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November 10, 2007
Locke, Goosebumps, Sparkle and Old Men
Last night I went to the 2007 Sparkle SF annual champagne and sparkling wine event with my journalist girlfriend. It took place at the St. Regis Hotel in downtown, a shockingly posh place. We went to the press meeting with Kimberley Locke from American Idol and heard her talk about her commitment to charity work. We then went and tasted wines, snacked on fancy hors d'œuvres, watched a charity auction, and listened to Locke sign a few songs. At the auction I got to see a rich girl bid $3500 for a trip to Iceland. After the benefit I met Jack and saw No Country For Old Men, the new Cohen brothers film.
Findings of the evening :
- Rich people food tastes really good.
- I actually like champagne/sparkling wine, which I'd previously though I didn't. Turns out I just don't like the cheap stuff.
- Though I didn't taste all of them, of the ones I did taste the 2006 Goosebumps Sparkling Shiraz by MollyDooker was the best.
- Locke is a good singer, but I still prefer Duncan Sheik for my adult contemporary.
- The new Cohen brothers film is great. It's actually suspenseful. I can't remember the last time I watched a movie and was gripping my legs and truly didn't know what was going to happen. The film breaks many rules that I've come to subconsciously rely on when watching a movie which really make it stand out. It's brutal and violent and dirty and real. If you can stomach it, I highly recommend it.
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November 06, 2007
Larry Lessig speaks at TED
Photo by Peter Kaminski
I invite you to listen to Larry Lessig's brief and focussed talk at TED back in March on How creativity is being strangled by the law. It provides an illuminating perspective on what's happening to our culture today and how it echo's events of the past. It's 19 minutes long and worth every second.
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