tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11140467752607708462012-02-16T07:43:11.172-05:00"Let be be finale of seem." (...and we go onwards)jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.comBlogger3721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-5967558880348331852009-08-12T20:17:00.001-04:002009-08-12T20:17:59.156-04:00

here.

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-53465144636742980262009-04-28T23:58:00.007-04:002009-04-29T08:52:23.211-04:00

Before this afternoon's Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Chelsea (in Barcelona), I was eager to see the tactical and physical consequences of two of the best teams in the world--both in form, comprised of contrasting squads in terms of size and skill, used to playing in two very very different leagues--smashing against each other for 90 minutes.Considering a CL system that awards

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-16095591223240110952009-04-13T10:02:00.003-04:002009-04-13T10:06:48.081-04:00

Clint Dempsey had two crucial goals for Fulham in a win at Manchester City yesterday. Fulham are now in 8th place in the prem. Good for them.Dig it:

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-20619145893964335082009-04-12T17:56:00.003-04:002009-04-12T18:00:25.369-04:00

Here's something that continues a couple mainline JJ themes. A ridiculously good remix that I would argue is better than the original (see this and this) plus a version of Lady Gaga's Poker Face.It's called "Poke Her Face" (ha.) and was put together by Kanye and some friends, namely Kid Cudi, Common, 'Ye, and A-Trak. Enjoy.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-35788343906635201732009-04-12T17:49:00.002-04:002009-04-12T17:55:52.739-04:00

Hey JJers, this might be entirely masturbatory, but I thought I'd put up a quick link to my thesis, just in case people want to read it.So here: Title page. Real deal Holyfield.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-19263896431913660712009-04-03T00:19:00.003-04:002009-04-03T00:32:05.272-04:00

*Every* Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.My apologies for making you listen to John Harkes, even for less than two minutes--but it's worth it to see Jozy Altidore's hat trick this past Wednesday in the USMNT's World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago.Not sure if he is the savior of American soccer, but he's 19, and probably our

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-77882816087403778802009-04-01T00:01:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:24:07.806-04:00

...and all I get is this free t-shirt?In all seriousness, though, Fox Soccer Channel has picked up the rights to next season's Champions League. Big news? Certainly, because it speaks ill of ESPN's commitment to the beautiful game.ESPN owns the rights to the next two World Cups and did a great job televising last summer's Euro Cup. They also supposedly bid a large sum to televise English

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-63665513011407894572009-03-31T20:39:00.003-04:002009-03-31T20:45:00.968-04:00

Note: This is posted at InTheMoment, Moment Magazine's blog. Still quite pertinent to JJers, methinks. I'm curious what you all think about it. Am I overreacting?In their most recent gimmick, Heeb has outdone even their own high standard of Jewish tomfoolery. Really outdone it. The idiosyncratic Jewish quarterly has announced a fake Holocaust memoir writing contest.Entirely out of jest, the

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-82649650931544589482009-03-25T14:24:00.005-04:002009-03-25T14:47:11.646-04:00

Landon Donovan is back from his brief loan spell at German league giants Bayern Munich. He goes from playing with Franck Ribery, Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and other world class players (Lucio's my boy, and don't forget Podolski) to playing with Stefani Miglioranzi, Chris Klein, and Dema Kovalenko (Becks isn't back until later in the summer) and other MLS mainstays.Well.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-76878955945254035072009-03-24T22:56:00.003-04:002009-03-24T23:08:39.513-04:00

One of the most frustrating players on Arsenal because he can score goals like these......with real aplomb. Super control, surprising speed and balance, and poised finishing.Yet since his horrific ankle break/dislocation in May 2006, he has failed to stay fit for any length of time; and in the time he has been fit, he hasn't played with the kind of consistency that would make him one of the best

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-70006331924610666112009-03-18T15:10:00.001-04:002009-03-18T15:10:43.071-04:00

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-12958633762047261202009-03-11T21:37:00.003-04:002009-03-11T21:46:25.930-04:00

THIS IS NEWS?I understand that we know care about what celebrities do..who they're dating, where they eat, what club they go to (JJ staffer ederms did a bit of paparazzi-ing on his most recent jaunt to LA) and the like, but we care about THIS?I'm amazed. Either it was a slow news day or ....well, I don't know what other excuse there can be.

