Poetic pragmatism, neo-transcendentalism, bikes, burritos, basketball.
David Choe: Setting a good example. I’m psyched to check out Dirty Hands, a new documentary about artist David Choe. I’m usually skeptical about “street art” films, but the trailer looks pretty great, and I’ve heard that Choe is kind of a madman. I compare everything in this street/art vein to Video Days — which, by the [...]
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I love writing letters, but for some reason the only letter-to-the-editor I’ve ever written went something like this: Dear Mr. Remnick, If you publish one more story by John Updike, so help me God I will cancel my subscription immediately. Sincerely, Doug LeMoine The year was 1999. I had been driven to what I saw as [...]
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Okay, one last political thing. In the wee hours before yesterday’s inauguration, a genius prankster named Alex Zecca reportedly covered every “Bush” street sign from downtown to the Marina with a sticker that said “Obama.” I heard about it when I got into work, but missed the chance to see it for myself. Luckily, Vanessa [...]
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Last Friday, we improvised a parlor game during a visit to Sarah’s parents’ East Bay homestead. They’ve got tons of books on California history, including a gem called California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names by one Erwin Gudde, a Cal professor and friend of Sarah’s fam. There wasn’t much “game” [...]
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It appears to have been attended primarily by ants. Thx, Chris. From GeoEye.
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Jesse Jackson mentioned that he had expected Rev. Joseph Lowery to end the benediction with a “stemwinder.” What’s a stemwinder? Well, apparently, it’s a old-timey term used to describe “a rousing political speech.” (Jesse was right, too). Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of [...]
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I’ve always been fascinated by Lost, the intricately-plotted TV series about the survivors of a plane crash. On the surface, it’s a new-fangled Gilligan’s Island meets The Bridge of San Luis Rey. The goal is simply to get off the island, and the story of doing so is advanced in parallel with flashbacks that tell [...]
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The Bilastrator has coined a new term: “Game pressure.” During last weekend’s Kansas-Tennessee game, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas repeatedly said that Kansas players were feeling “game pressure” when they stepped to the free throw line. Game pressure? As opposed to ... practice pressure? As opposed to other kinds of pressure that you’d feel during a [...]
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My name is Doug LeMoine. I work both on, and for, the Internet. You can find more about me in the About Me page that I wrote about me.
