Buddy Miles and Mike Smith both died this week. Miles played drums with Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and with Mike Bloomfield’s Electric Flag, as well as with Carlo Santana. He was also the lead voice for the Claymation California Raisins, the sketch ads for the fruit in the 1980s. Smith was the lead singer …
Ryan’s post. Jon’s post. From the teaser last week it appears we’ll see Sayid and the helicopter. Will it arrive on the freighter? When? Will we get any hints to the names of the still-unidentified members of the Oceanic Six? Whose flash-forwards will we see?
Poor scheduling, part 327: Dental examination to mold a crown for me at 11:00 AM. Mom’s dental checkup immediately following my stint in the chair. Refrigerator repair (again; I wish there were a lemon law for home appliances!) between 1:00-5:00 PM. I feel like the White Rabbit. Update: Numbed, I am.
Last year I went in for the annual auto inspection preparatory to registering my car and had to buy two new front tires in order to pass. I should have known that I’d have to buy two new rear tires in order to pass this time. Anyway, that little expenditure taken care of and the …
No, not the movie. A rewrite of the second-holiest book in Islam (the Hadith) to bring it up to twenty-first century thought. Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts Turkey is preparing to publish a document that represents a revolutionary reinterpretation of Islam — and a controversial and radical modernisation of the religion. The country’s …
Greater love hath no man than to drive twenty-six miles round trip to get pain pills for his dog.
John Sherffius of the Boulder Daily Camera won the Herblock Prize for his political cartoons this year; they can be seen here. They’re good. “The Herblock Prize is awarded annually for distinguished examples of original editorial cartooning that exemplify the courageous independent standard set by the late Washington Post cartoonist. The winner receives a $10,000 …
Much as I love Kristin Chenoweth’s talent and voice, the material she had to work with couldn’t come close to the winner. And I loved that ratty beat-up guitar! Post concept blatantly stolen from Lance.
News item: Ralph Nader to run for President again. This time his rationale is that both parties are too close to big business. I’m sure the National Federation of Independent Business will be delighted to have such a well-respected candidate representing its interests. Seriously, if anyone donates a dime to another Nader vanity candidacy, he …
The only Oscar nominee I saw was Ratatouille, so I can’t make useful predictions or even express preferences. Lance can, though, so go read his. I particularly like his reasoning here: Cate Blanchett will win for I’m Not There because A. She was good. B. She plays a man. C. The man she plays is …