Shooting the Super Bowl

February 5th, 2010

I love the Wes Anderson and Werner Herzog ones.

Light Up Malawi

January 26th, 2010

Light Up Malawi from Raina Kumra on Vimeo.

Light Up Malawi is one of my good friend Raina’s latest projects and a great cause. Please pledge $10 now!

Werner Herzog reads Curious George

January 25th, 2010

Brilliant. Via Kottke.

An incredible combination

January 25th, 2010

David Byrne + Fatboy Slim + Santigold (+ others) + Imelda Fucking Marcos!?! Yes please!

Shades of ADF on Gaddafi here.

Donate to MSF

January 18th, 2010

I just donated $50 to Doctors without Borders (Médicins sans Frontières). I suggest you do too.

Tips from My Asia Trip

January 13th, 2010

I just got back for two weeks in Asia (1600+ photos here!) where I visited Hong Kong, attended a wedding in Penang, chilled on the beach in Langkawi, explored Kuala Lumpur, reconnected with old friends in Singapore and finally wrapped up my trip again in Hong Kong.

I have a lot to say about my trip but for now here are some tips and advice. Read the rest of this entry »

Filibustering is unconstitutional?

January 12th, 2010

So convincingly says one lawyer. Of  course, its original form is definitely illegal.

The Americanization of Mental Illness

January 11th, 2010

Fascinating piece in the NY Times.

The Decade in One Infographic

January 2nd, 2010

NY Times - Picturing the Past Ten Years

Susan Sarandon has a ping pong club

December 24th, 2009

Taking Hold in Silicon Valley, A Ping-Pong Boom

Although the sport’s visibility is growing nationally — thanks in part to celebrities like Susan Sarandon, who recently opened SPiN New York, a table tennis social club in Manhattan — it does not yet have Little League-style cultural clout in the United States, which parents say makes it difficult to compete.