Great Article on Obama’s Media Ubiquity
via nymag.com There’s an article in New York magazine about Obama’s media strategy of “ubiquity.” It mentions, among other things, that Obama’s given as many primetime press conferences as Bush did in his entire presidency, and that he’s also given more interviews already than any modern president. There’s a lot of interesting things in there about why he’s doing it, too. It’s a long 6 page article, but it’s a good one. It also has a very clever illustration (above). My favorite is the top left yellow image.
Geeking out
Mary just got back from a week-long visit to St. Louis. While she was away, I let my inner geek run loose. There was the Saturday tech conference, of course. I finished the first season of Chuck, a show about a computer geek who accidentally ends up with government secrets downloaded into his brain. And my dad and I watched all three Lord of the Rings movies in 3 days. Inspired by that, I also sketched out an idea for a fantasy trilogy of my own if I ever decided to write one. Chuck is a fun show–a guilty pleasure Read more…
#MyFirstAmazonOrder was April 3, 1999. It was for 6 books. Here are the covers.
I liked all of them besides The Moviegoer. And I got absolutely hooked on Sherlock. See the full gallery on Posterous
At the movies
If you've worked at a movie theater before, this short Coen Brothers film will resonate. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMYAtgapMro?wmode=transparent] My own favorite conversation with a patron at the Grand went something like this: "What time does A Prairie Home Companion start?" "7:00." "Is it a good movie?" "It's great." "Who is the companion?" "I'm sorry?" "The companion. Is it a prairie dog?" "…" "Like Little House on the Prairie?" "No, A Prairie Home Companion is the name of a radio show." "So it's not about prairie dogs?" "No, it's about a radio program." "Oh, well then I'm not interested, thank you." "It's Read more…
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