I’ve gotten a bit of press and a fair amount of links in my day, but this mention in Todd Levin’s South by South-BEST write-up in The Morning News has to be my favorite:
Did you say panels? SXSW Interactive has a history of presenting colorful discussions on topics relevant for interactive design professionals, technologists, and [...]
“TV is chewing gum for the eyes.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright
(via the sometimes useful, often outdated Google Web Clips in Gmail)
People keep asking for my opinion, and you know me….I can’t help but give it.
From: Classic Titles We Tried to Turn Into Fake Titles for O.J.’s New Book That Turned Out to Sound Too Much Like Real Titles for O.J.’s New Book at McSweeney’s.
See also: Alternate Titles for O.J. Simpson’s New Book.
…I went on to inquire from him how he accounted for the decadence of our own times and how it had happened that the fine arts had withered and painting had vanished almost without a trace. "It was the love of money," he replied, "that began our catastrophic decline. In earlier ages, merit and achievement [...]
From NBC’s return to NFL football — Sunday night’s coverage of the Hall of Fame Game. John Madden himself:
"When you line up the good guys on one side, you put Andy Reid on that side."
I sure hope that one found its way into Madden 07.
After a round of Cannes bashing (from some pretty lowbrow reviewers), finally someone who seems to at least get what Rich was going for with his latest film. From J. Hoberman of Village Voice:
Kelly’s second feature is as talented as—and even more ambitious than—his debut, the cult hit Donnie Darko. A high-voltage farrago [...]
I happened to see this over at Josh Hallett’s site today, in his post about Web 2.1/3.0, and I couldn’t resist reposting it here:
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs? Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video. Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen [...]
“Apparently Shaq is so excited about going to Miami that he’s already started getting out of shape.”
– Craig Kilborn