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100 Things to Watch for in 2011
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Internet, Lifestyle, Pop Culture, Technology, tagged Internet Trends in 2011, JWT Intelligence 100 Things to Watch in 2011, Technology Trends in 2011, Tube Free Toilet Paper on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
JWT Intelligence has put together a fascinating list of 100 Things to Watch in 2011. Spanning technology, fashion, pop culture, sports, film, environment, it is a pretty comprehensive list, but slanted towards technology related trends. Slide 9 in the Slideshare presentation below lists all 100 items and each subsequent slide provides specific commentary on each [...]
My favorite books of the decade
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, tagged and the Cell Phone, Daniel Silva, Freakonomics, How Soccer Explains the World, Innovator's Dilemma, Moneyball, The Elephant, The Tiger, Top Books of 2000-2009, Top Books of the Decade, World is Flat on January 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Earlier, I wrote about the many lists of top moments and events of the decade that just passed (2000-2009) and I joined in on the fun with my list of the top sporting moments of the decade. Now, inspired by the theme of my blog, I’d like to do my last recap- my favorite [...]
My review of Avatar
Posted in Entertainment, Pop Culture, tagged Avatar, Avatar the Movie, Glyder Glu Mobile, James Cameron on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like many others, this weekend I watched the blockbuster movie Avatar with family. I had high expectations going in as relatives and friends who had already seen the movie had rave reviews, a must see. Here’s what I thought about the movie overall, what I liked and didn’t like.
The decline of baseball amidst a changing society
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, Sports, tagged and Basketball and What They See When They Do, Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Decline of Baseball, Football, Michael Manelbaum, The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball on December 13, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Last month, I watched part of Game 2 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees with a colleague. While watching, it dawned on me that this was the first game of this year’s baseball post-season that I’d seen. To me, that is a significant revelation regarding the plight of Major [...]
Life as a sports team mascot
Posted in Pop Culture, Sports, tagged Greg Brown, Patrick Hruby, Pittsburgh Pirates Parrot, Sister Sledge, Sports Mascots, The Seedier Side of Fur and Fun, We are Family on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The other day, I was watching a documentary on the 1979 baseball season on the MLB Network and the World Series winner of that season, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Those Pirates were know for its team slogan and team song, the hit song by Sister Sledge, We are Family. As they were recollecting that season and [...]
Beyond Freakonomics…it’s Superfreakonomics
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, tagged Daily Show and Super Freakonomics, Freakonomics, Intellectual Ventures, Stephen Dubner, Steven Levitt, Super Freakonomics on November 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few years ago, the book Freakonomics written by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner came out. I found that book to be ground-breaking and fascinating, a book in many ways that has inspired me to take my natural analytical inclination and apply it to a diverse set of topics and document [...]
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