Helpful answers to some wine questions. Enjoy.
Tim Wise » An Open Letter to the White Right, On the Occasion of Your Recent, Successful Temper Tantrum
Some reflections on the recent election that really should be said in more public venues.
You reap what you sow you frightened racist bastards.
How the AK-47 Rewrote the Rules of Modern Warfare
Here’s a cool article on the AK-47. It’s basically an ad for “Gun” by C.J. Chivers, which I’m on the waiting list for at the library. Now, by calling it an ad I am not trying to diminish it. Just consider the article a companion piece.
Here is a related NPR story.
The Story of Electronics: Designed for the Dump by Annie Leonard
More on the Story of Stuff project here.
Delis: Timeless Temples of “Jewish Soul Food” – CBS Sunday Morning – CBS News
Nice to see Harry Smith getting some plum assignments after CBS fired his ass from their morning show.
Too bad. Yeah, he was a willing tool for conservative blowhards and that makes him a vile miscreant of sorts, but he’s been interesting to watch over the years. Junior Anderson Cooperette and What’s-his-nuts just can’t hold a candle to this guy.
Synagogue’s Stained Glass Celebrates Festival of Lights
Another interesting bit from this week’s Sunday Morning:
JFK: Unpublished, Never-Seen Photos – LIFE
Bruno Mars: Singing His Own Songs, At Long Last : NPR
I don’t often listen to pop music or hip-hop or any derivation thereof. So I really had no clue who Bruno Mars is until I heard this interview he did on NPR last weekend.
I checked out some of his stuff and it isn’t all that bad. Not my usual listening material – whatever that might mean – but there’s some actual skill at work there.
So color me surprised and check it out if you’re interested.
Marwencol
This film looks amazing. It is going to play in Minneapolis but I really just don’t have the cash to go see it. Hopefully it catches some form of DVD distribution down the road. Check out the Marwencol site and watch the following trailer to see more about this story.
EFF’s Guide to Protecting Electronic Devices and Data at the U.S. Border | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Some good advice from the EFF on how to handle your electronic devices safely at border crossings.
Given that the TSA just blatantly sold itself like a cheap whore to Michael Chertoff’s naked picture taking company, don’t think those asshats work for you and me anymore. If they ever did at all.