Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
A little entertaining
Conversation from James Price on Vimeo.
glasses=bright
facial hair=cunning
long hair=psychotic
etc..
Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
4 the Jews
The Visitor
On a bitterly cold night on the outskirts of Vilkovishk, Velvel the Tailor and Gronam the Milkman were playing a friendly game of dreidel, when they heard a knock at the door. Surprised, Velvel opened the door to find an old man with a long gray beard shivering in the darkness. Quickly, Velvel brought him to the fire, and served him barley soup. When the color returned to the old man’s face, he noticed that the others were playing dreidel and asked if he might join them.
What followed was the greatest exhibition of dreidel that the two men—or any men—had ever seen. In less than an hour, the old man had parlayed twelve kopeks into sixty rubles, until his companions had nothing left to gamble.
Astonished, Velvel asked how it was possible for a man to have such luck.
“My friends,” the old man replied, “it is not luck. For I am the Prophet Elijah, come to reward your generosity with innumerable heavenly blessings.”
The men rejoiced, and they kissed Elijah’s hands and his cheeks. And the Prophet blessed them, and he blessed their houses and their animals; but somehow he neglected to give back the sixty rubles.
In the course of the holiday, Elijah would repeat the scam twenty-three times.
On a bitterly cold night on the outskirts of Vilkovishk, Velvel the Tailor and Gronam the Milkman were playing a friendly game of dreidel, when they heard a knock at the door. Surprised, Velvel opened the door to find an old man with a long gray beard shivering in the darkness. Quickly, Velvel brought him to the fire, and served him barley soup. When the color returned to the old man’s face, he noticed that the others were playing dreidel and asked if he might join them.
What followed was the greatest exhibition of dreidel that the two men—or any men—had ever seen. In less than an hour, the old man had parlayed twelve kopeks into sixty rubles, until his companions had nothing left to gamble.
Astonished, Velvel asked how it was possible for a man to have such luck.
“My friends,” the old man replied, “it is not luck. For I am the Prophet Elijah, come to reward your generosity with innumerable heavenly blessings.”
The men rejoiced, and they kissed Elijah’s hands and his cheeks. And the Prophet blessed them, and he blessed their houses and their animals; but somehow he neglected to give back the sixty rubles.
In the course of the holiday, Elijah would repeat the scam twenty-three times.
The Judgment of Velvel
Standing at the Gates of Eden, Velvel the Tailor watched with apprehension as the Angel weighed his sins and virtues upon the Scales of Justice. And although Velvel had been honest in his business dealings and had recited the Shema every night, his penny-pinching, along with his habit of stuffing his neighbors’ mezuzahs with scrolls of prosciutto, had tipped the balance against him.
Just as the Angel was about to cast him below, Velvel remembered the night when Elijah had come to his house in the guise of an old man, and fleeced him at dreidel.
And so, hearing the tale, the Angel called on Elijah, and Elijah appeared before them.
“It is true,” Elijah said, corroborating the story. “It was a cold night, and Velvel showed me great hospitality.” Then Elijah mounted the Scales of Justice, and tipped the balance toward righteousness.
Suddenly, a twenty-person SWAT team appeared and surrounded Elijah. Within seconds, the Prophet was under arrest, charged with eighty-nine counts of fraud.
The Angel shook Velvel’s hand. “Thanks for your coöperation,” he said. “We’ve been trying to nail this guy for years.”
“Glad to help,” Velvel said, removing his wire. “Now, how do I get back to earth?”
The Angel shifted awkwardly, and said, “Well, you’re still dead.”
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2009/12/14/091214sh_shouts_brenner#ixzz0aSI2uVMn
Standing at the Gates of Eden, Velvel the Tailor watched with apprehension as the Angel weighed his sins and virtues upon the Scales of Justice. And although Velvel had been honest in his business dealings and had recited the Shema every night, his penny-pinching, along with his habit of stuffing his neighbors’ mezuzahs with scrolls of prosciutto, had tipped the balance against him.
Just as the Angel was about to cast him below, Velvel remembered the night when Elijah had come to his house in the guise of an old man, and fleeced him at dreidel.
And so, hearing the tale, the Angel called on Elijah, and Elijah appeared before them.
“It is true,” Elijah said, corroborating the story. “It was a cold night, and Velvel showed me great hospitality.” Then Elijah mounted the Scales of Justice, and tipped the balance toward righteousness.
Suddenly, a twenty-person SWAT team appeared and surrounded Elijah. Within seconds, the Prophet was under arrest, charged with eighty-nine counts of fraud.
The Angel shook Velvel’s hand. “Thanks for your coöperation,” he said. “We’ve been trying to nail this guy for years.”
“Glad to help,” Velvel said, removing his wire. “Now, how do I get back to earth?”
The Angel shifted awkwardly, and said, “Well, you’re still dead.”
