Marketplace Minute 6/25 from Marketplace on Vimeo.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Recap - Week of 6/21/10 | ||||
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| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Recap - Week of 6/21/10 | ||||
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Videos: Comedy Central, Marketplace & MSNBC
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The Week, Weakly
Videos: Comedy Central, Marketplace & MSNBC
Here Come The Judge
Videos: MSNBC
PDF of Judge Martin Feldman's 2009 financial disclosure statement.
Rubbers Meet The Road
Although the policy doesn't specify arbitrary age or grade limits, school nurses may deny a child’s "inappropriate" request.
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| Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 6/24/10. Host: Robin Young. | |
The local TV reporter bought into Talk Radio's hype & hysteria...
Sometimes you get a clearer perspective from 3,000 miles away.
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| Audio Embed: Dave Ross, KIRO-FM/Seattle, 6/25/10. | |
World Cup, WTF
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| Audio Embed: WBUR & NPR's Only A Game 6/26/10, Host: Bill Littlefield. | |
Friday, June 25, 2010
Crude Awakening
A Safer Way from Norway
One of the world's biggest oil and gas producers, Norway has a good safety record. But the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is prompting Norwegians to think even more carefully about its offshore drilling until the causes of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are known.
The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Oslo.
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| Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WGBH's The World n6/24/10, Anchor: Jeb Sharp. | |
Restrepo
The resulting film, Restrepo, is an unflinching look at the war David Petraeus just inherited through the eyes of the soldiers fighting it -- just life in combat...
No talking heads allowed.
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| Audio Embed: All Things Considered 6/24/10, Host: Michele Norris. | |
Incredulity
CNN's Brooke Baldwin and Barbara Starr were typical of mainstream media's response to Rolling Stone's Michael Hastings scooping them.
Read the article that started it all: "The Runaway General," at Rolling Stone.
Read the article that started it all: "The Runaway General," at Rolling Stone.
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| The Word - Who War It Best? | ||||
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Who's Paying?
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| Audio Embed: All Things Considered 6/24/10, Reporter: Andrea Seabrook. | |
High Flying Designs
Look Out
Lexus Concept Car by Artur Szymczak for the Fermi design competition.
Look Up
The United States Army has awarded a contract to Northrup Grumman to build its LEMV surveillance ship, a blimp longer than a football field. It can carry 2,500-pounds while hovering 20,000-feet above sea level at a whopping 34 mph for a three-week period. Three are expected to enter service by the end of 2011.
Look Up
Marathon Match
Preliminary round matches are under way for The Championships at Wimbledon, a tourney that should end before the World Cup, unless...
Multi-source video analysis by Newsy.com
Multi-source video analysis by Newsy.com
Indie Pop
Seattle's Minus the Bear performs "Hold Me Down" on Jimmy Kimmel Live 6/23/10.
I tried using Minus the Bear as a starting point on Pandora, and among the first to appear in the stream were:
 Gravity Rides Everything The Moon & Antarctica (2000) Bloc Party Blue Light Silent Alarm (2005) The Sea and Cake Four Corners One Bedroom (2003) |
Less satisfying was in inclusion of "Time To Pretend" by MGMT.
But 3 of 4 wasn't a bad start.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Breaking Points
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| McChrystal's Balls | ||||
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Videos: Comedy Central & MSNBC
Is Time Running Out?
Magazines Racked
Monoliths Of Media: Time and its classic competitors, Newsweek and Businessweek (now Bloomberg Businessweek), have all been in print for more than 70 years, but Time alone has made it through the decline of the print journalism industry relatively unscathed.
Music video
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| Audio Embed: All Things Considered 6/23/10, Reporter: David Folkenflik. | |
Music video
Subway From Hell
A new metro stop in Moscow is dedicated to 19th century Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoevsky... But in being true to his epic work, the dark imagery of Crime and Punishment has become decor, and the stop has become known as “the station of suicides.” Reporter Jessica Golloher survived her visit.
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| Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WGBH's The World 6/23/10. | |
Los Links
The Bing search engine has been advertising its usability with a series of commercials in Spanish that are reminiscent of "Conando" O'Brien and the style of Latin American telenovellas.
Interestingly, Bing is owned by Microsoft and headquartered in Redmond WA, where the closest international border is with the province of British Columbia, Canada.
But no part of America can truly escape the reach of right wing talkradio... And even the generally logical, tolerant and moderate population of Washington state strongly supports Arizona's new immigration law, particularly now that agricultural areas that have attracted an influx of undocumented Latino farm workers.
Interestingly, Bing is owned by Microsoft and headquartered in Redmond WA, where the closest international border is with the province of British Columbia, Canada.
But no part of America can truly escape the reach of right wing talkradio... And even the generally logical, tolerant and moderate population of Washington state strongly supports Arizona's new immigration law, particularly now that agricultural areas that have attracted an influx of undocumented Latino farm workers.
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| Audio Embed: Puget Sound Public Radio , Reporter: Tom Banse | |
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Driller Thriller
Videos: MSNBC
They promise to drill safely... This time.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal:
"We cannot afford this kind of bureaucracy. Our bottom line is, it is important that we treat this like a war. We use every resource we can. This oil threatens are very way of life."Among his weapons, Governor/War Leader Jindal filed an "amicus brief," (or legal argument) in support of a company called Hornbeck Offshore Services who are suing to lift the President's deep-water drilling moratorium.
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| Audio Embed: Dave Ross, KIRO-FM/Seattle, 06/21/10 | |
Fallout
BP in Russia
Illustration from Twilight Earth environmental forum
As President Obama promised BP's $20-billion compensation fund was just the beginning, Gulf residents might have been reassured, but BP’s stock has nearly halved in value since the accident.
