Obama’s hokey Jedi religion makes more sense than you think
President Obama drew a lot of criticism from sci-fi fans last week, when he conflated Star Trek and Star Wars in referencing a “Jedi mind-meld” during a press conference on the looming sequester. The gaffe quickly spawned a satirical #ObamaSciFiQuotes hashtag on Twitter, while the White House seized upon the opportunity to appropriate the sound bite for its own Twitter campaign. Both fan bases searched for explanations for Obama’s apparent misstep, with some speculating that the President may have been confused by two forthcoming J.J. Abrams films, but according to MIT’s Chris Peterson, his blunder may have been more calculated — and contextually appropriate — than it seemed.
Doesn’t matter much to me if this was a calculated sound bite or not, the mere fact that our president and White House reference Sci-fi is pretty cool.
“These sound bites - too accurate for republicans. Only democratic stormtroopers are so precise.”
My sense of humor is often about how far away from reality a situation could get.
I went through a “cannibal” phase. I would write co-workers notes asking them to join me in signing petitions to stop harassment of cannibals.
Now it seems, reality has trumped me again.
There’s a cop who’s been arrested for being not just a cannibal, but the leader of a ring of cannibals. I couldn’t make this up.
"love will save the day"
FYI: On Friday afternoon I stop paying attention to work email about 2:45pm.
I <3 old horror movies. And octopi. And squid. And tentacles.
It's Friday and my mind is not on my work.
Dee, dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee.
I’m watching “The Graduate.” I was apparently 7 years old when it was released but it’s always been a favorite. It is hysterical and poignant at the same time, and Simon and Garfunkel rock it beyond reason.
Dustin Hoffman plays an awkward young man (anybody ever know any of those?) and Ann Bancroft plays “Mrs Robinson” which has become a cultural icon for an experienced seductress. Katherine Ross plays Elaine, which has become a name…
Paul Simon’s lyrics, “the words of the prophet are written on the subway walls, tenement halls” were paid homage by Rush, who changed the “subway walls” and “tenement halls” to “studio walls” and “concert halls”.
Paul Simon also left us with the poetic and deep, “Coo coo ca-choo, Mrs Robinson” which are carved on my soul.
If you’ve ever thoroughly enjoyed being exploited by experience, or just like funny movies with great soundtracks, this is for you. A slice of Americana, with cheese.
Kraftwerk 3D, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Foals & more for Longitude Festival in Marlay Park
MCD today have announced the lineup to their new July festival in Marlay Park on the outskirts of Dublin from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st of July. The crossover festival to the UK Latitude festival the debut lineup features:
Kraftwerk (3D set), Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Foals, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Villagers, Hot Chip, Modest Mouse, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Jake Bugg, SBTRKT DJ set, Paul Kalkbrenner, Mark Lanegan, Local Natives, Django Django, Jessie Ware, Alunageorge, Flume, The Cast Of Cheers, Trentemøller, Kodaline, Mmoths, Tom Odell, Young Wonder, MØ, Mikhael Paskalev, S O H N, Petite Noir, Half Moon Run, Vondelpark and Stealing Sheep.
Kraftwerk’s Computer World has been on my personal rotation for decades. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by (of course) Phoenix has earned its rightful spot. And I couldn’t live without the tracks from Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs’ Fever to Tell.
Now only if I lived in Dublin and had €129.50 plus fees. Obligatory official site link.
I don’t take no prisoners and I don’t take no shit.
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