Idle Musings - Part 2

AMC The Walking Dead Trailer

In TV, Video on Aug-24-2010 with no comments

The Joy of Vampire Sex

In Culture, TV on Aug-24-2010 with no comments

Got to like HBO True Blood stars Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Moyer went all out on the latest cover of Rolling Stone.

Good Luck With That, Rod

In Politics on Aug-23-2010 with no comments

Sometimes it is just flat out embarrassing to be from Illinois:

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday he’s not ruling out a return to politics should federal prosecutors fail to convict him in a second trial on corruption charges.

Cute Baby Porcupine

In Photography on Aug-22-2010 with no comments

Book: Meet your Type

In Books on Aug-19-2010 with no comments

You should really get a copy of what appears to be a stunning book on Typography by Fontshop. I mean it is free to download (direct link to a PDF).

220 Years Ago Today

In Culture, Politics on Aug-17-2010 with no comments

Some American named George Washington wrote:

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.

Washington wrote this in response to a proclamation by a group of Jews in Newport, RI thanking him for visiting their synagogue. Maybe some of our political leaders and “talking heads” that have a problem with a Muslim community center in NYC could learn something from this.

I finally got around to watching the two hour season premier of AMC’s new original series Rubicon. Looks like they might have another hit like Mad Men on their hands.

The show is a conspiracy thriller that focuses on an analyst at a New York City-based think tank who discovers that he may be working with members of a secret society that manipulates world events on a grand scale.With more than two million viewers, the premiere set a record as the most watched debut of an AMC original series.

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