An offhanded tweet reveals that the Rock signed on the dotted line.
Archives for June 2011
Stillness
What happens when we stop everything?
Between Jesus and Wilt Chamberlain (Part Two)
Yago Colás witnesses a basketball Clash of the Titans and reflects on what Wilt Chamberlain and his dad have in common.
The Pitch: Wheeled Warriors [#howtoreboot]
In The Pitch, we tell Hollywood the right way to dig into the crates and bring back a winner.
The 10 at 10
President Obama might be worried, the Pope tweets, and some Indian parents are horrible.
No Smoke or Fire
We’re conditioned to view the NBA in terms of the players, but we need to look at the labor dispute from a much wider perspective.
Technology: T-Shirt That Charges Your Phone With Sound Waves
A new concept design shows how to use ambient sound to generate electrictity. Super villainy, here we come!
How Gender Gets Stopped at the Border
“If you permit countries to implement rates of duty purely based on gender, you create the opportunity for mischief.” Michael Cone is fighting for equality in the U.S. tariff system.
Why A-holes Trump Good Men
It’s not so much a case of “nice guys finish last.” They simply get stuck in the middle—and nobody cares about the middle.
The Irish Goodbye
Fifteen years after her death, Robert Barsanti’s mother still helps him through difficult times “with the whisper of iron and the strength of bone.”
Life Is a Highway
Life’s like a road that you travel on There’s one day here and the next day gone Tom Cochorane Welcome to a special Wednesday edition of Music Monday. Actually, it’s doubly special, because not only is it a Music Monday post on a Wednesday, it’s also my last post as a resident of Buffalo,…
News: Word on The Tweets and Technophilia from June 26th, 2011
A summary of news items from our webcast It’s Komplicated on the Geekweek Network.
Keeping It Clean
Jim Higley will do anything to make sure his son shows up for his Little League game in a squeaky clean uniform. Well, almost anything.
Of Love, Travel, and Soap
‘I had a drawer full of soap from faraway places. And each one was carried home specifically for me from my dad.’
Want More Action? Try Less Narcissism
It’s not me. It’s you.
Horrible Bosses Somehow Even More Misandric
Trigger warning for discussion of rape. Those who have read about the misandry in the new alleged comedy Horrible Bosses may wonder if it is possible for Horrible Bosses to, in fact, top itself. The recently released TV spots, however, have shown that it has somehow managed. That’s right. Not only does the spot contain the…