by Pier Marton | Oct 5, 2011 | Art, Books, Care, Death, Eco, Future Tech, Health, Humor, Ideas, Idées, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Middle-East, Quotes, Software
Steve Jobs was so taken by a typography class in college that no detail was ever irrelevant (cf. below). Apple ended up being one of those companies, like Trader Joe’s, Southwest Airlines and R.E.I., that keeps reminding customers that they are always...
by Pier Marton | Aug 25, 2011 | Care, Film, Health, Human Rights, Jewish, Politics, Quotes, Sound, Sounds, STL
A short review: Based on real events (Matt Hamill a.k.a. The Hammer)… An irresistible grandfather guides his grandson – you’ve got to wrestle with life (à la Jacob?): “If you don’t believe in yourself, I am not going to… Why do you...
by Pier Marton | Aug 25, 2011 | Afri, Antisemitism, Art, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Ego, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Juif, Media, Middle-East, Now, Objects, Politics, Quotes, Roma, Shoah, Spectacle, Theater, Wars, Women
For more about escaping language/words: the Dictionary of Imploded Meanings. If you think the system is working, ask someone who isn’t or who was stopped “dead in his tracks.” An excerpt from Beyond Belief (Against the Weapons of Mass Distraction):...
by Pier Marton | Aug 21, 2011 | Death, History, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Poet, Politics, Quotes, Spectacle, Theater, Wars
http://youtu.be/UzmD9GEpdTw http://youtu.be/SurCWa8B8YU And some previous highlights on powerful figures. EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Aug 18, 2011 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Food, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Middle-East, Now, Politics, Quotes, Sci/Nat, Spectacle, Wars, Women
If you want to avoid civil war, you must become imperialists. Cecil Rhodes 1895 Land of the free, home of the poor on the PBS Newshour. Summary: Financial gains over the last decade in the United States have been mostly made at the “tippy-top” of the...
by Pier Marton | Aug 17, 2011 | Eco, Health, History, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Media, Politics, Quotes, Sci/Nat, Spectacle, Teach, Theater, Wars
Spin Doctor General Frank Luntz The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cColbert Super PAC – Frank Luntz Commits to the PACwww.colbertnation.comhttp://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:394777Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical...