Composer Hector Berlioz and AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson.
My calendar’s full, but if you’re thinking about making those first baby-steps into — ahem — culture, may I recommend Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique, which the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform tonight and tomorrow at Roy Thomson Hall, with super-maestro Charles Dutoit conducting. I think it’s pretty accessible: after [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Jan
31
2008
“Symphonie Fantastique”
Jan
30
2008
“Races” and Their Faces, 1906-Style
Click the photo to see it on its original Flickr page.
[Via Boing Boing] Here’s a page from the 1906 schoolbook New Complete Geography showing a number of various “races” and what they look like.
Note the inclusion of “Philippino” — probably included because the Philippines was an American protectorate at the time (one of the [...]
Jan
30
2008
“Alice in Wonderland” at Toronto’s New City Hall
Here’s a great photo from a performance of Alice in Wonderland outside Toronto’s New City Hall taken by Sam “Daily Dose of Imagery” Javanrouh. The show was performed by Theater Gajes, a troupe from the Netherlands, and they’ll be performing it again this Saturday and Sunday at both 2 and 5 p.m..
Click the photo to [...]
Jan
29
2008
“Star Wars” Stills in 1080p
For your nerdy enjoyment: a set of stills taken from Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, in glorious 1080p. Click the photo below to see it in its full high-def glory:
Click the photo to see it at full size (it’s huge — 1.7MB!)Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
I’m turning a couple of these [...]
Jan
29
2008
At Last, a Computer Peripheral for Those Romantic Encounters
The use of computers as assistive devices for romantic encounters isn’t new: from the “computer dating gone terribly wrong” plotline used by some ’60s and ’70s sitcoms to SolveDating.com (has its developer, who had not yet been kissed at the age of 33 back in 2004, “gotten anywhere” yet?) the likes of LavaLife and eHarmony, [...]
Jan
28
2008
My Favourite Political T-Shirt: “Bros Before Hoes”
T-Shirt Hell makes some outrageously offensive (but sometimes funny) t-shirts, and this one’s my current favourite:
Click the photo to see the order page.
Jan
25
2008
Rambo Stats
Back in the 80’s, the Rambo series of movies was considered to be yardstick against which other action movies were compared for sheer hellzapoppin’ action. As the table below from the New York Times Magazine shows, the latest Rambo movie turns up the heat:
Click the picture to see it at full size.Scan courtesy of Miss [...]
Jan
25
2008
MacGyver Hairdresser
It warms my heart that someone out there still draws inspiration from MacGyver:
Click the photo to see it at full size.Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Jan
24
2008
Davos Photo of the Day
Actress Emma Thompson, like most sane people, is put to sleep by economics.Thanks to Miss Fipi Lele for the photo!
I don’t blame her; a large gathering of people coming together to discuss hand-wavey applications of The Dismal Science would knock me out too.
(According to this article, she’s there in her capacity as a campaigner for [...]
Jan
24
2008
The Vintages 2005 Bordeaux Tasting
My sister and brother-in-law gave the Ginger Ninja and me a pair of tickets to the Vintages wine tasting for 2005 Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux wines. It took place on Tuesday night, and naturally, I took a few photos…
Here’s Yours Truly having one of his couple-dozen-or-so samples of red. I like to think [...]
Jan
23
2008
“Enfranchised Mind’s” Tips on How to Be Happy
I seem to be on a “How-to” list kick today. While I’m at it, here’s another one, this time from the blog Enfranchised Mind: Let Me Save You $40: Here’s How to Be Happy. In this introduction for this article, Robert Fischer writes:
I was over at my father-in-law’s birthday party, and I saw that he [...]
Jan
23
2008
How to Work the Room
Over at FoundRead, Larry Chiang has some advice that you might find useful if you’re following Scoble’s advice for people who’ve just been laid off (particularly the parts about networking and attending business events). His piece is titled How to Work the Room.
Here’s a condensed version:
Be more of a host and less of a guest. [...]
Jan
23
2008
What to Do If You’re Laid Off (or Just Looking for Work) in the 2008 Recession
A still from the original “Odd Todd” cartoon, Laid Off: A Day in the Life.Click the image to watch the cartoon.
Inspired by news of the impending layoffs at Yahoo!, Robert Scoble — quite possibly the internet’s best-known tech evangelist has compiled a list in his article What to Do if You’re Laid Off in the [...]
Jan
22
2008
T-Shirt of the Day
Here’s a fine t-shirt that you can get made at any shopping mall that has one of those stores where they’ll stick the slogan of your choice in Cooper Black letters onto a t-shirt or sweatshirt with one of those big press irons. You’ll be a big hit at your next geek gathering!
Photo by Kris [...]
