|
|||||
"New Blood" by Peter Gabriel Just got my CD copy of Peter Gabriel‘s newest project, “New Blood” — an orchestral rehashing of a number of his classic songs. He revisited the studio, recording entirely new versions of tracks with a full orchestra and without drum kit or guitar. As a long-time Peter . . . → Read More: Thoughts on Peter Gabriel’s “New Blood” 
Got this flyer in the mail yesterday. Maybe the Dodgers should try opening their own checking account? Sure seems they could use the money.
 FILED UNDER: Laugh, Salvo's Thoughts, View  TAGGED: baseball, business, current events, Los Angeles, money  COMMENTS: Comments are closedWhile the news media has been brining us incredible and sad accounts of what’s happened in Japan, the response from Google has been different–and incredible in its own right. Within hours of the earthquake and tsunami, Google had compiled a special site with information about local municipalities, a person finder that you can embed on . . . → Read More: Google’s response to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami FILED UNDER: Feedback, Read, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: current events, Google, news COMMENTS: 15 comments - (Comments are closed)Every now and again I Google my name to see what pops up. Today, a pleasant blast from the past–a reminder that I was a spelling bee contender when I was 11. (Evidently, so were quite a few other kids!) Also, I wonder if “Googling” is fair game in a spelling bee today? >> Link: . . . → Read More: Googling into the past 
It’s always fun when I spot a “SALVO” in the news! This one from the home page of ESPN: FILED UNDER: Pictures & Videos, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: Salvo spotting COMMENTS: Comments are closed
"Agony" by Arshile Gorky For those of you in LA/visiting LA soon, I highly recommend checking out the Arshile Gorky retrospective at MOCA (the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art). The museum has put together a great collection of beautiful and compelling pieces. Until I visited, I’d only been roughly familiar with Gorky’s work–the . . . → Read More: Gorky Retrospective at MOCA 
Having just finished “Other Colors: Essays and a Story,” a collection of essays by Nobel Prize recipient Orhan Pamuk, it seems like a good time to recommend his work. Pamuk, who lives and works in Istanbul, features Turkey and his home city prominently in his writing. While many of his stories are very much about . . . → Read More: Orhan Pamuk’s Nobel Lecture I’m glad to see a featured discussion on the New York Times online that poses this important question: Why do new college textbooks cost so much? Certainly I remember semesters in college where my textbook bill would reach $500. It wasn’t uncommon for one book to cost more than $100 (especially for the big, bulky . . . → Read More: College Textbooks: Room for Innovation FILED UNDER: Articles, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: books, education, publishing, technology COMMENTS: Comments are closedJust came across an article that Po Bronson wrote for Fast Company. “What Should I Do With My Life?” is both the title of the article and the title of Bronson’s book on the same topic. I’ve seen the book on the shelves at my local bookstore for years (though I never read it — . . . → Read More: “What Should I Do With My Life?” asks Po Bronson FILED UNDER: Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: books, career, education, entrepreneurship, philosophy, work COMMENTS: Comments are closedIn the Wall Street Journal, Johah Lehrer explores the connections between youth and creativity in the sciences. For one, he notes the demographic shift toward older scientists: In 1980, the largest share of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) went to scientists in their late 30s. By 2006 the curve had been shifted . . . → Read More: Fleeting Youth, Fading Creativity in Science FILED UNDER: Articles, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: art, creativity, education, labor, science COMMENTS: Comments are closedFrom everything I read online and hear on the radio, supplies of food, water, and basic shelter are in dire need for rescue operations in Haiti. With the extreme interconnectedness of communications online today, I feel that there’s a duty to use the internet not only to stay informed but to play a contributing part . . . → Read More: Donate to Haiti earthquake relief After doing a lot of research about TV shows and their content lately, I have new-found respect for some shows. “Modern Family,” for example, is great. You can watch all episodes on Hulu. But some shows are…well…reaching. Take “Smallville,” for example. I have to admit I’ve never watched to show. But after watching a clip . . . → Read More: Exercises in Inanity on TV |
|
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 SALVO - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
