Monday, January 28, 2008

Day-Lewis and Nolan's Tribute to Heath Ledger

Christopher Nolan's Newsweek article on Heath Ledger: Charisma as Natural as Gravity.

Daniel Day-Lewis' emotional tribute to Ledger at last nights SAG Awards.

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Le Pichet and Olympic Sculpture Park

Emilia and I had a fabulous lunch, this past Sunday, at Le Pichet, followed by a great (and brisk!) walk over and through Olympic Sculpture Park. I'm pretty sure we live in the most fantastic city in the States (if not the world):



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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Life on Mars?

Sometimes Bigfoot takes vacations on Mars:

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Hal Holbrook: "Wild Man Blues"

I haven't seen a lot of the top films this year, but of those I have seen, Holbrook should absolutely win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. I found a great article in EW on Holbrook (with an ending that really reminded me of my brother).

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Friday, January 18, 2008

"Researchers Develop Bionic Contact Lens"

A University of Washington professor is involved in this research. I hope I live long enough to see these go mainstream.

Blogging Japanese Style

Interesting video I found from The Washington Post:



Highlight: The Japanese philosophy blogging.

Blog Vault: "The Record is Dead..."

From the consumer standpoint, I completely agree with Mark Cuban's recent post: except for those rare albums (e.g. Once soundtrack), single songs and RSS integration is the future.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

When Your Mind's Made Up

Until the Once CD arrives in the mail...



Boy does this movie grow on you: one of the best I've seen this year.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Blog Vault: Octopus's Garden

Emilia and her friend Caitlin have created a new, daily "fun facts," blog: Octopus's Garden! Love it!!

Monday, January 14, 2008

UW Ranks #1 in Peace Corp Volunteers

Great news, again, for the UW and the Evans School.