Sunday, August 17, 2008

Jon Stewart: Most Trusted TV Man?


Those of you who watch The Daily Show might enjoy this. A bit from the article features Stephen Colbert's comments, among other things.
" “Jon’s ability to consume and process information is invaluable,” said Mr. Colbert. He added that Mr. Stewart is “such a clear thinker” that he’s able to take “all these data points of spin and transparent falsehoods dished out in the form of political discourse” and “fish from that what is the true meaning, what are red herrings, false leads,” even as he performs the ambidextrous feat of “making jokes about it” at the same time.

“We often discuss satire — the sort of thing he does and to a certain extent I do — as distillery,” Mr. Colbert continued. “You have an enormous amount of material, and you have to distill it to a syrup by the end of the day. So much of it is a hewing process, chipping away at things that aren’t the point or aren’t the story or aren’t the intention. Really it’s that last couple of drops you’re distilling that makes all the difference. It isn’t that hard to get a ton of corn into a gallon of sour mash, but to get that gallon of sour mash down to that one shot of pure whiskey takes patience” as well as “discipline and focus.”"
graph per ny times

Bob Dylan Film: Previous Post


I was asked about the feature film I'm Not There today. Hence, here's a previous post on it.

Ghandi's Daughter Says 'no' to the Sari


This from today.
"She is a member of that most famous of Indian families, the Gandhis, but Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stands accused of the most un-Indian of fashion crimes - ditching the sari in favour of western clothes.

The elegant daughter of ruling Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi has caused a stir in Delhi by turning up for a crucial parliamentary session in a tight-fitting white blouse and smart black trousers, topped with a wide belt."
What could be said about her 'textile' text?
graph per guardian.co.uk

Assorted Links: Travel


I'm a fan of both Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul so the following features were of interest.

Things Minneapolis-St.Paul
Things Denver
graph per ny times