Monday, June 6, 2005

THINGS I WOULD BLOG ABOUT MORE EXTENSIVELY IF I HAD THE TIME RIGHT NOW: This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but, well, it's been a busy day. Many of these items will eventually be expanded upon:
  1. I had the good fortune of being invited onto the blogger conference call earlier today with Sir Bob Geldof and director Richard Curtis to discuss their efforts to eradicate poverty in Africa through a combination of debt relief, doubling of foreign aid and fair trade. Me. On the phone with a Boomtown Rat. On a Monday. Which he doesn't like. Both men were incredibly impressive with their knowledge of and commitment to these issues, which they handled with a level of complexity and honesty that blew me away. To be quite honest, I'm not quite sure how much I want to talk about this stuff on the blog -- we've been very good about staying apolitical here, and I don't want to upset the mood too much -- but this is serious, important stuff, and you should visit the One Campaign or DATA sites to educate yourself. And then do something. (They're not asking for money.)
  2. No, I haven't made my way through The Scholar yet, but I do like one thing structurally: a show in which you want to get to the boardroom at the end is a nice idea.
  3. Hell's Kitchen was solid tonight. Not spectacular, but solid. The narrative made sense, start to finish, and there was actually technique being taught, which was good.
  4. Are they going to rename CNN's American Morning as The O'Brien Factor?
  5. This Slate article on Worst Songs Ever Used In Ads gets it right.
  6. Remember that list of weird baseball injuries? Add Clint Barmes, who just broke his collarbone while carrying groceries upstairs.
  7. Say what you will about this study on Ashkenazi Jews and genetic intelligence, but it sure doesn't explain half the membership of The Jewish Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (recently opened). And the dreidel will rock, indeed.

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