Three Clever Videos Related to the US Election

October 30th, 2008, 4 Comments »

These are three clever videos I’ve come across in the last day and a half. Monique twittered about this Slate V video, encouraging Americans to go northward in the event of another Republican president:

Professor Lessig is, as always, thoughtful and articulate in his critique of California’s Proposition 8, a referendum on banning gay marriage:

James sent me this well-crafted take on the Mad Men (a show I have difficulty getting excited about) opening credits from the Simpsons:

In passing, I note that none of these three videos are hosted on YouTube. It’s kind of a video hosting and sharing ghetto, when you get right down to it. You can’t ignore it, but discerning video creators seem to favour other solutions.

Oh, and yes, the imminent new site design is wider than this one, so that video frames won’t jut into the sidebars anymore.

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Just What Every Tourist Wants to See

October 11th, 2007, 2 Comments »

When we sat down to dinner at a restaurant in Xlendi, Monique noted an odd correction to the menu:

I have no objection to people eating horses–it’s just peculiar that they subsequently crossed it out. Did they run out of horse? What meat are they using instead?

In related news, Monique has written an exhaustive and illustrated account of her and James’s first week on Gozo. It’s pretty typical of what our guests do. Give it a read if you want to live vicariously through them. You may also want to check out their photo sets.

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