Alas, Poor Albert...

... Apparently We Hardly Knew Ye.

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

...Christmas Lights!
I love them.. once they're up.

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From 'Humbug' to 'Ho-Ho-Ho' in Three Steps

Sourpuss Scrooge changes his tune after an all-night coaching session from a talking trio of spectral spirits. What the Dickens did they say to him?
What can we learn from a ghost?

Pie Pie Chart Chart

This is a Pie Pie Chart Chart,
or a Chart full of Pie Charts about Pie.

We have over 50 flavors. What's your favorite?

Christmas Music: It's Not Just For Christmas Anymore!

I love Christmas music, but does it become less special when you hear it for three months in a row?

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Women Are Human Beings, Unless...

...unless they're characters in huge Hollywood movies, apparently.

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Don't Wear a Red Shirt On Star Trek...

...unless you have a Scottish accent or a miniskirt/headset combo.

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Thanks, Science Teachers

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5 Pixar Success Secrets .. That Might Have Saved 'Cars 2'

Pixar has an astonishing track record for producing critically successful movies, so 'Cars 2' caught everyone off guard: With sparkling visuals but an unsatisfying story, 'Cars 2' may be Pixar's lowest rated film, with only a 38% approval rating on the film critic site RottenTomatoes.com.

What went wrong?

Dev Patniak of Jump Associates interviewed Oren Jacob, former chief technical officer of Pixar on FastCoDesign. From the discussion he pulled five secrets to Pixar's Success:
1. If it sucks, say so.
2. Defend your opinion, then 'Hit Play Quickly.'
3. Look upstream for the source of the problem.
4. Match the medium to the message
5. Hire for excellence.

I think Rules 1 and 3 are what saved 'Toy Story 2:'
Pixar rewrote and rebuilt the whole movie in eight months because someone had the guts to speak up and say the story didn't work, and the someone listened. 'Toy Story 2' went on to become a huge success, earning an astonishing 100% approval rating.

Why didn't Pixar repeat this strategy and save 'Cars 2?'
I think three things happened:
1. Not enough story team members admitted the plot didn't work,
2. The project got too far down the pipeline before anyone admitted the story was mediocre, and
3. This film's visuals were much so more complex than 'Toy Story 2' that a similar rewrite and rebuild would be impossible this time. Rather than push the release date back and hold out for a higher-quality story, Pixar tried to wrap the existing plot in dazzling visuals and hope for the best.

Unfortunately, now we've seen the results: Pixar has its first dud, and a blemish on its previously spotless record.

We're looking forward to great films from Pixar in the years to come. They can make excellent movies; Following their own best practices will help assure that they do.

Why Are the Arts Important?

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Bob Cassilly Lives On

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Banned Books Week

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At least 46 of the top 100 novels of the 20th century have been the targets of ban attempts, according to the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom.
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/

Can you guess which classic children's books people have attempted to ban most often?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-library-association/10-surprising-childrens-b_b_976704.html

The Shark Deserves a Design Award

Shark built out of tires by Ji Yong Ho

The shark deserves a design award.

Older than the dinosaurs, it's one of the most successful species alive,
pared down and distilled, honed over millions of generations,
like a hot rod stripped down to its most effective essentials.
You can literally build a shark out of anything and it will still be cool.
Sharks are Cool Times Ten.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2011/sep/08/power-of-making-craft?CMP=twt_fd#/?picture=378726430&index=6

Goodbye, Borders.

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Remembering 9/11

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'This Meeting Will Be Brief' and Other Delusions

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On Styles Of Music

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Here's to Freedom...

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Comic: Summer's Winding Down..

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Hot Summer Breakfast

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Man loses mind, moves into treehouse

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The NEXT Harry Potter Sequels

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7 Ways to Beat the Heat

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The Water is Wide

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'Look At This Stuff...

...isn't it neat?'

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'Battle of the Del Taco Saucer...'

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Sooner or Later...

...we all have to sort things out with Dad.

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And the TONY Award Goes To...

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The Taming of the Who?

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Wordless tales of the world: 'Where Children Sleep'

I'm astounded by children from around the world - astounded by where they come from, by who they're becoming, and by how many different ways there are to grow up.

Photographer James Mollison was asked to do a project on children's rights. Remembering how important his childhood room was to his own upbringing, he took his camera around the world and photographed children - each one on a neutral background, and then photographed the child's sleeping area. Without a word, Mollison's  astounding pictures tell us volumes about the world's children and how they live.

Where Children Sleep, a book of Mollison's incredible photos, is available at ChrisBoot.com

(Here's the full story at www.VisualNews.com)

The Cicadas Are Coming!

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May day

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May all your stories end happily ever after

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Favorite storytellers Garrison Keillor and Bill McClellan

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How are you 'getting green' this Earth Day?

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Great moments, ruined by springtime allergies..

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A lament for Japan

Japan's earthquake/tsunami/nuclear tragedies have overwhelmed everyone, including the popular incarnation of worst-case Japanese disaster. This image echoes Bill Mauldin's 1963 editorial cartoon of a grieving Abraham Lincoln.

Below the cartoon after the link I've included url addresses for helping with Japan's recovery.

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'Watson' the computer won jeopardy...

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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BigWinterStorm

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Sleep vs. Internet...

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Art Museum Video Game

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A Blizzard...

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Why the 'No-Sweeps' Week?

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Gnome More Cold Weather!

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Backpack Sketchbook - Pakistan

Keeping a travel journal isn't always convenient at the time, but opening its weathered cover years later brings back a flood of memories that would have been lost. I drew this one evening during a stay with a friend's very generous and hospitable family in Lahore, Pakistan. The family would gather every evening to sit, tell stories, and host a multitude of neighbors and relatives who dropped in to visit. There were many people living close together, plenty of shared meals seated on the floor, and dozens of new surprises every day.
Although our customs and cultures are different, seeing this reminds me that we have more in common with the rest of the world than we think.

Why the Vitriol on TV?

As long as viewer numbers drive programming decisions, plenty of TV networks will show vitriol and conflict. It's hard to look away from a car pileup -- traffic slowdowns prove it -- but that doesn't make it quality programming. We're likely to see more of the same unless viewers are willing to turn away to something better.

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Want to see paintings of dream animals tens of thousands of years old?

Let's dig down with Werner Herzog into a cave full of them...

http://bit.ly/g2vTQm

Do different forms of writing produce different forms of thought?

Stanley Fish says Yes.
http://bit.ly/grq9aZ

Mixing it up

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