Posted in Music on May 30th, 2008
A great Norah Jones song from before she became famous. Stumbled on it only because it was used over the ending credits of Runaway Jury. Apparently this is a Bob Dylan cover?
Monthly Archive for May, 2008
…and I’m not even a basketball fan.
The MBH has been taking cloisonné (shippo, in Japanese, 七宝) classes these last few months. Traditionally, cloisonné is a metalworking art – the artist would shape the metal into the final shape, then crushed glass (called frit) is mixed into a paste by adding water, which is then painted on to the object. After the [...]
One interesting tradition in Japan is yakudoshi, which literally translates as ‘year of calamity’. According to ancient Shinto teachings, men were more likely to experience ‘misfortune or illness’ at the ages of 24, 41, and 60, and ages 18, 32, and 36 for women (although there are, apparently variations depending on the region). The ages [...]
David Bisbal
Posted in Music on May 25th, 2008
Posted for the MBH. Essentially the winner of Spain’s version of American Idol. A bit pop-ish, but catchy.
I don’t know if this is real or not – hell, I don’t care. This is just way cool…
WTF?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2008
Massive earthquakes in China. A fairly big earthquake last week in Japan. A cyclone killing up to 100,000 people in Myanmar. Tornadoes kill dozens in the US. Man, what a crazy week. It’s time like this we have to be thankful for what we have. I’m not one to give to charity – a) charity [...]
Japan’s high-tech myth
Posted in Japan on May 13th, 2008
Japan has great electronics. If you’re an electronics gadget fan like I am, Japan is paradise – we get the latest products months before they appear in stores in the US, and the sad fact is that most of the products on sale in the US are cheaper versions of models on sale in Japan. [...]
Why TV executives suck
Posted in TV on May 11th, 2008
Most of you reading this know I’m a big Firefly fan. For those of you that don’t know Firefly, it was a (very) short-lived series on Fox, by Joss Whedon, of Buffy and Angel fame. Fox canceled the series after just 11 episodes. Apparently executives were upset about the ‘poor ratings’. Well, let’s see: they [...]