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-34364762505746888032009-03-09T03:15:00.002-04:002009-03-09T03:19:51.675-04:00

So, Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" is good...but this is the best one ever.Yeah, it's in Japanese, and yeah, it's jpop, but the only thing you need to know is that Hamasaki Ayumi is actually kind of talented (she does all of her own arrangements and writes her lyrics). The song boils down to one lyric--"It could all be so simple: I want your love"-----Nothing changes.And on that note, I need to study

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-83105799527922540552009-03-06T14:58:00.002-05:002009-03-06T15:04:30.799-05:00

*Every* Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.I'll be the first to admit that I hate Lady Gaga's "Just Dance". In fact, I may be the only person to admit it. It's a lousy song.But, I also have to say that her song "Poker Face" is amazing.The chorus' key is just amazing, and the "My po-po-po-po-po-poker face" bit is so good. If I could

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-1704491219369192932009-03-03T21:23:00.004-05:002009-03-03T22:05:36.512-05:00

Hey JJers. Isn't Arsene great?Aaaaanyhoo. Here's a mix of goofy songs, mostly hip-hop, whose humor derives either from a ridiculous concept, overt flamboyance, or just straight goofiness. About three of them came up consecutively on my party shuffle, and I just decided to extend it into an all out mix. There are some songs with naughty words, so it's not all sfw. Sorry.Download the .zip file here

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-18538633060290407632009-03-03T00:03:00.000-05:002009-03-03T00:03:00.203-05:00

i did this awhile back. and, heaven forbid this turns too journal-y, but these are the lessons that i think i've picked up thus far. i was inspired a bit by those esquire "the way i see it" interviews, where there's never a question--the answers from the interviewee are just...there------the universe tends to work itself out.nothing is static. constants change and there is absolutely nothing

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-46676528599949304722009-03-03T00:01:00.002-05:002009-03-03T00:01:00.806-05:00

here is the link to the kanye west "storytellers" videos.enjoy!kanye just gets it. what struck me most (other than the performances) were the responses on the page. kanye isn't trying to be artistic--he is an artist. i don't understand why artist is such a bad word to so many people. but the lighting (my goodness, the lighting...if i could describe what i'd want my bedroom to look like, i

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-80958917497374279702009-03-01T15:53:00.003-05:002009-03-01T16:11:51.073-05:00

Last night, I was watching Kanye West's "Storytellers" on VH1. Not only did it make me want to listen to "808s and Heartbreak", but it made me want to examine Kanye's songs that are criminally underrated.By underrated, I mean, essentially, that the song wasn't a single and gets neglected when Kanye's canon is being spoken of. This was mostly motivated by the fact that 'Ye didn't perform "

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-1013556900903205062009-02-26T09:09:00.005-05:002009-02-26T09:23:17.177-05:00

(Photo of the electric fence at Sachsenhausen concretation camp by bsto.)Last night I couldn't sleep after reading Tadeusz Borowski's short story within the eponymous book "This Way For The Gas Ladies and Gentlemen."Having taking classes and written on both tragedy and comedy, I find it is the combination of the two that makes the most effective emotive impact. Regarding Holocaust literature,

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-28653954161942675392009-02-17T18:33:00.004-05:002009-02-17T18:49:20.372-05:00

I'm just going to come out and confess it (ha, like those ridiculously ubiquitous Proactive commercials that start with Jennifer Love Hewitt confessing her "love affair" with acne cream):I really like the Facebook 25 things phenomenon. I don't think it requires a whole bunch of Stephen Marche-esque cultural analysis. Like, I don't think the phenomenon derives entirely from a narcissistic

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-8914717959514406012009-02-13T17:51:00.004-05:002009-02-13T18:23:32.517-05:00

*Every* Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.This week's video is from one of the best Woody Allen movies evurr:The opening scene of Manhattan, god bless it.I may be the only JJer who listens to classical music in a context besides studying, but I have no doubt that we can all enjoy George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue together here. Don't

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-70228274685538570212009-02-09T11:34:00.003-05:002009-02-09T11:47:32.886-05:00

Yup. Adele won best new artist or sumtin last night at the Gramsauce so it just shows my knack for falling in love with party shuffle songs that catch my attention mid-studying. Take, for example, this thingy I put up on my fb wall last week:Why'd it catch my attention? Maaaan, as soon as you hear those opening hits you just FEEL Biggie coming at you in "Dead Wrong." That's a disgusting song,

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-87246397997424089802009-02-09T00:59:00.003-05:002009-02-09T01:06:11.251-05:00

Note: I did not personally know LCpl. Anderson or his family. This was an assignment for a class. I chose to write about LCpl. Anderson because of his age and because he was killed in action in Iraq.Lance Corporal Norman W. Anderson III was killed in Iraq on October 19, 2005 by a suicide car bomber in Karabilah, a town on the Syrian border. His mission was to prevent insurgents from crossing

PDubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431598766779540799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-27531083522892760892009-01-30T11:57:00.004-05:002009-01-30T12:22:30.178-05:00

First off, the irony of this photo is wonderful (pay close attention to the street name).Blagojevich, your plane is boarding: Yesterday, the state senate voted 59-0 to remove this clown from office. Patrick Quinn, his former running mate and lieutenant governor, was named his replacement. All I can say is it's about time and I look forward to Illinois politics no longer being the laughingstock of

Evmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07647281902601043102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-84029611555289622982009-01-30T11:25:00.003-05:002009-01-30T13:00:41.590-05:00

*Every* Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.Note: this is also posted at Sportscentric.Puma has a history of audacious projects that, for one reason or another, always end up falling short of expectations. Remember those ridiculous one-piece soccer kits they proposed? (Look right.) Their most recent collaboration with fashion icon

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-46786663126269587392009-01-23T00:01:00.000-05:002009-01-23T00:01:01.115-05:00

*Every* Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.This week, we've got another installment of "instances where the remix is better than the original song".This week's song is Friendly Fires' "Paris""Paris" is a great song--full of stacatto, hazy guitars, dance rock time signatures, and delayed guitar laser beams. The band's usage of two

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-15701374079190498122009-01-22T19:44:00.003-05:002009-01-22T20:09:26.339-05:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Unfortunately, a heinous act has once again hit Virginia Tech. An accounting grad student was decapitated at an Au Bon Pain restaurant by a man she knew. This act is incredibly sick and despicable, and our condolences go out to her family.So many questions...but the biggest one is "How exactly did someone get decapitated in a restaurant?" No one saw a struggle at all? I

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-24614927169366239282009-01-16T14:25:00.003-05:002009-01-16T15:17:52.885-05:00

*Every* Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.This week's video involves the newly crowned Fifa world player of the year, to whom Nike made this viral ad/homage:Cristiano Ronaldo (who should be called "Cronaldo" in order to separate him and the best Ronaldo at the time of his emergence) may have won the world's best player award last week.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-35596010339379591582009-01-15T00:01:00.000-05:002009-01-15T00:01:00.259-05:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)...and we've got it from both sides of the Atlantic.First up--Mayor Ravenstahl of Pittsburgh decided to get rid of the "Raven" in his last name because his hometown Steelers are playing the Ravens in the AFC Championship game this weekend. His proposed new name? Steelerstahl. Interestingly enough, Stahl means "steel" in German.----The Guardian has also taken interest in

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-66979732560813587612009-01-14T18:16:00.002-05:002009-01-14T18:27:08.040-05:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)The hook to this song was stuck in my mind for days...knowing no words to it other than "five in the morning..." meant it was going to be a tough task to find the song.Enter google. Yeah. That would have worked, except I had no other lyrics. Finally, a more astute fan of trashy r&b figured out that i was missing the word "it's" before "five in the morning" and found the

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-7133073022067515372009-01-13T10:52:00.002-05:002009-01-13T11:06:57.332-05:00

Paranoid feat. Mr. Hudson - Kanye WestHere's the track list of a Kanye West primer I made my dad. I left out a lot of the hit singles because they're (a) overplayed and (b) not 'ye's best stuff, just his most head-bangable. I also stuck strictly to songs from his albums; I left out remixes or guest tracks he's appeared on.Tell me what you think.So:Good Morning (intro)Hey MamaIt All Falls

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-47357572019467947872009-01-12T18:31:00.003-05:002009-01-12T18:42:06.098-05:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Very rarely is a remix better than the original song.Here is an example.MGMT "Electric Feel"(This is not the original video, as I could not find an embeddable version of that one...but, here's a link to it)It's actually pretty hard to top this song--it's got great synths, a funky bassline, and quasi-Bee Gee's-esque vocal stylings. The lyrics are top notch, and the song is

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-59314294797614853542008-12-12T18:55:00.002-05:002008-12-12T21:09:29.121-05:00

Portishead--"Only You" (sweet live version)Some JJ readers have been bothering me about getting those songs from the mix for my sister I posted a few days ago. A perfect chance for procrastination during finals week!!Here's a link to the mix. Download the compressed folder to your desktop or somewhere you'll remember, then unzip it, and bam.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-55249230533799056742008-12-06T16:08:00.003-05:002008-12-06T16:24:37.132-05:00

a supreme love - DJ Cam (Track 7)Yo.Here's a mix I made for my sister. She's into Tribe Called Quest-type hip hop and more than a little weary of the current state of the game. This is a flowy, sort of quiet, beat-ridden mix for her. Obviously not all the songs are Tribe-type hip hop--but most are influenced by it. The mix sort of starts with 21st century iterations of that kind of hip hop, then

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-18953171759882478502008-11-26T02:33:00.005-05:002008-11-26T02:47:43.534-05:00

Dear President Obama,It has come to my attention that you'd like to cut the fat. I bring you a question: Should Citi cancel its $400 million sponsorship of the new Mets stadium? The answer is yes, but with a qualifier: As long as AIG cancels its deal with Manchester United first.A sports marketing analyst said that "...it was not certain that AIG would maintain their contract with United,

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-66643166334199814442008-11-24T22:11:00.007-05:002008-11-24T23:57:12.686-05:00

