Archive for February, 2009

Speed Dating with Kristen Schaal

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

I had the pleasure of meeting comic Kristen Schaal last Valentines Day on the 13th Floor of the HBO Building in New York. She’s just as charming and delightful and brilliant and funny in person as she is in her screen roles. Kristen can currently be seen as “Mel” in the HBO hit series Flight […]

Lincoln Footage Found!

Monday, February 9th, 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgqZhjQWJ1A] It is the bicentennial* of Abraham Lincoln’s birth on Feb. 12. An obscure photo series of Lincoln has recently been found and assembled in an attempt at reconstructing early film-like technology, to give us a stunning moment in time with the legendary president, who was apparently quite light on his feet. Much controversy has […]

How to Irritate People

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218] One of the internet’s hottest items of late is the Virgin Airlines Complaint Letter, which has been described as “the best complaint letter of all time.” (thanks Eric) I have to agree it’s the best I’ve ever seen. I’m always looking at more effective ways of complaining because of the increasing rudeness in society, […]