tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:31:28 +0000nyttechpodcast90scomedyfull tv series50s80smusic videomusicdocumentaryartindiagovaudiointerviewphoto60sopinionfoodanimationchicagointerview videotwittervideo lecture70snew yorkertvimagefull tv seasonfilmhip hopwritingwebisode"I was never that big on creeds."http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (mb)Blogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-127189181980859531Thu, 27 May 2010 15:45:00 +00002010-05-27T11:06:46.213-05:00film1. Brother's Keeper (1992)--about the reclusive, aged Ward brothers, who still work the farm where they were born. One dies and another is accused of the murder. 2. Surfwise (2008)--a doctor, out of step with society, creates a utopic family life, traveling and surfing with his wife and nine kids, who don't go to school but follow his strict regimen of fitness (surfing every day), diet, high http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/05/two-bizarre-touching-documentaries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-1290803109549023747Fri, 07 May 2010 15:53:00 +00002010-05-27T11:28:12.526-05:00twitterhttp://twitter.com/bohbobohttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/05/twitter-feed-updated-more-often.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-905998571140920706Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:01:00 +00002010-05-27T11:07:16.940-05:00film1. Scarlet Street -- Fritz Lang film noir, with Edward G Robinson2. M -- Fritz Lang, w Peter Lorre3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington -- Frank Capra, w Jimmy Stewarthttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-great-public-domain-films-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-4340105359863169384Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:43:00 +00002010-05-27T11:07:43.623-05:00music video1. People in the City2. La Femme d'Argent3. Kelly Watch the Starshttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/03/air-music-videos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-7864886639436299995Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +00002010-05-27T11:08:18.299-05:00nyt1. Habitats on a self-described eccentric in Staten Island. Has some nice photos and gives a decent sense of this guy.2. Jean Nouvel's design for the National Museum of Qatar in Doha (which also has IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art)3. Article on NYU's expansion. Land-grabbing somewhat like Columbia. Vague proposal to expand ostensibly in the name of helping NYC and community; vague idea to http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/03/recent-nyt-architecturereal-estate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-2433030937629732806Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:23:00 +00002010-05-27T11:28:45.961-05:00indiahttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-updates-until-late-feb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-2072410406114288540Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:59:00 +00002010-05-27T11:11:20.738-05:00nytA Sugar Hill Town Househttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-nyt-slide-shows-look-great.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-4403847688439560609Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:47:00 +00002010-05-27T11:11:58.131-05:00writing1. Pic of Carlos Slim's planned Art Museum/ Office in Mexico City. It looks like one of those middle school math projects where you draw a bunch of lines on a grid at slightly different angles to make a curved object.2. 11 Green Initiatives at Walmart. Interesting how large of an impact they can have by adopting policies. Local produce!?3. Article on New Songo, the "most ambitious instant cityhttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/3-interesting-things-from-fast-company.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-2833217012503050928Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:56:00 +00002010-05-27T11:13:11.738-05:00interviewwriting(Vanity Fair)Just finishing his earlier book and looking forward to this one.http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/quick-joshua-ferris-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-1033465337783269206Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:59:00 +00002010-05-27T11:12:27.585-05:00new yorkerwriting1. Joshua Ferris - The Dinner Party2. TC Boyle - A Death in Kitchawankhttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/2-short-stories-from-new-yorker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-6715217251562060693Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:51:00 +00002010-05-27T11:08:55.787-05:00film1. Primal Fear -- w Richard Gere, set in Chicago. Great Ed Norton performance. Can't believe I hadn't seen this earlier. 2. Reversal of Fortune -- on Alan Dershowitz defending an upper crust guy "Claus von Bulow" (Jeremy Irons) accused of murdering his much wealthier wife. Really great.http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/courtroom-drama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-1443206128371442668Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:06:00 +00002010-05-27T11:09:25.750-05:00film1. World's Greatest Dad - one of my favorite Robin Williams performances in a while2. Big Fan - unsettling and really interesting; Patton Oswalt is greathttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/2-films-on-netflix-watch-instantly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-8798298905454644271Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:26:00 +00002010-05-27T11:10:51.916-05:00writingI really liked his short story collection from 2002--You Are Not A Stranger Here--and have been waiting for something new since then. Here's an excerpt from his first novel about a rogue banker, synching with