Every morning before I go to the gym I listen to Marketplace Morning Report from American Public Media. I download their podcast if I miss the 4:48 a.m. broadcast (I get up early!). I really love their coverage.
At their website (actually, it’s Marketplace from American Public Media, named after their evening show) are a series [...]
Archive > January 2009
How Toxic Assets Are Poisoning the Economy
Domino’s Tests Limits of What You’ll Eat
“Domino’s Scientists believe that a certain percentage of human beings may have a genetic pre-disposition to eating unhealthy food made of other, even unhealthier foods.”
Her Morning Elegance
The song and video is by Oren Lavie.
“Soon she’s down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up”
Rosa Sat….
“Rosa sat, so Martin could walk
Martin walked so Barack could run
Barack ran so all our children could fly”
Written and performed by Amy Dixon-Kolar.
Star Wars: Retold
How many of your friends have ~never~ seen Star Wars? I’ve got more than I once realized. Here’s one person’s explanation, as good as any, of the first trilogy by Joe Nicolosi. LOL.
First Dance
Barack and Michelle Obama’s “first dance” at the Neighborhood Ball on Inauguration Day - January 20th, 2009. Beyoncé sings. I can’t believe that these two live in the White House. Via Mashable.
The Curious Case of Forrest Gump
“If you see only one version of Forrest Gump this year, make it The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
Via The J-Walk Blog.
Pilot’s View of Hudson River Landing
A pilot’s eye view of the US Airways Airbus A320 crash landing on the Hudson River in New York last week. Hat’s off to pilot, Captain Chesley Sullenberger, for pulling off the near-impossible. He is the first pilot to ditch an airplane without a single fatality. As befits a hero, he was the last person [...]