Ok, everybody. Go time. What are we to make of 808s and Heartbreaks? What are we to do with Kanye now?Let's take stock.What we have here is an album with a fundamental problem (Auto-Tune), a driving message (heartbreak + urban isolation), and a dubious purpose (fame? wealth? change the game?). Let's see if we can understand these characteristics of the album, and, eventually, render a judgment.We

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-42878386316250736472008-11-21T00:01:00.002-05:002008-11-21T02:36:30.144-05:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.Next week Tuesday brings Kanye West's newest release "808s and Heartbreaks". While we at the Collective are at loggerheads over Kanye's new direction, we all agree on the fact that 'Ye really brought us into appreciating rap, hip hop and other general goodness. "The College Dropout" was the first

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-6782264622471672992008-11-19T19:22:00.002-05:002008-11-19T19:26:41.886-05:00

Apparently my roommate Zach and I were two of a random bunch of Gmail users who get to try out the new themes setting on Gmail. Here's some screen shots:"Terminal":"Desk":And "Graffiti":Cool, huh? There's also some straight up color themes and other weird ones like "Ninja," "Bus Stop," and "Beach."

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-53850421271675131192008-11-14T13:44:00.004-05:002008-11-14T14:55:13.173-05:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.I've never been a huge fan of Q-Tip. Well, let me rephrase that. I never knew how big a fan I was of Q-Tip all these years. Think about all the bangers he's had a direct role in putting out. Ok, don't think, I'll put them up. Here's a few of my favorite Q-Tip songs. (And check out his brand new

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-1158967454158631332008-11-12T11:55:00.002-05:002008-11-12T11:59:07.534-05:00

I kid you not. And I love it.Check out some screen shots:

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-39966808097745416342008-11-10T15:55:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:59:28.000-05:00

More from Obama's number one hip-hop sycophant:Remember the first Yes We Can video? Wayyy back in, like, 2007? We wrote then about Obama's idealism versus Hillary's brutal rhetoric. Crazy that it's all behind us now. Absolutely crazy.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-34871318512860734422008-11-10T15:25:00.004-05:002008-11-10T15:31:10.845-05:00

Poets Make Poor TravelersScrambling to get his mind working on anything, for he was deep in the throes of a writer’s block that was more firewall than mere impediment, the poet defied the flight attendants and turned on his cell phone at thirty thousand feet. He knew there is no panacea for writer’s block more effective than sex: It is the most indulgent and stimulating thing to do, the most

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-70276559133466957222008-11-07T18:19:00.003-05:002008-11-07T18:23:36.887-05:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.I can't let bsto have all the celebratory Barack fun by himself...although those literal videos are insanely funny--even my non-Mystery Science Theater 3000 loving girlfriend loved the Tears for Fears videoYoung Jeezy featuring Nas "My President is Black"Because there isn't a more swagtastic line

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-40934553532374711872008-11-07T13:12:00.003-05:002008-11-07T13:22:25.791-05:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.Wow. It's been a while since we've done of these. Apologies.Anyhow, it would be far too predictable to put up a video about Obama, and we're anything but predictable. So here's a couple of videos that reached me earlier this week. They're part of this "movement" called literal art.Here's Red Hot

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-49135342457507593632008-11-06T17:20:00.000-05:002008-11-06T17:23:00.556-05:00

Yoooooo JJ readers. A couple new things about the blog:We now offer email and more optimized rss subscriptions. Subscribe on the bottom of the right side panel. You've also probably noticed the increased ad presence of late. Hope it's not too distracting. Remember, jhuff and I do not endorse aimless consumerism--unless it involves really, really nice kicks or soccer shirts.Enjoy, and thanks for

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-27927143686063320592008-11-06T16:16:00.003-05:002008-11-06T16:21:21.930-05:00

The things I find interesting here:Remember how strongly Fox News and conservatives in McCain's camp and elsewhere got behind Palin and dismissed all criticism of her as sexist? Now they're picking up the same attacks that the liberal establishment whipped out months ago.If what this report says is true (Fox News...take it with a grain or two), it 100% proves McCain simply lacked the leadership

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-3413890158046897942008-11-06T13:34:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:35:44.601-05:00

Gertrude Baines, the daughter of slaves, is 114 years old.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-9976550695024820592008-11-05T18:40:00.001-05:002008-11-05T18:45:41.687-05:00

Last one, I promise. Kanye's "Celebration."(For now.)UPDATE 6:44 PM: I just realized how inappropriate this song is, considering it's about celebrating a childbirth and we're talking about politics. Politics? Not, not a childbirth. Man, we're talking about politics. Politics. Whatever. It's still a good song, and makes you feel nice inside.Unless you hate babies.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-70697820907921854982008-11-05T14:13:00.003-05:002008-11-05T18:25:02.551-05:00

