Every Villiage Needs One Vox 2007-12-30T05:56:20Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2252372ad604a/ The Villiage Idiot's Perspective Rawalpindi Tragedy tag:vox.com,2007-12-30:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398ccd6f20001 2007-12-30T04:29:02Z 2007-12-30T05:56:20Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bhutto Before the End Barber

Just had one of those moments when two apparently disconnected memes collide and touch at an emotional level. First of all, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is described in poignant detail by John Moore on the New York Times web site. At the...

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]]> It has been a hard, yea verily, a hard days night tag:vox.com,2007-12-24:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398cb244e0005 2007-12-24T04:41:08Z 2007-12-24T04:42:10Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Richard III

via the inimitable Mr. Kottke and from there to the Cynical-C, we have Peter Sellers adding his own style to a musical classic. Just a little light entertainment. Probably better material for del.icio.us, but what the heck.

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]]> Feed Reader Best Practices #1 tag:vox.com,2007-12-07:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c51fa00001 2007-12-07T02:02:55Z 2007-12-07T02:02:55Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I just dropped ComputerWorld's SharkTank from my feed reader. I've been cleaning up my subscriptions. I have way more subscriptions then humanly possible to consume (and he's not human - so don't interrupt me). When I started using Google's rea...

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]]> The Gael tag:vox.com,2007-12-04:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c40ac50001 2007-12-04T04:38:17Z 2007-12-04T04:56:03Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Nike Football Leave Nothing 14 - Last Of The Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans

My 17 year old daughter says "I don't get it" watching the latest Nike commercial. The commercial, featuring Sean Merriman transitioning seamlessly between games with different opponents and different playing conditions. She's trying to find th...

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]]> Rockpile tag:vox.com,2007-11-22:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c008330003 2007-11-22T05:09:28Z 2007-11-22T05:09:28Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Rockpile

I was listening to XM Radio's Deep Tracks program hosted by Bob Dylan today when they played "Teacher Teacher" by Rockpile. It's one of those familiar songs you (or at least I) could not place. I knew I'd heard it before but couldn't recall wher...

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]]> Gas Tips tag:vox.com,2007-11-16:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398be20be0001 2007-11-16T16:07:12Z 2007-11-16T16:08:56Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The following snip has been posted a dozen times around the internet. I received it in an e-mail from my favorite propagator of urban myths so I have to be a little careful simply posting without some caveats. It's interesting but the source is ...

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]]> MILK tag:vox.com,2007-11-08:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398bb57fb0004 2007-11-08T01:33:46Z 2007-11-08T01:33:46Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

MILK

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]]> QotD: One Small Act tag:vox.com,2007-09-03:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a439bc0002 2007-09-03T00:33:53Z 2007-09-03T00:33:53Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom What small act of kindness have you done in the last thirty days? Submitted by One Kind Act. I spent time talking to the mother whose daughter had been suspended from a sports team for violating a school rule (and state law). Other parents w...

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]]> QotD: One Small Act tag:vox.com,2007-09-03:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a42ebc0001 2007-09-03T00:33:52Z 2007-09-03T00:33:52Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom What small act of kindness have you done in the last thirty days? Submitted by One Kind Act. I spent time talking to the mother whose daughter had been suspended from a sports team for violating a school rule (and state law). Other parents w...

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]]> Vox Hunt: Photography - Allow Me To Explain... tag:vox.com,2007-09-02:asset-6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a4288d0003 2007-09-02T17:04:37Z 2007-09-02T17:04:37Z villiageidiot http://villiageidiot.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Descending to Light

Show us a photo that requires an explanation. My daughter wanted to enter a photograph in a local art contest. She insists she does better when she gives the effort less effort and looks for an 'artistic' perspective.

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