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2009/12/14/091214sh_shouts_brenner#ixzz0aSI2uVMn
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Chanukah 101 and Im flummoxed
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/opinion/11brooks.html?em
My favorite part of Hanukah:
My favorite part of Hanukah:
Oh yeah Drake's a Jew too apparently:
New Bravery
Very Killersesque but I like nevertheless =) I can listen and listen
Slow Poison - The Bravery from Orion Tait on Vimeo.
I think they get better with age
http://www.buck.tv/work/slow-poison/slow-poison
Slow Poison - The Bravery from Orion Tait on Vimeo.
I think they get better with age
http://www.buck.tv/work/slow-poison/slow-poison
Friday, July 24, 2009
2D love
Oh those Japanese...
So i just read this..and no matter how I think about it..I wont understand it
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-2DLove-t.html?_r=1
So apparently 25% of the Japanese population ages 30-34 are Virgins..and 50% of Japanese dont have friends of the opposite sex.
So im not sure which came first the lack of social skills..or turning to inanimate objects for love and companionship..but its kind of disturbing.
So i just read this..and no matter how I think about it..I wont understand it
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-2DLove-t.html?_r=1
So apparently 25% of the Japanese population ages 30-34 are Virgins..and 50% of Japanese dont have friends of the opposite sex.
So im not sure which came first the lack of social skills..or turning to inanimate objects for love and companionship..but its kind of disturbing.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Charles Aznavour in Up
Pacino/Blink
So apparently Leonardo Dicaprio is producing the movie Blink based on Malcolm Gladwells bestseller of the same name.
Blink is a non-fiction collection of short snippets and factoids which prove the authors opinion that first impressions are usually correct and that on average it takes a person a maximum of 3o seconds to size up a situation or person to form an opinion about them.
From reauters:
"The connection to the book is that the son has the Blink qualities that Gladwell discusses: He can size up people and situations on a dime. Recognizing this ability, his father wants to help the boy find himself while at the same time using him to make some dough on Wall Street."
Hmm Al Pacino is in talks to star as the dad in the lead role. Kinda excited to see the trailer..def dont know about the movie but I like all the Gladwell books/articles.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
One of the best short stories..maybe ever
"A Perfect Day for Banafish" by J.D. Salinger
THERE WERE ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get her call through. She used the time, though. She read an article in a women's pocket-size magazine, called "Sex Is Fun-or Hell." She washed her comb and brush. She took the spot out of the skirt of her beige suit. She moved the button on her Saks blouse. She tweezed out two freshly surfaced hairs in her mole. When the operator finally rang her room, she was sitting on the window seat and had almost finished putting lacquer on the nails of her left hand. . .
Read the rest here
THERE WERE ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get her call through. She used the time, though. She read an article in a women's pocket-size magazine, called "Sex Is Fun-or Hell." She washed her comb and brush. She took the spot out of the skirt of her beige suit. She moved the button on her Saks blouse. She tweezed out two freshly surfaced hairs in her mole. When the operator finally rang her room, she was sitting on the window seat and had almost finished putting lacquer on the nails of her left hand. . .
Read the rest here
Someone made a mini movie version of this..but the story is 100% better
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Hunger Artist
I really like this short story "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka. You can read it here...it's super short dont be scared.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I recently finished reading "Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown" by Jennifer Scanlon. Helen Gurley Brown was the Editor of Cosmopolitan for over twenty years and she was a maverick who changed the nations views on women and how they should behave at work, socially, and sexually. Along with Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinam, Helen Gurley Brown had her own stance on womens liberation, and had her own followers. She was a self made woman who rose to the top without any higher education and remained single far longer than what was considered appropriate for women in the 50's and 60's. She published a book called "Sex and the Single Girl"..promoted it across the country and became an inspiration to many. Her life and her views are pretty interesting, and were definitely far ahead of their time.
I just read this article in the New York Times about women bullying other women in the workplace, and how catty, and sabotaging they are to one another and it definitely made me think that these women need some advice from Helen. Instead of pushing each other to do better, and to succeed women tell on each other, complain and do whatever necessary to knock each other down.
Ehh it sucks..
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
With Mentos fresh and full of Life!
What the hell does this commercial have to do with Mentos? Its so long, boring and far fetched and doesnt have a connection to the product.
The old cheesy commercials were so much better =)
Marilyn Minter at Salon 94 Freemans
Influenced at a young age by her own pill popping mother applying dazzling make-up, Marilyn Minter went on to become a famous photographer, most known for her ultra glamorous and sexy yet rough and dirty close-ups.
This is her new video of models swirling their long tongues on a glass pane topped with colorful confections.
More about this can be found here
Her work is currently on exhibit at Salon 94 in NYC
This is her new video of models swirling their long tongues on a glass pane topped with colorful confections.More about this can be found here
Her work is currently on exhibit at Salon 94 in NYC
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