Thanks to Evan for pointing out this article about Barack Obama's potential impact on sports. The choice excerpts:A review of his campaign statements and position papers as well as ESPN.com interviews with his friends and former colleagues at the University of Chicago indicate that an Obama administration is likely to: • produce major tax increases for team owners and players; • slow sales of

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-90320981823876352662008-11-05T12:10:00.007-05:002008-11-05T12:29:47.153-05:00

Every up has its down. We need to take a second to lament the passing of California's Proposition 8 (and other similar measures across the country). Some places, like Massachusetts, refused to vote on the measure because YOU CAN'T FREAKING VOTE ON FUNDAMENTAL CIVIL LIBERTIES THAT'S WHY THEY'RE FUNDA-EFFING-MENTAL.Evidently this country is still light years away from the promise of its founders.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-84805597843565570412008-11-05T11:30:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:31:04.444-05:00

Celebratory song #2!!!!(Thanks, Joe.)

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-88475240472610263352008-11-05T11:09:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:12:23.733-05:00

Check out the front pages of all the newspapers in the country.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-47448893893371396192008-11-05T10:51:00.002-05:002008-11-05T11:09:16.683-05:00

The celebratory song!!

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-76298624807311867102008-11-05T03:54:00.001-05:002008-11-05T03:59:02.101-05:00

These were taken between midnight at 2:30 am at the White House.GOOOOOBAMAAHHHH!!(More tomorrow. I'm pooped.)

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-64967049921696519912008-11-04T11:16:00.002-05:002008-11-04T11:22:00.767-05:00

Wow. Who knew those snarky brilliant music writers over at Pitchfork had a soul?Rock on!

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-36592650425036680032008-11-03T21:45:00.004-05:002008-11-03T21:47:56.274-05:00

bsto put it perfectly in his post below this one.if you're in california, yes on 1a (high speed transit rail from socal to the bay), no on 4 (parental consent for girls under 18 getting abortions) and no on 8 (you already know, but a "yes" vote means you stand for inequality and injustice).----it's time for a change.what better place than here, what better time than now?

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-36970259137170450152008-11-02T23:17:00.006-05:002008-11-03T09:32:28.681-05:00

Imagine this country as a 2005 Honda Accord, if you can. It has some issues and you have to take it to a repair shop. You have a choice of two shops.On the one hand, you can take it to the dealership. The warranty is done, but you figure you should go with the people who built the car, even though it’s already defective. The dealership has been around Honda Accords for decades. They offer you a

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-82484150361563600332008-11-02T20:16:00.002-05:002008-11-02T20:36:40.260-05:00

This week's BCS standings are out, and I think it's a joke1. Alabama2. Texas Tech3. Penn State4. Texas5. Florida6. Oklahoma7. USC8. Utah9. Oklahoma State10. Boise State I have no problem with the top three. They are undefeated. I take issue with the teams ahead of USC, though. They all lost more recently than USC did. People go on about how the Pac 10 is a terrible conference, but the fact of

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-15947391773115971182008-10-30T16:58:00.003-04:002008-10-30T17:05:35.504-04:00

Jermain Pennant and John Legend.Just try and beat it:

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-69620712340477243662008-10-29T19:15:00.002-04:002008-10-29T19:29:09.400-04:00

Here's a a sample, a specimen, a smattering, a smorgasbord (if you will) of the music I listen to while reading or chillin like Matt Dillon on Penicillin:DJ CamQuiet VillageNightmares on WaxJaylib The Red instrumental (words distract me)What do you think?What do you listen to???

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-75388755106080933792008-10-23T11:35:00.003-04:002008-10-23T11:50:23.893-04:00

Rick Reilly wrote a column for ESPN The Magazine this week about picking a fantasy team with Barack Obama. Funny stuff, really, although even Obama couldn't overshadow Reilly's writing about what always seems most important to him: himself.It's always a dubious project when sportswriters take on politics, I know. So maybe my expectations were a bit too high. But look:It took us 30 minutes to pick

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-59944331904362219352008-10-16T11:59:00.005-04:002008-10-16T12:11:25.045-04:00

My girlfriend got married the other day:As an example of guerrilla theater, the proposal (as well as other ones occurring on Stanford's campus this week) was meant to raise awareness for Prop 8. If you dig that kind of activism, check out STAMP, the student group that set it up.If proposition 8 is passed in California on election day, it will change the California constitution to prohibit gay

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-65414257933613462672008-10-14T05:20:00.003-04:002008-10-14T05:40:16.264-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)While reading Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives, the following question hit me:Just how appropriate is it to call followers of Judaism "Jews"?I am neither a Jewish intellectual nor Jewish (though I have been asked on many occasions if I was going to Temple on Rosh Hoshannah and Yom Kippur), but the question has bugged me since reading Number the Stars in sixth grade. I

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-20454748384252584632008-10-13T12:14:00.007-04:002008-10-13T12:23:32.804-04:00

Dear JJ readers,Find me some kicks.All the dunks I have are old and smelly. I need some new ones. Jhuff recommended some Air Maxes, and since he is JJ's resident shoe expurt I started listening, but I can't find any I really really love. Help me pleeeeease!My specifications are simple:Not too flashyI want to be able to wear 'em out and wear 'em to work/classHere are a couple sites to page

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-13621662098506593682008-10-11T11:58:00.002-04:002008-10-11T11:59:13.964-04:00

More on the serious implications of this in the upcoming week...

