Saturday, November 28, 2015
Friday, November 27, 2015
Punny Map
This interactive map gives the names of businesses all over the US that are funny or punny or both.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/behold-the-ultimate-crowdsourced-map-of-punny-businesses-in-america?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura&utm_campaign=c55535058a-Newsletter_11_25_201511_25_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62ba9246c0-c55535058a-59905913&ct=t(Newsletter_11_25_201511_25_2015)&mc_cid=c55535058a&mc_eid=866176a63f
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/behold-the-ultimate-crowdsourced-map-of-punny-businesses-in-america?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura&utm_campaign=c55535058a-Newsletter_11_25_201511_25_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62ba9246c0-c55535058a-59905913&ct=t(Newsletter_11_25_201511_25_2015)&mc_cid=c55535058a&mc_eid=866176a63f
Luther
I don't think this trailer for the upcoming two-hour special does justice to the greatness that is the Luther series. The three seasons (available on Netflix) are some of the smartest, most nuanced shows around. If you're not interested in the acting or the premise (another cop show), watch it for Idris Elba. He's amazing.
Empire Shopping
"What Would Cookie Do?" t-shirts -
Just in time for the holidays.
http://shop.fox.com/?v=empire
Just in time for the holidays.
http://shop.fox.com/?v=empire
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Al Green - Love and Happiness - Live Performance Video (High Quality)
Join me for this Throwback Thursday Jam -
Trailblazing Trumpeter
From The Sacramento Bee -
Sacramento trumpeter Cynthia Robinson co-founded Sly and the Family Stone
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| The Family Stone, with Cynthia Robinson (center). Ross Brandes |
Cynthia Robinson, the trailblazing trumpeter who co-founded Sly and the Family Stone and later was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Monday in Sacramento following a battle with cancer. She was 71 years old.
Robinson was a distinctive personality in a group known for defying musical boundaries. She was the rare female African American trumpeter to play in a chart-topping band, and her horn licks were hallmark to songs including “I Want to Take You Higher” and “Dance to the Music.”
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article46631655.html
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
A New Kind of Card Game
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/forget-spades-you-need-to-play-this-fun-card-game-at-thanksgiving_565491f4e4b0258edb32fec1?utm_hp_ref=black-voices
http://www.cardsforallpeople.com/product/cards-for-all-people-original-pack
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
For Your Viewing Pleasure
From The New Yorker -
An excerpt -
After a historically dominant 2014-15 season that saw the Golden State Warriors secure the N.B.A. title and become only the tenth team in N.B.A. history to win sixty-seven or more games, it’s not entirely surprising that, this year, the squad has bolted out to a historic 15-0 record while outscoring opponents by 14.4 points per game. What is surprising is the landmark agreement the team has reached with Netflix: it will be releasing its entire season next weekend to better facilitate binge-watching.
“We try to stay abreast of current trends in media consumption,” N.B.A. commissioner Adam Silver said, at a press conference announcing the deal. “In this day and age, N.B.A. fans want to watch games when and how they like, so it just makes sense to release all sixty-seven of the Golden State Warriors’ remaining games at once.”
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/now-streaming-the-golden-state-warriors?mbid=nl_151124_Daily&CNDID=27124505&spMailingID=8286786&spUserID=MTE0Mjg5NDEzNjM4S0&spJobID=802375160&spReportId=ODAyMzc1MTYwS0
Now Streaming: The Golden State Warriors
BY STEVE MCPHERSON
An excerpt -
After a historically dominant 2014-15 season that saw the Golden State Warriors secure the N.B.A. title and become only the tenth team in N.B.A. history to win sixty-seven or more games, it’s not entirely surprising that, this year, the squad has bolted out to a historic 15-0 record while outscoring opponents by 14.4 points per game. What is surprising is the landmark agreement the team has reached with Netflix: it will be releasing its entire season next weekend to better facilitate binge-watching.
“We try to stay abreast of current trends in media consumption,” N.B.A. commissioner Adam Silver said, at a press conference announcing the deal. “In this day and age, N.B.A. fans want to watch games when and how they like, so it just makes sense to release all sixty-seven of the Golden State Warriors’ remaining games at once.”
