I thought it was a good idea too, but it’s nice to hear some agreement…
Steve Rubel’s Micro Persuasion
Joseph Jaffe’s Jaffe Juice
Complimentary
Month: October 2005
iPixar
Apple announced yet another drool-worthy gadget today with its video-playing iPod.
A small selection of video is already available at iTunes, including “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives,” but what caught my attention most were the six Pixar shorts. I’d love to see how those look on that little screen. If it’s anywhere near good I think Apple’s gonna turn a lot of white earbud-clad heads.
Comics’ “Low Culture”
Mark Luce’s review of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes in today’s Kansas City Star is pretty much your standard "huge book" "groundbreaking strip" "timeless classic" blah blah blah that I’m assuming most reviewers are filling their respective papers with lately.
And it’s all true. I dare you to find a cartoonist who doesn’t adore and admire Watterson’s transcendent achievement. And I’m thrilled to see the complete collection so lovingly realized.
But what struck me in this particular review was this quote:
"Watterson uses the lowest of culture (comics) for decidedly intellectual dialogue."
Well crap… Low culture. Had I known that I’d have never gotten into cartooning! Someone better tell The New Yorker they’ve been had.
You know I could rant for pages about this, but I’m gonna sum it all up with my own low culture; Hey, Luce! Kiss my ass!
(BTW, should you agree, drop him a line…)
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Holy Performing Porpoises!
“Scientists have taught dolphins to combine both rhythm and vocalisations to produce music, resulting in an extremely high-pitched, short version of the Batman theme song. ”
Honestly this all makes sense when you think about it. I submit this heartfelt quote from 1966’s “Batman: The Movie”:
Robin: Gosh Batman, the nobility of the almost-human porpoise.
Batman: True, it was noble of that animal to hurl himself into the path of that final torpedo. He gave his life for ours.
