Category Media

Ahh, Halloween

Driving down the streets in my neighborhood, I am reminded that Halloween is just around the corner. As usual, I’m procrastinating when it comes to my costume. (Wordy way of saying, “I don’t have one”) But for everyone’s enjoyment, here’s…

Impossible Is Nothing

Okay, I got turned on to this phenomenon through a friend of mine on Wall Street. On Friday morning (10/6), Aleksey Vayner was another name in a pile of resumes. Another job applicant from Yale for an entry-level banking job.…

Borat trailer

For all you Ali G fans out there… The trailer for the new Borat movie is online. Check it out on the Quicktime trailer site. On a related note: don’t know quite what to think of the continuing row between…

Salvo graffiti art

I was searching for my name online when I came across this Flickr gallery of graffiti by an Atlanta graffiti artist with the tag name “Salvo.” I don’t know anything about the guy or if his real name is Salvo,…

Self-defense was never so…funny

My buddy at work introduced me to this video of Bas Rutten (a world champ Ultimate Fighter, as I learned) demonstrating self-defense moves. The tactics seem useful, and Rutten’s clearly a badass, but the commentary takes the cake! Check out…

This is Texas: Joe Jamail deposition

Of all the funny videos I’ve seen on YouTube, this one takes the cake. It’s of a legal deposition some while back, featuring Texas super lawyer Joe Jamail. He’s seated off-camera on the right and interrogates the guy with glasses…

Frontline: Al Qaeda’s New Front

Two posts in a row about television, but this one is much more timely and important. Frontline, my favorite show on television, ran an episode back in the early part of this year called Al Qaeda’s New Front–about the “threat…