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- @GhostPanther Guardian FactCheck NYT Maddow and HuffPo (despite its TMZ for politics trend). Public needs more facts&filters, not fluff
- @johnroderick so much better than the 2010 olympic poster
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It’s like the French have a different word for everything…
Took me a few years, but finally made it to Paris. I gotta say, now I know why the French have a reputation for being snooty. Their capital is an amazing city. Great public transportation (and restrooms!) is a perfect cap to a city full of amazing architecture, public spaces, and history. The only knock… [...]
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Mediations From A Monk… Thelonious Monk
Not 100% sure this is the real deal, but it's nice nonetheless. Handwritten notes apparently from Thelonious Monk.
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Our Heavyset Loudmouth Is Better Than Your Heavyset Loudmouth
The Mighty Michael Moore puts it all into perspective. Read the Article at HuffingtonPost Seriously, Id like to see Rush spend a few weeks outside his Florida “green zone” hanging out with the unemployed folks in Flint, MI. Name drop: I met Michael Moore about 15 years ago when I worked at CMJ and he was part of [...]
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Meeting People Is Easy, Making Friends Is Hard
Was lucky enough to get to interview Malcolm Gladwell for work (he’s speaking at a conference in May). Here’s an excerpt where he talks about social media “friends” vs. “friends.” As expected, he was sharp, insightful, thoughtful, and curious. I would totally be his facebook friend. The player will show in this paragraph
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Uno Laptop Per Child
Love the work of Nicholas Negroponte and One Laptop Per Child. His dream of trying to bring the internet to the forgotten corners of the world is not so far from what my brother is trying to do in Colombia with golf. Here’s a video from the latest TED conference where Negroponte details his mission in [...]