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Month: February 2009

Cultivating Genius and Creativity

Here are a couple of wonderful presentations from TED on the subject matter of genius and creativity from Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) and Amy Tan (Joy Luck Club and many other incredible works). Enjoy this feast of food for thought! Don’t miss that thundering train! Here’s Amy Tan for TED 2008

Writing

Siftables: The Future of Computers

Here’s an amazing 7-minute video of David Merrill from this year’s TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) convention where he demonstrates Siftables. What are they? You’ll have to see it to believe it. In a nutshell, they could be the future of computers. They’re micro computers that interact and react to their environment. This technology obviously…

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Technology

TV Themes

Here are some memorable TV themes. Even if the shows weren’t that great, their theme is still recognized by many people. I don’t know if they still put as much effort into creating catchy TV theme songs but they sure did back in the day.

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Chasing Cars

What a great match, Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars” and Grey’s Anatomy. I’ve enjoyed the show since episode one. I’ve lost interest in the last season or so but it’s still one of the best show on the air today. Here’s the official music video Here’s more context for the scene that will help give more…

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Music

Threading Tweets

Chris Pirillo got fed up with waiting for Twitter or anyone else for that matter to come up with a way to thread twitter conservations or replies and decided to create Twickie with the help of a friend. Now you can get all of the responses to any of your tweets and then copy and…

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Technology

Kristen Wiig

I love Kristen Wiig from Saturday Night Live. She’s a brilliant comedian and incredible actress. She truly becomes the characters she plays. Also, I think there’s something attractive about her. I think she should have a great career in movies like so many of her SNL predecessors. Here’s just a sampling of the amazing work…

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TV

Love at First Site?

Here’s a quick look at the sites that were in the mood for this Valentine’s Day according to their customized logo. Some felt it more than others as you will see. Google did the x and o thing. nothing too serious. Still, it acknowledged the lover’s holiday. Yahoo was a little more amorous thank Google…

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Love

Most Romantic Scenes Ever

In honor of Valentine’s Day today, here’s a collection of some of my favorite romantic scenes from movies. Some are endings, while others are just critical moments in a movie.

Movies
The Bridges of Madison County

The Bridges of Madison County

Movies

A Son’s First Love

This commercial ALWAYS gets to me. Even before I became a dad, this commercial was special. It’s only become extra special through the years as I watch how much my two boys love their mom. I’ve also been blessed to experience the love of a beautiful little princess, my daughter Rachel. Checkout the reaction on…

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Commercials

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