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/now-streaming-the-golden-state-warriors?mbid=nl_151124_Daily&CNDID=27124505&spMailingID=8286786&spUserID=MTE0Mjg5NDEzNjM4S0&spJobID=802375160&spReportId=ODAyMzc1MTYwS0
Short Story Vending Machines
http://magazine.good.is/articles/short-story-vending-machines-short-edition?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
Responding With Humor
From The Guardian -
National emergency? Belgians respond to terror raids with cats
An official request for citizens to avoid tweeting anything that could inform terrorists what is going on resulted in a national outbreak of pet pics
My favorite - Super Cat!
National emergency? Belgians respond to terror raids with cats
An official request for citizens to avoid tweeting anything that could inform terrorists what is going on resulted in a national outbreak of pet pics
My favorite - Super Cat!
Monday, November 23, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
License Plate Rage
From The Morning News -
IH8YRST8
by Jess Stoner
Studying drivers across the country for signs of license-plate prejudice—or, why everyone loves Vermont drivers and hates Texans.
An excerpt -
I learned something new when we moved back to Colorado from Texas last year: People who live so far above sea level have razor-edged opinions about outsiders.
While I procrastinated for weeks in getting new license plates, drivers wouldn’t let me change lanes—sometimes informing me of their refusal with their middle fingers—one even gleefully made the Longhorns hand gesture when he cut me off.
I swear, I am a classically trained defensive driver. It wasn’t my driving. It was my Texas plates.
The prejudices that arise when drivers encounter different state license plates are largely unstudied. This is unfortunate because, according to my field research, they play a role in determining driver behavior and they reinforce stereotypes many drivers didn’t even realize they held.
For example, Coloradans’ dislike for Texans might be explained by the fact that they’re moving here. According to the Census Bureau, 24,431 people who lived in Texas in 2013 had listed Colorado as their place of residence a year later, versus the 18,277 Coloradans moving to Texas in that same period.
But Bill Marvel explained in a 2008 article for Denver’s 5280 magazine, “Don’t Mess With Colorado,” that the state’s hatred for all things Texas could be as ancient as the latter’s 19th-century “territorial ambitions.” Or that it might be the result of the real-life versions of The Simpsons’ Rich Texan who move north and mess with Coloradans’ livestock and screw over skiers and hikers by privatizing trails. Or maybe it’s simply a reaction to Texans like Walter Cliff of Amarillo, who was so pissed when he couldn’t find a Bud Light on his Colorado vacation in 2012 that he wrote a letter to the editor of the Durango Herald: “Heads up, Durango, not everyone likes that locally brewed beer.”
http://www.themorningnews.org/article/ih8yrst8
IH8YRST8
by Jess Stoner
Studying drivers across the country for signs of license-plate prejudice—or, why everyone loves Vermont drivers and hates Texans.
An excerpt -
I learned something new when we moved back to Colorado from Texas last year: People who live so far above sea level have razor-edged opinions about outsiders.
While I procrastinated for weeks in getting new license plates, drivers wouldn’t let me change lanes—sometimes informing me of their refusal with their middle fingers—one even gleefully made the Longhorns hand gesture when he cut me off.
I swear, I am a classically trained defensive driver. It wasn’t my driving. It was my Texas plates.
The prejudices that arise when drivers encounter different state license plates are largely unstudied. This is unfortunate because, according to my field research, they play a role in determining driver behavior and they reinforce stereotypes many drivers didn’t even realize they held.
For example, Coloradans’ dislike for Texans might be explained by the fact that they’re moving here. According to the Census Bureau, 24,431 people who lived in Texas in 2013 had listed Colorado as their place of residence a year later, versus the 18,277 Coloradans moving to Texas in that same period.
But Bill Marvel explained in a 2008 article for Denver’s 5280 magazine, “Don’t Mess With Colorado,” that the state’s hatred for all things Texas could be as ancient as the latter’s 19th-century “territorial ambitions.” Or that it might be the result of the real-life versions of The Simpsons’ Rich Texan who move north and mess with Coloradans’ livestock and screw over skiers and hikers by privatizing trails. Or maybe it’s simply a reaction to Texans like Walter Cliff of Amarillo, who was so pissed when he couldn’t find a Bud Light on his Colorado vacation in 2012 that he wrote a letter to the editor of the Durango Herald: “Heads up, Durango, not everyone likes that locally brewed beer.”
http://www.themorningnews.org/article/ih8yrst8
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