One of my favorite authors, Malcolm Gladwell, has begun posting on a blog of his very own. Like the Steves at Freakonomics, he’s smartly using it as a platform to expound upon and correct elements of his writing in books and in the New Yorker.

Looking at the comments, I noticed a rather effusive comment from Dave Sifry, founder of popular blog-search site Technorati, proving that even heroes have heroes.

Links: Malcolm Gladwell Blogs, Books: Blink and The Tipping Point

>> VW “Un-pimp My Ride” Videos are hilarious

>> Jackie Greene and KT Tunstall have video of their sets on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

>> Tivo has aggregated some interesting data of their viewers television recording habits. The TV list is as might be expected, but the directors list is surprisingly sophisticated, trending towards foreign (Kurosawa, Almodovar) and classic (Billy Wilder, Frank Capra) in addition to the usual suspects (Spielberg, Scorsese).

>> This is pretty hilarious, a coloring book for lawyers (pdf).

so yesterday we were shopping in Carrefour (a Thai wal-mart)… we all split up and decided to meet back at the registers…. as i was going to meet Maggie, Eve, and Gina, they replaced the elevator music over the loud speakers with what sounded like some really loud canny Alvin and the Chipmunk’s tune… so i came down the main aisle toward them doing my best drum major strut…. it took me the better part of 30 seconds to realize that the look on their faces was not amusement, but terror, and that no one (and i mean no one, no cashiers, no one) was moving but me… so now i know what the Thai National Anthem sounds like, and I’m told my face has never been so red.

Italy wins 4x10

So the men’s cross country 4x10 relay was a bit of an anti-climax compared to the last 3 Olympics in which the Norwegians and the Italians have battled to a photo finish every time. Norway faded to a distant fifth, the equivalent of the American men’s basketball team getting a bronze in 2004. Italy, however, emerged victorious. Christian Zorzi anchored the men’s team to a gold place finish, perhaps soothing the angst of losing by less than a ski length in Salt Lake City.

Video: Italy wins men’s relay, NBC Olympic Special of Previous 4x10 Relays, The Great Race

Previous Posts: Olympic Skiing: Men’s XC 4x10 Relay Tomorrow and Nordic Skiing in Torino & in Northern Maine.