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January 2012

1 post

August 2011

1 post

Damn you, autocorrect!

Stephanie: Every artist should make a video with the mullets!
 Ha ha...muppets
Stupid autocorrect. : P
Brian: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
 i agree with both statements

June 2011

4 posts

May 2011

2 posts

April 2011

6 posts

On Manny Being Manny

Manny Ramirez tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the second time, we learned today. So Manny, being Manny, retired from baseball. And for the next few days, then for a number of days five years from now, there will be a great media debate over whether Ramirez will make it into the Hall of Fame. The baseball writers with actual votes on this matter have sent a resounding message...

On the NY Times digital subscription

The first time I used the internet was in my mother’s office when I was in high school, probably sometime around 1997. I wasn’t quite sure what I was supposed to do with it, so I just printed out pages of statistics for my favorite basketball players. With no home computer, I had no need for even an email address until I went off to college, at which point I took advantage of the sudden,...

The difference between Facebook and Twitter

I signed-on to Facebook tonight and my newsfeed consisted entirely of posts by Conan O’Brien, who was live-Facebooking his show. I was annoyed, and immediately “unliked” him. If this had happened on Twitter, I would have probably read every post, and enjoyed it. It took me a few minutes to figure out why I felt this way. Ultimately, I decided that in my usage of these social...

March 2011

3 posts

Can We Get a Style Ruling?

Libya’s leader has been in the news since the 1980s, so why can’t the media agree on how to spell his name? Here is a quick rundown of some major news outlets, and the spelling that they are using today on their front page: Washington Post: Moammar Gaddafi New York Times: Muammar el-Qaddafi New York Post: Moammar Khadafy CNN: Moammar Gadhafi Los Angeles Times: Moammar Kadafi Fox...

My venue just announced our next exhibit!

We have officially come full circle

Richard Hatch, arguably the first “reality tv star” is starring on the reality tv show The Celebrity Apprentice, and his bio line reads “Reality TV Star”.

February 2011

13 posts

2010 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture: The King’s Speech Best Actor: Colin Firth Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale Best Actress: Natalie Portman Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo Animated Film: Toy Story 3 Art Direction: The King’s Speech Cinematography: True Grit Costume Design: The King’s Speech Directing: The Social Network Documentary: Inside Job Documentary Short: Poster Girl Film...

December 2010

2 posts

The blizzard in Union Square.

November 2010

4 posts

October 2010

5 posts

I was an extra for a scene in this movie. Russell and the crew were a pleasure to work with, and I wish them all the best in seeing the project through to completion. corycavin: THE SHORT STORY: My friend Russell Sharman is a very talented writer and director. He’s an anthropology professor at Brooklyn College and a Hollywood screenwriter who is working on projects that you may have heard of...

You see me rollin', you hatin'. →

September 2010

2 posts

I just got back from spending a week in the Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, Maine. This is a video of the whale watching tour that I took. The whales in this video are finbacks, and around 30 to 35 feet long.

August 2010

3 posts

King Tut's Chariot arrives at DTSX →

July 2010

7 posts