Strauss & Mahler
Matthew Guerrieri (aka Soho the Dog) has a new installation of his ongoing series Strauss and Mahler Re-Enact Your Favorite Movie Moments. Today's">http://sohothedog.blogspot.com/2008/04/strauss-and-mahler-re-enact-your… episode is The Ten Commandments. Read 'em all—they're hilarious.
Stressing Those Abs
Huckleberry decides to add exercise to his regimen. He's already on the Atkins diet.
Study Shows Studies Bad For Your Health
Well, actually, it suggests that, by wearing a helmet when I cycle, I give motorists the feeling I'm invulnerable.
Stuff I Didn't Know, Chapter Two-Gazillion-and-One
You can buy glass harmonicas?
Stuff I Wouldn't Know If the Internet Didn't Exist
Today's installment: Which wine pairs best with pretzels and popcorn?
Stuff on my Cat
There may be dumber ideas for websites out there, but I haven't found 'em yet. Still, I get a kick out of this one.
Stuff That Makes Me Go Hmmmm
Economist Richard Florida's 2002 article, called "The Rise of the Creative Class: Why cities without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race." Basically, Florida argues that "lifestyle amenities" like a cultural scene and diversity makes some cities more attractive to creative people who build economically successful enterprises than other cities that lack these features. Fine, I accept this, especially since Florida bolsters his arguments with impressive charts and metrics. I should also add that the "lifestyle amenities" argument is taken very seriously by cities like Sioux Falls, where JA & I were told that the addition of an arts center helped the local industries and hospitals attract quality personnel away from major metropoli.
Stuff That Makes You Go Hmmm
I did some work for Muzak once and made the mistake of calling it "music" within the hearing of my boss. He corrected me, "It is a work enhancement technology." Muzak, he explained, was designed to operate subliminally and different programs were designed to have different effects. Office music was designed to keep you focused and working briskly, whereas shopping music was designed to chill you out and make you linger, perhaps to buy more.
Stupid Filter
I believe I've linked to this in the past, but golly, I get a kick out of it—and it's coming soon!
Stupid Movie Computing
Tastes like "physics."