I’ve gotten the itch to “redecorate” this blog, so be warned that things here may appear a bit unstable for a while. Much as I like this new theme, called “Elegant Grunge,” it has some shortcomings. If I can’t tweak them to my liking, or learn to live with them, I’ll probably be moving on … Continue reading Redecorating, again
A Huffington Post reader submitted this video to HuffPo as a memorable highlight of Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show.” As painful as it is to go back to the days following 9/11, this shows the kind of American and human being Stewart is. It also makes one wonder how we could be so divided now, … Continue reading Jon Stewart, American
Just a brief “historical” note. This is the 1,000th post on Pied Type. It’s been a blast. Here’s to 1,000 more! Continue reading A very short post
The world is watching and rejoicing this evening as 33 Chilean miners are being pulled one by one from their underground prison of 69 days. The entire story has been so uplifting, so full of hope (after early despair), so absolutely fascinating with its detailed engineering plans, medical contingencies, etc. It’s a shining story of … Continue reading World TVs tuned to Chilean rescue
Well, Rick Sanchez has made a fool of himself for the last time on CNN. He was fired today, seemingly because of a radio interview last night where he made some ill-considered remarks about Jews in general and comedian Jon Stewart in particular. I say “seemingly” because the network did not give a reason. Personally, … Continue reading Adios, Rick Sanchez
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue is as good as it gets, in my opinion. And he does almost as well off-the-cuff in an interview. On the Colbert Report last night, talking about Facebook, he said: “Socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality tv is to reality.” Impressive. I wish I could come up with … Continue reading Sorkin sums up social networks
