Archive for August, 2007

Money For Nothing

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Fact is, older music videos seem to have quality that today’s crowd lacks. For evidence of this, check out the famous McCartney/Jackson duet Say, Say, Say. There aren’t even storylines in current videos; it’s just about flash and bang.
Also– you can note that the part of the song sung by MJ is sampled in numerous [...]

Such A Long Read

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

After finishing Rohinton Minstry’s book Such A Long Journey, it really strikes me how he captures the essence of time, memories, and friendship. The is a plot line in the novel where the story could veer off and become a James Bond-type thriller–but luckily, the delusion is stopped cold in its tracks.
Instead of fast cars, [...]

Spirit of the Media

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

What can I say? I am beginning to understand the limits of mental energy that everyone devotes to what they want to achieve, to accomplish. I was told that I was working at a high rate, and I have always excelled at drawing on things from my psyche that others are unable or unwilling to [...]

I Perform Like Mike

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Anyone — Tyson, Jordan, Jackson
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Maybe not having television is forcing me to grow in new directions, and maybe I just make up the lost time on YouTube. Here are the artifacts that I have recovered.
First, from Michael Jackson, a few classic music videos: Bad, split into Part 1 and Part 2, which was directed by none other [...]

Transcendental Meditation

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

All around me, tragedy is everywhere.
Living next to Toronto General Hospital, I frequently hear ambulance sirens almost every day. I will sometimes see people walking around outside the emergency ward; whether family or patients, they never appear healthy and the odd one will be attached to an IV unit. Perhaps the collective shock of accident [...]