Video Digest: December 21, 2007
Llew Hinkes digs through this holiday season’s hottest dances: The Consumption, the Candiru, the Ian Svenonius Double-Foot Kick, and the Drunken Nazi.
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A gift in the mail is a joy to open—a gift every month (or less) trumps that. For those stumped on how to tie up their holiday shopping, our resident shopping expert advises you to pour yourself some ’nog, and order a few magazines.
20 December 2007: Afternoon
Masculine world leaders found to be hiding feminine dogs. Print for the commute home: Unstudied deep space to be found in the deep sea. Rove claimed he never felt comfortable operating within the visible light spectrum. Quietly, the Polish-German border dissolves; quietly, Belgium gets a government. Shots from a
Debbie Desmond
Name: Debbie Desmond Hometown: Middle of Nowhere, Conn. Current residence: Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Occupation: Founder of Namaste Yoga and Tranquility Center How did you enter the world of so-called alternative healing? I had an issue with going to the doctor and getting some quick-fix prescription that only
20 December 2007: Morning
A prescient choice, we hope not too prescient: Putin is the Person of the Year. Increasing needs for global communication mean accurate online translation is a must: a review of what's available. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody who
19 December 2007: Afternoon
Sixty-four journalists died covering news in 2007, increase of eight over 2006. Blackwater shot dead Hentish, dog of the New York Times. Inside a Kenyan fridge, the latest in a BBC series. Other things Blackwater is up to recently: PR campaigns, adding to their arsenal, looking for U.N.
An Unholy Christmas Soundtrack
The rigidity of Christmas tradition is most evident in the ubiquity of its music. As unsavory as I find so many other aspects of the season—the false sentiment, the terrible TV programming, the hyper-commoditization—it’s the music that has become truly inescapable. It begins a week or
19 December 2007: Morning
In hopes of curtailing a mortgage crisis, the Fed proposes a clampdown on lending, to little applause. "The Federal Reserve... is not a strong advocate for consumers... there is no Santa Claus. People... surprised by the one are presumably surprised by the other." From Foreign Policy: "The
The Top 10 Albums of 2007
In the past 12 months thousands of albums were released, but there are only 10 you’ll need to remember.
18 December 2007: Afternoon
Befuddled every time someone says "sub-prime?" A graphic explanation. "What's your next diabolical plot? And what's up with that big ol' splotch on your forehead?" Al Qaeda's number two is now taking questions. Venezuelan minister gets heat for