This community in the Canary Islands uses a form of communication made up entirely of whistling. I just found out about it in an episode of Bizarre Foods. My mind is blown.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TMBG - Other Father Song
In my review for Coraline I was overwhelmed by the amount of good things to talk about. I completely forgot about the song They Might Be Giants contributed. I recognized the voice of John Linnell coming out of the Other Father as he sang, but didn't remember it until I got the band's latest email.
Here's the scene:
Here's the scene:
Frebruary: A Month Of Terrifying Birth Stories
It's been a particularly strange winter. The days alternate between beautiful, summery mid-70's, and bitterly cold and nasty. Occasionally there's a feral howl outside my window that I once assumed to be the wind, but I now recognize as the forlorn braying of the Babies Of The Damned.
Bristol Palin, Alfie Patton, and Nadya Suleman form a trifecta of terrifying parents (scarents?) that should serve as a grim reminder of what happens when ignorance and hormones collide.
Lil' Palin is probably the most tragic of all the stories simply for the fact that she is clearly the victim of her parents' failed ideologies. You need no further proof than her statement in a recent interview that "everyone should be abstinent or whatever, but it’s not realistic at all." The first half of that sentence is just a pre-programmed regurgitation of the same old line that social conservatives (like her parents) have been shoving down her throat. She completely dismisses this with "or whatever" (since deep down she knows it isn't true), and then finishes by saying the complete opposite. It's a shame it took having a baby to make her realize what most of us have known from the outset: abstinence education fails. It's an oxymoron, a lack of information disguised as education. Also, Bristol has unfortunately continued the family tradition of naming her children like one would name a puppy, but that's just a matter of poor taste and there's nothing to be done about it.
And what do we make of Mr. Patton, the 13-year-old baby daddy? Honestly, the only thing that makes this story noteworthy is the fact that Alfie only looks to be about eight or nine. Beyond that, it's just another teen pregnancy story. I only mention it because, well look at him:
That gives me the jibblies.
Finally, there is Nadya. Anglina Jolie-obsessed, baby crazy, and possibly just regular crazy mother offucktuplets octuplets. This story has been done to death by now, and I don't really have anything to add except: *Bluuuurrrrggghh*.
So tell me: are we heading towards an Idiocracy?
Bristol Palin, Alfie Patton, and Nadya Suleman form a trifecta of terrifying parents (scarents?) that should serve as a grim reminder of what happens when ignorance and hormones collide.
Lil' Palin is probably the most tragic of all the stories simply for the fact that she is clearly the victim of her parents' failed ideologies. You need no further proof than her statement in a recent interview that "everyone should be abstinent or whatever, but it’s not realistic at all." The first half of that sentence is just a pre-programmed regurgitation of the same old line that social conservatives (like her parents) have been shoving down her throat. She completely dismisses this with "or whatever" (since deep down she knows it isn't true), and then finishes by saying the complete opposite. It's a shame it took having a baby to make her realize what most of us have known from the outset: abstinence education fails. It's an oxymoron, a lack of information disguised as education. Also, Bristol has unfortunately continued the family tradition of naming her children like one would name a puppy, but that's just a matter of poor taste and there's nothing to be done about it.
And what do we make of Mr. Patton, the 13-year-old baby daddy? Honestly, the only thing that makes this story noteworthy is the fact that Alfie only looks to be about eight or nine. Beyond that, it's just another teen pregnancy story. I only mention it because, well look at him:
That gives me the jibblies.
Finally, there is Nadya. Anglina Jolie-obsessed, baby crazy, and possibly just regular crazy mother of
So tell me: are we heading towards an Idiocracy?
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Nikki Giovanni
The most recent episode of Bill Moyers Journal featured an interview with one of my favorite poets, Nikki Giovanni. Listening to her talk about life and read her poems was pure joy, and had me smiling as I drove down the road. Her poems always tend to put me in a good mood.
Here is "Everything Good Is Simple":
And here is the poem that introduced me (and probably many others) to her poetry, "Ego Tripping", set to music by Blackalicious:
She pulled me out of a bad mood. Maybe she'll do the same for you.
Here is "Everything Good Is Simple":
Everything good is simple: a soft boiled egg...toast fresh from the oven with a pat of butter swimming in the center...steam off a cup of black coffee... John Coltrane bringing me 'Violets for My Furs'
Most simple things are good: Lines on a yellow legal pad... dimples defining a smile...a square of gray cashmere that can be a scarf... Miles Davis 'Kind of Blue'
Some things clear are complicated: believing in a religion...trying to be a good person...getting rid of folk who depress you...Horace Silver 'Blowing the Blues Away'
Complicated things can be clear: Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony... Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations'... Mae Jemison's riding in space... Mingus 'Live at Carnegie Hall'
All things good are good: poetry... patience... a ripe tomato on the vine... a bat in flight... the new moon...me in your arms... things like that
And here is the poem that introduced me (and probably many others) to her poetry, "Ego Tripping", set to music by Blackalicious:
She pulled me out of a bad mood. Maybe she'll do the same for you.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
New Simpsons Titles
So The Simpsons is now being broadcast in HD, and they've completely redone the opening credits, which have remained unchanged for nearly twenty years:
I'm glad they kept it so close to the original. Now there are some fun new gags to pick out, and for Tivo users to pause on. I love the box of Mr. Sparkle in the check out line.
What do the rest of you Simpsons devotees think?
[via Laughing Squid]
I'm glad they kept it so close to the original. Now there are some fun new gags to pick out, and for Tivo users to pause on. I love the box of Mr. Sparkle in the check out line.
What do the rest of you Simpsons devotees think?
[via Laughing Squid]
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