Woah woah woah… having a show on 9/11? Isn’t it too soon? Intergalactic dance band Planet Booty has the answer: FYI I will continue posting Planet Booty’s shows as long as they keep making these amazing promotional videos. Previously: Planet Booty This Friday @ the Blue Macaw
When George Clooney directs a film, it either ends up scoring six Oscar nominations (2005′s Good Night and Good Luck) or turning into a flop (2008′s Leatherheads). But you’ve got to credit the guy for assembling interesting casts. Now New York magazine’s Vulture blog is reporting that Clooney is set to cast Paul Giamatti, Philip 
Jessica Alba’s turn in “Machete” – which opens in theaters tomorrow – certainly won’t be her first time teaming up with director Robert Rodriguez; the 29-year-old actress has also worked with the filmmaker for “Sin City” and “Spy Kids 4.” But "Machete" is nonetheless a change of pace for Alba because she's playing a Latina [...]
Back when men were men and unafraid to state the truth. From Best of the Web: Brussel Sprouts Just in time for the “Summer of George,” London’s Daily Telegraph brings us this anecdote: George W Bush did not recognise the prime minister of Belgium or understand why he was at a G8 meeting, Tony Blair [...]
Ev Williams: Twitter Will Actually Help Information Overload
setembro 3rd, 2010Technology No CommentsGiven the opportunity, Twitter CEO Evan Williams will happily extemporize at a high level about the ideas that drive his company (which is now up to 145 million users). Williams contended tonight that the medium of Twitter is (gasp!) actually well-suited to handle information overload. 
Former Sen. Simpson Under Attack for Criticism of Vietnam Veterans For Agent Orange Claims
setembro 3rd, 2010U.S. No CommentsThe Republican co-chair of President Obama’s Deficit Commission, former Sen. Alan Simpson, has a certain knack for controversy. Recently he described the Social Security system as a “milk cow with 310 million tits.” Now, Simpson has taken on Vietnam veterans claiming Agent Orange injuries as people who are “not helping us to save the country.” [...]
Another Oil Rig Explosion in the Gulf-Is this Neglect or Deliberate? Are we under Attack?
setembro 3rd, 2010Politics No CommentsYou can’t tell me this isn’t deliberate.. I’m beginning to wonder if these oil rig explosions and oil spills are reflective of something larger other than corporations cutting corners? Almost overnight the stories of what was going on in Michigan with their oil spill disappeared. BP has done a great PR job in removing a [...]
Here’s a passage about “Holly Golightlys,” AKA the girls of the Mission: You see them flying down Valencia Street on Vespas, their wildly improvised get-ups composed of, say, rags scavenged from the Bay Area’s fabled thrift shops (Out of the Closet in the Castro, Eco-Thrift in Vallejo, the Goodwill outpost just off the 101 Freeway [...]
Mobile use of Twitter has climbed by more than 60 percent since April, when the company introduced its official iPhone client, Twitter CEO Ev Williams says. The service also has 145 million registered users, up almost 40 percent from the number it had four months ago.
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