Category: Entertainment
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Will these libraries appeal to our kids in a digital future?
I noticed this post on Facebook about 6 buildings that are helping to redefine libraries. I wonder: will these libraries appeal to our kids as much as the more traditional libraries in our cities appealed to us when we were young and lacked the digital devices our kids have? In an age when Google can replace…
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Like Bon Jovi for Medium
I think my writing career reached a milestone today. I was described as “Bon Jovi for Medium” because of my modest following there. I’m not quite sure what to do with that description (do I really seem that old?) but since I was a huge fan of the rock band when I was (much) younger,…
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My emigration coping mechanism – 80s music
I had an interesting realization recently when a friend asked on Facebook if anyone else was suddenly really into 80s music lately? It caught my attention because I have been listening to a lot of 80s rock and pop since we arrived in Israel (thanks to my Rdio subscription and my iPad which has become…
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Israel’s remarkable and complicated story
I just watched this terrific ad for the Times of Israel which seems to really nicely capture so much of Israel’s remarkable story and the many facets of Israeli life. What I love about the video is that it doesn’t hide some of the challenges we face here (specifically running for shelter when terrorists fire…
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Running past a speed trap #InaFlash
We just started watching “The Flash” and we’re enjoying it. This one trailer is great and there is a little Easter egg in the first few seconds … “Palmer Technologies”. Ray Palmer makes an appearance in Arrow season 3 too. Palmer’s alter ego is Atom so this should be an interesting tie between The Flash…
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Impressive Mark Wainman Karate demo
I caught part of a demonstration by Mark Wainman Karate yesterday and created this short video of an impressive demonstration Mark and his fellow black belts put on for the crowd: http://youtu.be/3zN77qQFx8A
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When lawyers don't take each other's demands seriously
The Lawyerist’s post titled 9 Epic Responses To Legal Threats is a must-read for lawyers and people who aren’t really fans of lawyers. My favourites are numbers 4 (Jack Daniels) and 9 (West Orange). Here is a taste of the West Orange reply: Oh, and just to play along, had you intended for your letter…
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We're all coming to your house
I love this Twitter conversation I had with Marie Straub last night. @pauljacobson By "with @simonpegg" you had better mean "starring @simonpegg" otherwise we're all coming to your house. — The Thing With Feathers (@merrystrwberry) August 5, 2014 It also reminds me of that book “Eats, shoots and leaves“.
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