We have a twenty-minute break and wifi in here, so a quick update from the Courthouse. My friend Laura M., formerly of San Francisco, now of la jungla somewhere, sent me a note with a link to a very unique take on the responsibilities of jury duty. Over on her personal blog, MTV worker and Carrie …
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Soviet Dad-dissing
Let there always be sunshine: That’s the title of this intensely weird Soviet kid-choir video, which, just like Eduard Hill’s Tro-Lo-Lo, makes me quite glad we won the cold war. One thing that our Russky readers might notice: the chorus totally leaves dads out. There will always be sunshine There will always be clouds There …
God. Country. Jury Duty.
A quick note to say that I have been Selected. For the next two weeks I will be Grand Juror #20 in one of the many small decrepit courtrooms in downtown Manhattan. To tell you any more than that, at least according to the nifty informational video starring Ed Bradley and Sam Waterston, is to …
Little Girls with Knives and Marlboros
Not too much to say here except that if you live in New York City, you must go to the Asia Society on E. 70th and Park and see the Yoshitomo Nara exhibit, Nobody’s Fool. Nara is a sort of Japanese Jeff Koons, a mixed-media pop phenomenon whose work–importantly for us–speaks on many level, including …