print, print judiciously. (via)
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Outside looking in. Clinging to life.
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Steve Dahl Off The Chicago Airwaves After 30 Years →
Depending on who you talk to, he’s either a radio personality or a shock jock. New York had Stern. Chicago has had Dahl. Ruled the radio roost with cohort Garry Meier until their ‘93 split, and never quite regained his creative footing, though his antics were still head-and-shoulders above the fray. Always made it a point to tune him in whenever visiting the city, even if finding his...
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The Douche Card →
No quibbling about it. It’s right there, in black and white. (via)
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The Hierarchy Of Beards →
Feeling less facio-follically evolved sporting only a Van Dyke. (via)
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“I don’t know what it is about farting. I know it’s cheap, but it...”
– Steve Agee, from The Sarah Silverman Program
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Cubs Hot Stove Cookin'
Barely a low simmer at the winter meetings. A lefty bat still seems to be on the shopping list, however. Trib: Peavy Deal Dead… Or is it? Trib: Gaudin, Johnson and Cotts Sign Deals Nice to see Woody land on his feet, on a cushion of green in Cleveland. Meanwhile, the post-season awards continue to trickle into Wrigley, as the Cubs training staff nabs best in the majors.
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December 2008's Celebrity Rule Of Three R.I.P.
Bettie Page, 85 (50’s pin-up vixen)
Robert Prosky, 77 (Hill Street Blues, The Natural)
Van Johnson, 92 (Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo)
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Classic Christmas Record Rack
In heavy memory rotation during the holidays… 1963 — 1963 — 1962
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From The Mother Jones 'Glossary of...
Conspicuous Conservation
$109K electric Tesla Roadster; Whole Foods’ $50 organic cotton T-shirt. Related: checkbook environmentalism.
(via)
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LA Times: 13 Upcoming Remakes Of Hollywood Sci-Fi... →
Read the accompanying obituary for Originality.
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MLB Pitcher Greg Maddux Retires →
Class.
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Watch“Jizz In My Pants” - SNL Samberg’s Digital Shorts more than make up for his often uninspired on-air sketches.
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The wheels come off after the bus ride to the Toronto “home” field disadvantage, and signs of life in the NFC Central North.
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“Why are you going to Miami?
Why would anyone go to Miami: Ass, the burgeoning...”
– Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy, from 30 Rock
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Pantone Color Of The Year For 2009 →
“Mimosa, a warm engaging yellow, brings hope and optimism during a time of economic uncertainty and political change. Inspired by the Mimosa tree and the sparkle of the renowned cocktail, the 2009 color of the year represents the hopeful and radiant characteristics associated with the color yellow.” No, it represents 1972: Banana pantsuits and egg yolk vinyl kitchenette chair...
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University Of Buffalo Bulls: MAC Champions →
ESPN prefers to tell the story from the almost-undefeated Ball State perspective, so The Buffalo News gets the homer link. In that city, any championship will do. Do you hear that, Bills? Sabres?
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NY Times: For The Best Pick-Me-Up, Lie Down →
Naps are good. Science says so. (via) Want to get a good nap on? Check out The Boston Globe’s ‘How to Nap’ info-graphic. Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s Saturday, and I need to perfect my technique…
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“If you are mean enough to steal from the blind, help yourself.”
– Blind shopkeeper’s sign that upstages star Charlton Heston in a scene from Touch of Evil (1958)
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3 points against San Francisco? Another patented Lovie Smith 4th-and-Go-for-it? Playoffs?! Playoffs?! Nothing but two middling-of-the-road teams here.
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Chicago Tribune: Fans Flock to Ohio House in 'A... →
The film deserves a major award of its own. Only in the movie business can the same director give us Black Christmas. The Cleveland Plain Dealer featured a local take on the same story.
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