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-55315581531661841432008-10-08T16:59:00.002-04:002008-10-08T17:03:08.654-04:00

Should have put this up last week, obviously, but there was a debate last night that was loosely connected to the Vice-Presidential debate last week so I can justify my belated shortcomings.And I thought Obama did quite well last night, didn't you? The way I see it, he's up 2-0 and there's 30 minutes left. If he lets McCain steal a goal in the last half hour, he could lose all the momentum and

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-22820867373480328372008-10-06T05:14:00.003-04:002008-10-06T05:22:56.161-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)I've never realized how great Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' song "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" was until very recently...after this Entourage clip (not because of this commercial):Man. What a tune. How it starts off so minor and sparse and builds up so incredibly.The "I LOVE YOU BABBBBBYYY" line is such a great one for karaoke.Yeah, there was this cover, but it

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-87147657371244717782008-10-05T12:19:00.000-04:002008-10-05T12:20:28.323-04:00

What is there to say?

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-43468285960190397872008-10-02T11:12:00.004-04:002008-10-02T11:37:34.025-04:00

Soooooo. About last night...Cue awkward silence.Ok, Ok.Time for us all to get a hold of ourselves. Time to let go of the choking tension. Goosfraba. Goooooosfraba. There.Ryan Dempster is mostly to blame for the Cubs loss last night, and what makes it most upsetting is that he obviously choked: he pitched in a wild manner completely unlike anything we've seen from him this year. But that's Ok.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-60627484887269668822008-10-01T16:12:00.002-04:002008-10-01T16:44:11.751-04:00

The Cubbies start their run at the World Series, and ending their 100 year drought, tonight against the LA Dodgers. Because sitting through an entire baseball game on TV can be trying at times, I was planning on DVR-ing the game so that I could skip through the commercials.Ok. No. This game is not the most important game of my consciously sports-loving life. But it's in the top five. Here's why:

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-78072925240209038072008-09-23T15:46:00.003-04:002008-09-23T15:49:34.613-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Reading this, you can't help but get that Nigerian scam e-mail in your head. Do they really have the money, or do they need money so that they can fly to Switzerland so that they can get the money left to them by their father, the exiled and forgotten and rightful king? Will you get half of the proceeds? Will you get half of Newcastle United Football Club?

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-14487902417464696292008-09-22T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-22T00:01:00.275-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Here is an interview with Star Simpson, that Maui girl that went to MIT who wore a sweater with LED lights to Logan International a few years back.The entire thing is ridiculous. It's really asinine when people make statements like "security hasn't changed, just the theater and illusion of security has."She did something wrong. "People formed strong opinions"...uh, yeah.

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-4749062753045731692008-09-19T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-19T00:01:00.816-04:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.John Legend (featuring Andre 3000) "Green Light"Does anyone do cheesy contemporary r&b better than John Legend? I mean, he often says things like "let's mess around", "you'll be my only true lover" (doesn't this sound like something a really old, skeezy European would say to a young college girl

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-16537716300324064672008-09-18T17:34:00.000-04:002008-09-18T17:36:20.144-04:00

'Nuff said.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-78804581425615043912008-09-12T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-12T00:01:00.350-04:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.This week, we're looking at the video(s) for Kanye West's "Flashing Lights"This video didn't get much MTV play--the only time I caught it on TV was on a lazy afternoon, watching MTV Hits (or some other strange MTV channel) with my brother and girlfriend. I had no idea a video for the song was made

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-56833671504695240262008-09-09T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-09T00:01:01.163-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Someone is getting fired."So, uh, Mike, we're going to have to let you go""How come?""Well, you know, you said United was bankrupt""They were""Six years ago""Yeah..."

