January 2010
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The Road
Unrelentingly bleak but I really liked it.
The Road
Surprising: NA (I read the book)
Believable: 9.2
Point of view: 8.3
Not Cheesey: 9.4
Visual: 9.3
Big Things From Small Things: 8.9
Total: 9.02
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R.I.P. Salinger
J.D. Salinger, Syd Barrett—folks for whom enormous adulation seemed to provoke retreat, life-long reclusiveness.
I think I can imagine why, but I’d have liked to hear them talk about it.
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Mass emails
TO: All Employees
FROM: Brenda Galatskey
DATE: 1/08/10 4:55 PM
SUBJECT: Cable Box
It seems that a cable box has disappeared from the fifth floor conference room. Before I call the police, I wanted to check with everyone in the office. If you used or moved the cable box, or know who did, let me know ASAP. I will be reporting this as a theft tomorrow.
Thank you
****
TO: All Employees
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WatchThe Brig is the UCB house video team I write for. This is our first video. (N.B. “Unboxing” videos are real, if you haven’t seen them; a quick search on youtube will give you a flavor.)
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Up in the Air
Trying out a new movie review system I just made up:
Up in the Air
Surprising: 7.7
Believable: 8.5
Point of view: 8
Not Cheesey: 7.9
Visual: 8.3
Big Things From Small Things: 7.5
Total: 7.98
Me gustó.
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Fun with captions
The NYT has a story about Iran’s nuclear program. But its photograph is actually of an Iranian highway. Whuh?
The caption explains: “President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, center, at a highway tunnel near Tehran. Much of Iran’s atomic work is also in tunnels.”
Clever! This is a good way for newspapers to find art when they don’t have a photo for a piece.
Some...
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