Ad of the week: Martini Gigger November 12, 2010 The Daily Beast and Newsweek to Wed – The Daily Beast November 12, 2010 – Oh, please call it NewsBeast. Francis Lam’s tales of the multicultural South November 11, 2010 ASP #44 reviews QRANK November 11, 2010 Four Lions is a frequently brilliant jihadi comedy. November 11, 2010 – Made by the folks who own our local Alama Drafthous theaters. Good for them! ASP #43 reviews AllRecipes – Your Kitchen Inspiration November 11, 2010
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Winterz cumming. November 11, 2010 Is the Deficit Commission Serious? | Mother Jones November 11, 2010 – I am that most unheralded of creatures; a liberal deficit hawk. This is an interesting take. I have a lot more reading to do. Shearwater’s Thor Harris goes viral with touring advice November 10, 2010 The Reign of Right-Wing Primetime – Live Feed November 10, 2010 – I don’t know enough about TV to comment. Interesting, though. Remembering Jill Clayburgh November 10, 2010
Containment-Lite – NYTimes.com November 10, 2010 – There is more actual news ANALYSIS in this one little column than there was in a week’s worth of bloviating about the made-up cost of the president’s trip. I don’t always agree with Thomas Friedman, but he actually told me something I didn’t know and made a good case. The decline of real journalism is bad for us, people. New iKlip iPad Microphone Stand Adapter November 4, 2010 Four Men and a Little Liquor Store November 10, 2010 – This is on my pilgrimage list,next time I get to NYC. Four Men and…
Roll Back the Bush Changes to Daylight Saving Time November 9, 2010 – I’m going to jump my own podcast segmenthere, but… Several times in the past few weeks, completely unprompted, and from people who are apolitical, conservatives, or complete strangers to me, I have heard “Daylight savings time is Bush’s fault!” Not the war, not the corruption of the previous administration, not the financial mess, but the new and unimproved Daylight Savings Time. It’s all about stuff that hits you where you live, I guess. Yes, Virginia, it Really Was a Republican Plan November 9, 2010 Three students taken…
Ex-Newsweek editorial director Miller named Texas Tribune editor November 8, 2010 Shelly’s Podcast: 11-7-10 (voicemail: 512-394-4624) October 30, 2010 ASP #40 reviews Audible Timer November 7, 2010
ASP #38 reviews Super Search November 5, 2010 ASP #39 reviews Vintage Radio Lite November 7, 2010
The Way We Live Now: Fantasy Politics November 5, 2010 – Thought-provoking. This is the kind of stuff I think about. IPad a Therapeutic Marvel for Disabled People – NYTimes.com November 5, 2010 – I’m not going to bag on this story, really I’m not. It’s great. Just a little wish it reminds me of: wouldn’t it be great to see more stories about how the availability of adaptive technology actually allows people to earn a living, and to move through adult life? Amazing little kids and super-motivated athletes are cool, but what matters in assistive technology, and in improving…
News Watch | disability news | assistive technology | disability employment November 4, 2010 – Coolio. ASP #36 reviews Sushipedia November 4, 2010 Location Services Have Not Caught On, Report Says – NYTimes.com November 4, 2010 – Hurrah. Proposition 1 Passes: Voters Reject Roads-Only Approach November 3, 2010 – Todd, I want you to know that good things can happen in Texas. Baby animals: Your election antidote November 3, 2010
The ineluctable return of the McRib November 3, 2010 – I don’t even have the energy to be snarky or funny. I’m simply contemptuous. Governor 'sneaks' onto Star-Telegram's front page November 3, 2010 – Amusing, but really, this is just an excuse to say that my nephew ran into/saw/snickered at(?) the governor of Texas at lunch yesterday. This is this second time this has happened to my nephew and, presumably, to the governor. ASP #35 reviews Words with Friends November 2, 2010
New ACL theater hires industry vet November 2, 2010 – Because there will be animals in the studio? (Seriously, I have been misunderstanding headlines all day long.) Walking is so 19th century November 2, 2010 Tea Partiers Gone Wild November 2, 2010 – for Dani; since you were tracking the apparel side of the election. 12-Second Cocktails: The Jack Rose Cocktail November 2, 2010 – Looks like the 12-Second Cocktail folks got some distribution. The Best Time to Buy Halloween Candy is Now November 2, 2010 – Buy? What means this word “buy”? You could pick up craploads of candy…