It’s reportedly going to raise $50-billion to pay for all the damages. It’s against this backdrop that the company’s CEO Tony Hayward, now removed from direct supervision of Gulf clean-up operations after his painful performances in front of Congress and cameras, is said to be planning to travel to Russia to reassure President Dmitry Medvedev that BP is not on the brink of collapse.
Marco Werman speaks with Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, a political risk research company, and author of “End of the Free Market.”
Videos: MSNBC
Funny... I always thought the real shakedown was guys like Mr. Barton soliciting campaign funding from the industries they regulate.
As President Obama promised BP's $20-billion compensation fund was just the beginning, Gulf residents might have been reassured, but BP’s stock has nearly halved in value since the accident.
It’s reportedly going to raise $50-billion to pay for all the damages. It’s against this backdrop that the company’s CEO Tony Hayward, now removed from direct supervision of Gulf clean-up operations after his painful performances in front of Congress and cameras, is said to be planning to travel to Russia to reassure President Dmitry Medvedev that BP is not on the brink of collapse.
Marco Werman speaks with Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, a political risk research company, and author of “End of the Free Market.”
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| Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WGBH's The World, 06/21/10 | |
Videos: MSNBC
Funny... I always thought the real shakedown was guys like Mr. Barton soliciting campaign funding from the industries they regulate.
King Kong Visits Beach
Only One Car Crushed!
Photos by Jonathan Alcorn Santa Monica, California, 6/3/10.
All signs point to this being a part of a publicity stunt for Universal Studios Hollywood’s upcoming King Kong 3D attraction, which will open as part of the theme park’s tram tour on July 4th.
Vermont Roots Rockers
The old joke is that all anyone can grow in Vermont is rocks... Which should make it a great place for rockers, and the bands who do.
YouTube embed: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Tiny Light music video
Rolling Stone gives some major props to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, calling the bluesy central Vermont natives one of the best new bands of the year. While the characterization fits, their new self-titled record is their fourth album since 2004 and as the band heads out on the road they'll find friends already in place in places they've never been... At least not yet, 'tho' their reputation got there first.
YouTube embed: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Tiny Light music video
Rolling Stone gives some major props to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, calling the bluesy central Vermont natives one of the best new bands of the year. While the characterization fits, their new self-titled record is their fourth album since 2004 and as the band heads out on the road they'll find friends already in place in places they've never been... At least not yet, 'tho' their reputation got there first.
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| Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 6/21/10, Host: Robin Young with lead singer Grace Potter. | |
Monday, June 21, 2010
Bloody Well Time
U2 Video from "Bloody Sunday" (2002 movie)
The long-anticipated Saville Inquiry's report was finally released last week, 12 years after it was commissioned by former PM Tony Blair. It caused current Prime Minister David Cameron to apologize on the floor of Commons... Both for the conduct of the British Army on January 30, 1972 and the previous official cover-up of the massacre.
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| Audio Embed: WNYC's On The Media 6/19/10, Host: Brooke Gladstone with London Guardian reporter Peter Pringle. | |
Black Water (BP version)
Video: A Doobie Brothers parody by comedian Steve Goodie.
Payback
Settling the claims of oil spill victims is an the task that's now on the shoulders of Kenneth Feinberg. Richard Schlesinger reports.
Video embed: CBS News
Legend and Legacy
It's been 29 years since Bob Marley died, leaving behind reggae songs of rebellion, redemption and celebration that are still known around the world. He also left behind a huge family to carry on his legacy. Kelly Cobiella reports.
Video embed: CBS News
Video embed: CBS News
Apple as Morality Police
Among the casualties, the iPhone's own dictionary.
Making Apple's world safe for elementary school kids dumbs it down for adults who'd like to use their own standards and judgment about content.
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| Audio Embed: WNYC's On The Media 6/19/10, Host: Brooke Gladstone with Radiolab host Jad Abumrad and DailyFinance media columnist Jeff Bercovici. | |
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Already Scene It
We have all been here before... When it cost less.
In January of this year Den of Geek counted 86 Hollywood movie sequels "in development." That's an all encompassing term that can include anything from kicking around ideas to tweaking a final print. But some of them are done and now playing at a theater near you.
Video embed: Newsy: Multiple Source Analysis 6/19/10.
Stacey Vanek-Smith reports on why the line-up at the local multiplex is looking like one big paint by numbers flashback. |
Video embed: Newsy: Multiple Source Analysis 6/19/10.
Premature Punditry
-- Mark Twain (1897)
Actually, the quote itself is a misquote. Twain did a rewrite in the retelling to make a better story... Like my friend David, whose wit, prominence and bravado grow with time.
As witnesses to the actual events, his wife and I know better... But we also accept exaggerated stories about himself as being a part of who he is.
So it is with pundits who serve up conventional wisdom, which is always conventional but only sometimes wise. That's their nature... Instead of reporting after the fact, they jump the gun.
NPR's Scott Simon and news analyst Juan Williams discuss why political pundits has been off the mark lately in declaring several political careers dead.
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| Audio Embed: Weekend Edition Saturday 6/19/10. | |
Chambergrass
In Boston, the Folk Arts Quartet brings traditional Celtic and American folk forms to dignified chamber music venues.
And Time For Three, a trio where a double bass also doubles as an incredibly expressive cello, looks to the West for inspiration.
 6/17/10  Time For Three 3 Fervent Travelers (2010) |
Analog Kid
What if your digital and analog worlds collided?
The Art of Analog Computing from meltmedia on Vimeo.
The Art of Analog Computing from meltmedia on Vimeo.
Weird Beard
The add-on beards come in a variety of hair-color tones and attach (via buttons) to caps in a range of snazzy colors and patterns.
Photo from Just Whatever.
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