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July 3, 2009

El Jacko Santa Barbarbeque

One of the best things about living in (or just following) Santa Barbara is reading Nick Welsh’s Angry Poodle Barbeque column each week in the Independent — one of the best free newsweeklies anywhere. This week’s column, El Corazón del Perro, is a classic. One sample: For those of us without the heart to pursue… Continue reading

Events, Journalism, Life, News, Places, Travel

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June 27, 2009

Beyond celebrity obsession

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. — Eleanor Roosevelt Somebody I wish to discuss an idea here. It’s an idea about celebrity, and it follows an event that has become a black hole in nearly all media: the death of Michael Jackson. According to Don Norman, a black hole… Continue reading

Future, Ideas, Life, News

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June 25, 2009

Living Ends

This twitter post, from @KNX1070 four minutes ago, says Michael Jackson is dead. Google News‘ latest, from Fox, says he’s being rushed to the hospital. Here’s the latest Google search, as of 3:42pm Pacific: A snapshot in time, already changed. (FWIW, the KNX item came up the first time I searched, but not this time.… Continue reading

Art, infrastructure, Life, Live Web

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