12 October 2009

Current


This is a new habit. Current.com - available from most cable providers. This is the TV/news organization fronted by AlGore. If I watch standard news - either msnbc, fox, whatever - then watch this, the comparison is huge. Best news-type channel available. The investigative journalism is real, a bit unnerving at times, exciting and provocative. This thing is way ahead of the curve - music, news, life. Plus some of the viewer-created content they play is great. It's like superior quality public access.

01 October 2009

Where the Wild Things Are




Some books are just too good to mess with. Others have a genuine potential to be something more. M Sendak approached a virtually unknown Spike Jonze ten years ago about doing something with his classic. Finally it's been done. Sendak, S Jonze, D Eggars and perfect use of an Arcade Fire song. This is too good to not be great.

Here's the trailer: