Entries from April 2006

April 30, 2006

Colbert at the White House

part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g8vCqvIuec
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FBDPCyiFqY
from Crooks and Liars

April 28, 2006

del.icio.us roundup

Paris Hilton and the American Cannibal – Keith Hollihan
102 Movies You Must See Before – Roger Ebert 
Does the Internet Rule Your Life? – an Ars Technica Report
Power Point Zen – Good Power Point design 
Mapping Religion in America 

April 26, 2006

Podcast: Newspapers in the Age of Blogs

Alan Rusbridger: editor of The Guardian
Download Audio
pdf transcript available here
(Mar 16, 2006 from the Royal Society of the Arts)

April 26, 2006

Driving in India

April 26, 2006

Chernobyl Legacy and Nuclear Nightmares

The stunning “Chernobyl Legacy” multimedia essay (photos + narration) by Paul Fusco

Another photo essay by Robert Knoth and Antoinette de Jong: Nuclear Nightmares

April 25, 2006

Sushi: How-to

 
A great, though long, guide to all things sushi.

April 25, 2006

Wes Anderson Amex commercial

From the director of Rushmore, a new ad:

April 24, 2006

iTunes U: UC Berkeley

http://itunes.berkeley.edu/
UC Berkeley is now delivering podcasts online through the iTunes U system.

April 21, 2006

The Case for Goliath: Michael Mandelbaum discussion

Seen on the Daily Show (video of the interview) a few weeks ago, Mandelbaum heads up a panel discussion on his new book. Link to the site featuring RealAudio of the discussion at Johns Hopkins University
"The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World's Government in the 21st Century"
Speaker: Michael Mandelbaum, [...]

April 20, 2006

Art by Randy Glass

 
Known for his WSJ portraits.  His portfolio contains a gallery of his favorites, as well as lots of other great food/product/corporate art.