Demetri Martin on the U.S.A.
Unfortunately, this Demetri Martin sketch nails it: Demetri Martin on WhoSay
Women & Vocal Fry
Vocal Fry Creeping Into U.S. Speech (ScienceNOW) A curious vocal pattern has crept into the speech of young adult women who speak American English: low, creaky vibrations, also called vocal fry. Pop singers, such as Britney Spears, slip vocal fry into their music as a way to reach low notes and add style. Now, a …
BMX Movie Database
If you’re an olde-tyme BMXer like me, you’ll find the BMX Movie Database a great timesink. It’s a collection of (mostly) older BMX videos put online, and it’s cool to watch some of my old favorite videos again — the Baco videos, Ride On, Style Cats — that are currently tucked away in a box …
Friday
It’s sort of depressing having the Steve Jobs post sitting on my blog, so it’s time to move on. Since I don’t have anything specific to say, I’ll just celebrate the fact that it’s Friday with this video.
Thanks Steve
Least Favorite Red Sox
While we continue to cheer the local ballclub as the season nears its end, there have been several players over the years that I just could not get behind. Yes, it’s true (as Jerry Seinfeld said) that we’re basically just cheering for clothes, but some guys are just not the type of person you want …
Cutting Corp Taxes Doesn’t Create Jobs
First of all, in Palin Rails Against ‘Crony Capitalism’ and ‘Career Politicians’ I can’t believe I actually agree with her on something: She suggested that the “permanent political class” — Republicans, too — needed to be rattled. More and more it seems like businesses and the rich own politicians, and it would be great to break …
Land of the Free, Home of the Poor
Land of the Free, Home of the Poor (PBS NewsHour) “Most Americans don’t realize how unequal our country really is.” It’s shocking how unequal it is, especially for the bottom 40% of Americans (who have less than 0.5% of the wealth). After watching this, it’s no surprise that the super-rich are controlling this country — and …
Don’t Film Police At Work
This On Point podcast really got me upset: Turn Off That Camera! Filming The Police At Work Dashboard cams in police cars are ubiquitous. Yet police are pushing back against Americans capturing them at work on cell phone cameras. Arresting people filming arrests. Is that right? I understand that police wouldn’t want to be videotaped …
“Wire: 1989-1995” Video
Between 1998 and 1995 I made four BMX videos featuring New England riders (who, somewhat understandably, were under-represented in national media coverage). About 10 years ago I took those videos and compiled them into a single “best-of” video, which is infinitely more watchable than the originals. The quality is pretty low since they were recorded …