Category Archives: Television

Punking the Germans

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Peter

Tons of Dutch brands are doing promotional items for the World Cup and most of the ads involve punking the Germans. Even if you don’t understand Dutch I think you’ll see what I mean:

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SHATNER!

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Peter

No, I ACCEPTED it. I moved with it. I believe in MOTION. I believe in CHAOS. I believe in taking what happens as inevitable. Lightning STRIKES. It RAINS. You get ILL. You get NOMINATED. The photon SHATTERS the molecule, the … Continue reading →

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Census Insanity

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Peter
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Iggy Pop

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Peter

One of the coolest dudes around. And David Bowie is supporting him on piano!!!!

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On Message

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Peter

The TV Watch – For President, Five Programs, One Message – NYTimes.com Wow. As the article says, talk about sticking to one message!

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Pakistani Fetsh Wear

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Peter

The NY Times has a fascinating video profile of two Pakistani brothers that have a successful business exporting fetsh clothes to the US.

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Brilliant

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Peter

Thanks to Boing Boing, I now know about Brother Theodore.

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In The Minority

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Peter

Games in Beijing Open With a Lavish Ceremony – NYTimes.com At 8 p.m. on the eighth day of the eighth month in the year 2008 — eight being a lucky number in China — the world looked toward Beijing and … Continue reading →

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Impressive

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Peter

Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam – New York Times Last year, by one estimate, the video site YouTube, owned by Google, consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet did in 2000. No wonder Google is … Continue reading →

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Hmmm

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Peter

Whistle blower site taken offline A controversial website that allows whistle blowers to anonymously post government and corporate documents has been taken offline in the US. Wikileaks.org, as it is known, was cut off from the internet following a California … Continue reading →

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