the financial crisis:Union AtlanticFor some more on the short stories, here's an interview in the Atlantic from 2005.http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-adam-haslett-book-union-atlantic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-7919634000703956173Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:48:00 +00002010-05-27T11:29:51.966-05:00twitterhttp://twitter.com/bohbobohttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/httptwitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-8521891700147328237Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:21:00 +00002010-05-27T11:20:54.154-05:00gov"Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises"http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/politifact-obameter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-1078925822519850639Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:07:00 +00002010-05-27T11:21:38.968-05:00nytfood1. Menu Psychology 2. Sous Vide3. Chicago Restaurants4. Creamy Chicken Pate Recipe5. Ben's Chili Bowl in DChttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/recent-nyt-food-articles-i-enjoyed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-6173828962005559222Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:34:00 +00002010-05-27T11:23:02.761-05:00new yorkerwriting1. John Mackey (Whole Foods)2. James Cameronhttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/two-more-new-yorker-profiles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-5273452046230232275Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:55:00 +00002010-05-27T11:23:46.408-05:00writingAlthough the style is fluffy these are worth reading1. Goldman Sachs2. Large Hadron Collider3. British Aristocracy4. Meryl Streephttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-recent-vanity-fair-articles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-8305288032023066539Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:06:00 +00002010-05-27T11:24:47.250-05:00writinglinkThis reminds me of the documentary stone reader (not sure if I've mentioned on here before)--about writers who turn out one great novel and can't duplicate that success (focuses on forgotten writer Dow Mossman... really interesting). Also this TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert touches on the same subject--how our culture has moved to put too much pressure on individuals to be creative/inspired/http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/great-wired-article-on-fall-of-guy-who.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-1001837082612322456Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:32:00 +00002010-05-27T11:30:36.066-05:00twitterwritingLinks to longer-format writing like this David Foster Wallace story, and other new yorker, harpers, vanity fair, etc articles--has things I otherwise would've missed for surehttp://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/longreads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-6627533564714781877Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:39:00 +00002009-12-14T13:40:45.224-06:00interviewpt1 pt2http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/12/interview-with-late-paul-samuelson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-6043175573186606614Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:15:00 +00002009-08-25T14:27:02.233-05:00full tv seasoncomedy90sThis is great. Hadn't seen most of it before they put it online. Lots of topical stuff but has some great writing and skits with Steve Carell (the guys who pay for things and then flee, germans who say nice things, EH tv, etc) and Stephen Colbert (waiters who are nauseated by food and some other good ones that escape me at the moment). Strangely the first skit of the first episode is probably http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/08/dana-carvey-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-4002576936107417496Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:02:00 +00002009-08-23T10:25:18.850-05:00webisodecomedyShort comedy webisodes meant to feel like an insider perspective on being an entry-level lawyer at a good firm. More unsettling than funny. Season One (08)1. The Interview2. Connotative/Denotative3. Typo4. Red Wine5. Gayholm Syndrome6. Yale7. Rope8. Halloween9. Punching the Clown pt 110. Punching the Clown pt 2http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/08/living-dream-from-bitter-lawyer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-5316180108829978971Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-08-22T19:04:05.715-05:00music video60stvWow these are fun to watch. The audiences, dancers and performers are totally captivating. Say what you will about the quality/lip sync. A few selections:1. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Mickey's Monkey2. Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic3. Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law4. Chuck Berry - Maybellene5. James Brown - I Got You6. Chuck Berry- Johnny B Goode 7. We Five - You Were http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/08/hollywood-go-go-mid-60s-tv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728246741298615226.post-8527357328641827091Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:15:00 +00002009-08-24T10:32:48.635-05:00nytvideo lecture1. NYT article on recently released Dept of Ed report on online education vs the classroom, and best practices in online ed: The analysis for the Department of Education found that, on average, students doing some or all of the course online would rank in the 59th percentile in tested performance, compared with the average classroom student scoring in the 50th percentile. That is a modest but http://boh-bo.blogspot.com/2009/08/some-perspectives-on-online-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mb)0