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-74101513261063610632008-09-05T04:12:00.003-04:002008-09-05T04:33:10.924-04:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.This week's video is George Michael's "Fastlove"No, it's not exactly a "new" video, but we've never put it on the site, so there you are. It has that smooth, 4 AM vibe that I seem to be , so I'm not going to apologize.High school me would have been appalled that I would have enjoyed George Michael

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-80284469486912841662008-09-02T02:50:00.003-04:002008-09-02T03:00:37.438-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Anyone that knows me knows that I hold author Chuck Klosterman in a fairly high regard. However, as of late, it's getting difficult.I became acquainted with Mr. Klosterman's work primarily through his collections of vignettes--I didn't realize that most of the pieces I enjoyed in Spin magazine were done by him until I re-read them in his collections.Klosterman rides

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-75076944597070156092008-08-18T12:24:00.003-04:002008-08-18T12:37:21.622-04:00

Below is an e-mail I sent to The History Channel today. Believe you me, I'm aware that The History Channel is not the be-all, end-all of historical investigation. I wrote this precisely because the network is a shameless info-for-the-masses, MTV B.C., pop-culture fixture. Not that there's anything wrong with that.So, am I an inconsolable feminazi, or is this a reasonable letter? I'd really like

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17099088802965043414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-11906847333038204352008-08-11T16:23:00.003-04:002008-08-11T16:48:10.733-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)Bsto brought to my attention Cokie Roberts saying that Barack Obama should not be in Hawaii "on vacation" because it sounds like a "foreign, exotic place"...and she's not backing off her stance at all. Then, she added that he should be in Myrtle Beach. Uh, would you rather be in Myrtle Beach or Hawaii? Yeah, I thought so...especially when you were born, raised and grew

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-28709283990018082522008-07-22T00:02:00.001-04:002008-07-22T00:02:17.834-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)As most everybody knows, The Dark Knight broke box office records opening to $155.3 this past weekend.I just don't get it. No, I haven't seen the film. But, I haven't seen any of the X-Men films, either. Nor have I seen any of the Spiderman flicks. I didn't see Spawn or The Punisher. I didn't see either big screen incarnation of The Incredible Hulk.I just don't get it.

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-49515201835757977742008-07-17T17:25:00.003-04:002008-07-17T17:45:39.177-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)While (again) flipping AM stations during on of ESPN Radio's commercial breaks, I found myself on the local conservative radio station (are there any liberal ones here?). And, again, I was dismayed by what I heard.The commentator (who was filling in for Mr. Limbaugh) said that he'd like to hear a debate between Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain. I agree with this. He then went on

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-79695650614210796862008-07-15T00:02:00.003-04:002008-07-15T00:02:00.811-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)While ESPN Radio was on a commercial break the other day, I flipped over (inadvertently) to Rush Limbaugh's show. It was the first time I had ever listened to his show over the radio--usually, I've heard clips here or there. ESPN needs to cut it with the commercials, or my brain may fry before Colin Cowherd comes back on.Unsurprisingly, I found that, opinion-wise, I don't

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-46859006100019934642008-07-14T06:50:00.003-04:002008-07-14T06:59:51.213-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)We've all been told about the perils of having facebook-you know, employers may find incriminating pictures, or something. But, what if your facebook had something worse than pictures of you drinking?Like, what if you divulged on your facebook (in a blog entry, of course), that you'd be leaving one company for another--without giving your two weeks notice?And what if,

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-32570883187594555052008-07-10T14:26:00.004-04:002008-07-11T11:58:10.131-04:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.Happy Friday, JJ folk. How do you like the new header up there?The best news I heard this week came from the UN, where they're working on persecuting the Sudanese leader for genocide. Sadly, most of the other news this week was depressing. Besides the Ronnie White fiasco, I am also saddened by my

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-82607977128479060582008-07-09T12:06:00.005-04:002008-07-10T14:26:00.858-04:00

While stopping for gas in the middle of Iowa last week, still fuming over all the gun BS, I happened to see a truck with a sticker that read:GUNS KILL PEOPLE LIKE SPOONS MADE ROSIE O'DONNELL FATOh you clever, fun loving gun folk!!Scary pic from here.

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-86791059855460464322008-07-09T11:44:00.004-04:002008-07-09T12:04:20.661-04:00

I'm finally back from Olympic Trials and romping around for the Fourth. It's back to business.Even though it's obviously a big risk, the Cubs move for Rich Harden yesterday just has to make you smile (um, unless you hate the Cubs). The bottom line is that they added one of the best pitchers in the world to an already successful staff. Ok, so he's had some trouble staying healthy. But think about

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-26274113487587725862008-07-01T11:23:00.004-04:002008-07-02T00:09:10.061-04:00

I'm in Omaha for Olympic Trials, so I don't really have time to say much about the recent flood of gun law tragedies. (In case you don't know, the Supreme Court overturned a DC handgun ban last week and Georgia just loosened their gun laws as well.)Now I'm no legal scholar. Even though I find the arguments around the logic of the second amendment--the difference between the prefatory and

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-66411637464264517072008-06-27T00:02:00.000-04:002008-06-27T00:02:00.455-04:00

Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.We'll give you a break this week from soccer (remember to watch the Euro Final on Sunday!) and will present you with two music videosFirst up? Lil' Wayne's "A Milli" live at MTVThis is easily the best song on his album "Tha Carter III" (which happens to have the greatest cover of all time):(

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-79620300218937830552008-06-26T00:02:00.001-04:002008-06-26T00:02:01.835-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)This one is probably going to be a bit touchy. Last week, Honolulu Advertiser Opinion Page editor Jeanne Mariani-Belding was named in a racism suit against the paper. The remarks she allegedly made can be found by following the link, as that particular article sums up the argument better than we ever could.Obviously, the statements made weren’t the most politically

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-83474949056363113072008-06-25T19:55:00.004-04:002008-06-25T20:05:00.810-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)You know that change that you leave in the trays at the aiport security checkpoint? Yeah, well, in under four years, all of America's airport change has turned into one million dollars. It's like the world's best Coin-Star or something.(photo courtesy plymouthsupercenter.com)And the TSA is keeping all of it. Don't we already pay high enough taxes? I mean, airfares are

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-37579488678758001352008-06-25T13:42:00.006-04:002008-06-25T17:02:41.664-04:00

In yesterday's Carlin tribute, I posted about Carlin's use of words. In the video above, Carlin blasts "soft language." If you didn't believe that Carlin mastered the english language, look no further.That the "poor" don't live in "slums" anymore, for example. Rather, the "economically disadvantaged occupy substandard housing in the inner cities."Here's the kind of humor I mentioned in Monday's

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-27659338848713160932008-06-24T10:57:00.003-04:002008-06-24T11:14:11.885-04:00

Like the "stuff" routine I posted in yesterday's Carlin obit, this routine--which Carlin calls "Modern Man"--reflects Carlin's prodigious use of words.Carlin had the same ability to harness the power of words as your favorite poet. He understood their potential and their agility. Thus Carlin poked fun at euphorisms, redundancies, and oxymorons. And again, there is an important point behind his

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(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)With the Yankees' Chien Ming Wang hurting himself while rounding the bases in an interleague game, the debate over baseball's designated hitter has once again reared its head. I'm not going to take a side here other than by stating that I think it's great that, within one professional league, there are two sets of rules. The game is completely different in the National

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Oh, George!Oh, George.It's interesting: when I first heard about Carlin's death, it was about 4:30 am. I was woken up by a text message. My reaction was--and has been--far different from when Richard Jeni died, which is to say I had almost no emotional reaction. In fact, I silenced my phone and went back to sleep.Even when I was dressed and ready to go to work, when I passed the living room

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Every Friday, we're highlighting a specific video (or two, or three) for your end of week enjoyment.Happy Friday JJ folk!! What a week. Here's what made this week great: (1) It was positively beautiful in DC, never topping 90. Each day it rained around four, cooling the air before night. (2) Even though the Celtics won, the conclusion of the NBA season was ridiculous. I can't believe the Lakers

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-61375699392607005942008-06-18T00:02:00.001-04:002008-06-18T00:02:00.644-04:00

(Joshua Masayoshi Huff)...not necessarily together. The BBC has an interesting piece on why Southeast Asians in America (particularly Indians) are so good at spelling bees. Namely, they have parents who are willing to help them study (even taking off work to do so!) and that they are smart kids. The lure of getting college scholarships through these things are big too.But is it also because

jhuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15964996159488604152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-739426233025183772008-06-17T11:16:00.006-04:002008-06-17T12:20:44.034-04:00

At the risk of overkill, I'm giving Tiger Woods another post filled with sycophantic praise, lauding, and love--even though I did the same thing yesterday.First of all, did you know there's a site called TigerWoodsIsGod.com? Kind of funny, actually.Secondly, I'd like to put a video of this past weekend's Open highlights onto this post, but the fact is that there are so many highlights it wouldn't

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-44558388410433811392008-06-17T10:28:00.006-04:002008-06-17T11:04:16.125-04:00

The wise world of contemporary art has decided to put on a Jeff Koons retrospective, the first one in fifteen years. We can talk about my ironic or contemptuous or worthy use of the word "wise" some other time--for now let's just peruse the issues. Then we can talk. And talk. And argue.I for one have to confess to not being totally familiar with Koons' work. I mean, I knew of him before and

bstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179881745863131952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114046775260770846.post-79361486287472028842008-06-16T11:35:00.003-04:002008-06-16T11:51:17.921-04:00

The US Open has been indescribable. Truly amazing. I literally almost cried when Tiger made the putt on 18 yesterday to send it into a playoff with Rocco Mediate. I mean, first of all, it hurts just to watch the guy swing. But mostly what makes it so captivating is how Woods manages to "clutchify" himself in the biggest moments. It doesn't matter what kind of conundrum he's facing, when it comes

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