Apr 28, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
It Rained in Houston…
Oddly enough, this has become somewhat routine.
Apr 27, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
Alex Tabarrok, How ideas trump economic crises – a surprising lesson from 1929
Alex Tabarrok writes on one of my favorite blogs, Marginal Revolution and gave a a surprisingly optimistic talk on the dismal science at the TED Conference.
Apr 27, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
UH Athletic Director Dave Maggard Retires
Maggard stepped down last Wednesday after seven years as the director of athletics for the University of Houston. I remember 0-11. Now I get to remember last year’s Armed Forces Bowl. Thanks Uncle Dave!
- Megan Manful, Maggard shocks present and former colleagues
- Steve Campbell, Did Dave Maggard get to pick the right time to walk away from UH?
- Jerome Solomon, Commentary: Big shoes to fill on Cullen Blvd.
Apr 27, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
Twitter Jumps the Shark
Twitter (me here) has evolved.
Evan Williams on Twitter at TED Conference
Apr 27, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
Kutiman Thru You
I didn’t want to be the only one who hadn’t posted this clip.
Apr 25, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
Beer Wars
“All most all our beer now is coming from Budweiser, Miller and Coors. It’s as if all we knew about food we learned from McDonald’s.”
That’s the kind of war I can get behind.
Apr 23, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are
From the looks of it, the movie spends a fair amount of time on Max’s pre-adventure life, in which he appears to be something of a starry-eyed outcast, estranged from his peers and even, perhaps, his mother—and obsessed with sailing away to a fantasy world. The scenes from the land of the Wild Things, meanwhile, mostly involve a dazed Max being spirited away from some unseen danger by one of the wild hairy beasts. There’s also a Perfect Storm-like scene, in which the ocean tumbles by in impressive fashion. The trailer wraps on the “Oh, please don’t go” scene from the book, and overall delivers a decent, if totally vague, emotional thump. The Arcade Fire song “Wake Up” (apparently reworked slightly from the original) works nicely, too.
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