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Watch Sid Slide

Greg — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:52:28 +0000

Pitchers and catchers report in 9 days.

Mute Button

Greg — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:42:29 +0000

How the Brain Works

Greg — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:30:57 +0000

…with John Cleese

That’s Entertainment

Greg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:58:54 +0000

The tendency is to think about all things human–scientific, athletic, intellect, etc.–as being in a constant state of evolution and improvement. But I found a series of YouTube videos that make it painfully apparent that this is not the case when it comes to music and entertainment.

See what I mean…

Finale to “Stormy Weather” 1943 with Cab Calloway, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Lena Horne and the Nicholas Brothers

Nathan Milstein: “Paganiniana” 1968

“Jammin’ the Blues” with Lester Young

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man, Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts

The Osbourne Brothers: “Rocky Top”, “Ruby”

Sviatoslav Richter: Chopin Etudes Op. 10 No. 1-4

Ridiculous food ads lampooned

Greg — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:50:56 +0000

Lawyers with a sense of Humor?

Greg — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:44:34 +0000

Doesn’t Really Look Like Him Unless You Look It Directly In The Eye

Greg — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:03:41 +0000

–from the NIH Images in Medicine Library.

You Dropped Food on the Floor. Do You Eat It?

Greg — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:32:09 +0000

I was at the Box Tuesday Night for Greg and Joy Margolis’ going away party. The place was full of little kids. I watched a kid dropped a cookie on the floor, bend down, pick it up and eat it. This was the floor of The Box! My first thought was, “yep, I’m sure no one has ever, ever thrown up right there in that very spot.”

Today, I found this online at the Serious Eats blog:

Kinda makes me want a cat

Greg — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:17:41 +0000

More from the National Library of Medicine

Greg — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:30:36 +0000