Richard Brody: George Cukor’s “A Star Is Born.†June 27, 2010 – If you have not seen this movie, and if you have any love at all for film musicals, you owe it to yourself to buy it, rent it, or see it in a theater. One of my favorite films of all time, shined up and looking great.
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Floods in Bosnia wash away mine fields June 24, 2010 Politico reveals ‘one of political journalism’s state secrets,’ then deletes it June 24, 2010 The best vacation ever – The Boston Globe June 24, 2010 Video: Kitteh World Cup June 24, 2010 How to pass a cyclist June 23, 2010 Disney Device Will Describe Outdoor Areas to Blind June 23, 2010 – Get right the hell out of town! This is spectacular. Audio description of attractions (when it works) is good, but contextual description of one’s surroundings that allows you to move somewhat independently in a varied landscape like a…
Eliot Spitzer, Kathleen Parker to host "Crossfire: The Next Generation" June 23, 2010 – Because cable needs more adversarial gabfests. Glee Producer Bans On-Set Sex June 23, 2010 – OK, eeeewwwww! Are Apple's iPad Ads Sexist? June 23, 2010 – Interesting. Twitter’s Cat Mega Star June 22, 2010 Nikki Haley Primary Win Ensures A Place On National Stage June 22, 2010 – At this point, we’ve skipped the whole “can he or she govern?” stage and moved right to the national stage. Heaven help us. Fluffy’s secret to whiter fur revealed June 19, 2010 this pickle sux! June 22, 2010
abledbody: news, insights and reviews on disability and assistive technology » Google’s Garbled Audio CAPTCHA June 22, 2010 – Yep, this is my experience. Google audio captcha is almost impossible to use. Tito's vodka selling branded guitars June 22, 2010 – That’s sorta weird. Texans Republicans Want To Make Gay Marriage a Felony June 22, 2010 Apple's New Privacy Policy Makes "Precise Location Data" Available June 22, 2010 – Am I gonna have to build me a cabin in the woods? I don’t want to, but jeez, this stuff is getting ridiculous. (Yes, I know I’ll never live in a…
That's Not Tea Partying We Can Believe In June 21, 2010 – For my Arizona friends. The Way We Live Now: Dysregulation Nation June 18, 2010 Beer in Bloom: A bounty of new local microbreweries Austin Food – AustinChronicle.com June 21, 2010 Patricia Marx: The BP “I Hate to Clean Up†Cookbook. June 20, 2010 Ai praktisin for my audishun June 20, 2010 This Mac devotee is moving to Linux June 20, 2010 – I have more respect for Dan Gilmor than for most people in the tech press; a lot of it has to do with the fact that…
How to Design Cities for People Instead of Cars June 19, 2010 – Gosh, but I’d love to see one of these.
Luby's beats Tavistock bid for Fuddruckers June 18, 2010 – Luby’s is gonna buy Fudruckers. there has to be a joke in there somewhere.
Really? June 16, 2010 Why Starbucks is smart to offer free Internet access. June 17, 2010 – This is nit picky, but as a frequent coffee shop worker, I have to say it: Starbucks’ furniture is not generally comfortable, IMO. There are usually a couple of good chairs, but they are grabbed early. And the tables are too small. The World Cup conquers all June 17, 2010 – So, since no one in the US is supposed to like soccer, isn’t this our time to kick the rest of the world’s ass? Oprah gives O mag staffers an iPad, $10,000…
Obsidian Software goes international June 17, 2010 – An old friend of mine is one of the founders. So, you know, it’s cool. All your warm places June 16, 2010
10 great “grownup” books for kids June 16, 2010 Disney Adds New Audio Descriptions to Theme Parks June 16, 2010 – I’m not a Disney person, but I’m certainly glad to see more audio description.