Daily Archives: July 15, 2012

Issa Rae’s anecdotal, experiential comedy has pushed the online series “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” into a second season, and toward more mainstream outlets. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/arts/television/issa-rae-and-awkward-black-girl-are-breaking-ground.html

With new tablets coming from Google and Microsoft, and rumors of one from Amazon, Apple’s response may be to introduce a smaller, less expensive version of its popular iPad. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/technology/apple-may-meet-tablet-competition-with-smaller-ipad.html

Mr. Singh’s fame in the ring won him movie roles that made him India’s first action hero and, later, a member of Parliament. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/movies/dara-singh-83-bollywood-star-and-wrestler-dies.html

Mr. Sas’s tabletop game, which still exists, thrived until hand-held and video competitors arrived in the 1980s. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/business/norman-sas-inventor-of-electric-football-dies-at-87.html

Mr. Stoney, acclaimed for his roles as a filmmaker, teacher and prophet of social change, lobbied for cable systems to be required to provide public access channels for members of the public. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/arts/television/george-c-stoney-documentarian-dies-at-96.html

In “Birders: The Central Park Effect,” shown Monday on HBO, the birds — 117 species in all — get their own credits, in order of appearance. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/arts/television/birders-the-central-park-effect-on-hbo.html

In a television special premiering this week, Jerry Seinfeld deconstructs the comic magic of Abbott & Costello’s famous baseball routine. He calls their rhythm “musical math.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/sports/baseball/jerry-seinfeld-on-whos-on-first.html

Campers at a girls-only music camp pick instruments and form a band in a week, learning to be loud and express themselves through music. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/us/girls-only-music-camp-promotes-rock-and-empowerment.html

An installment of Ecstatic Summer, part of the River to River Festival, featured the composers David Lang, Daniel Lopatin and William Brittelle in a program of ambient scores. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/arts/music/ecstatic-summer-part-of-river-to-river-at-winter-garden.html

Missing Autistic Child Spawns Virginia’s Largest Manhunt | Survival | OutsideOnline.com.

Dinner With Daniel: A Q&A with ‘Batman’ and ‘Beetlejuice’ star Michael Keaton about Mister Rogers, fly-fishing, roles he turned down, and more – Grantland.

The Chickens and the Bulls: The rise and incredible fall of a vicious extortion ring that preyed on prominent gay men in the 1960s..

That For Which I’m Grateful « Happiness in this World.

Gorgeous Watermelon Dragon Sculpture Carved From 14 Watermelons.

Roy Lichtenstein.

http://www.bioedonline.org/resources/files/TSO_SD_s.pdf

Google Art Project.

BBC – Science & Nature – Human Body and Mind.

The Romney ‘Fact-Checking’ Scandal | Consortiumnews.

Hungry? Pull Over. Here’s Your Guide to the Best Bets of Roadside Foraging | Off the Road.

Will We Ever Find All the Dinosaurs? | Dinosaur Tracking.

Why Procrastination is Good for You | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine.

Paul Motian German Jam.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/delanceyplace-com-7-13-12—england-was-running-out-of-wood.html?soid=1101151826392&aid=ixC-eDsgEHI.

George Monbiot – For Those Who Love Life.

WashingtonPost.

Endangered Native Species of Patagonia: the Lesser Rhea | Conservacion Patagonica.

NYPD Exaggerated Counterterrorism Exploits (Elliott) | Informed Comment.

Top Five Reasons Israel is Losing the Public Relations Battle | Informed Comment.

Reblogged from Why Evolution Is True: If you haven’t heard of Philip Tobias—and you should if you know a bit about human evolution—you will have heard of the Sterkfontein Caves, a World Heritage Site excavated by Tobias, a paleoanthropologist who … Continue reading →

Why There Are Too Many Patents in America – The Atlantic.

On the trail of the Piggyback Bandit – Grantland.

m.guardian.co.uk.