Greg Palmer

(Thanks, Robin)

I was in a bad mood, and then I saw this:

Now that I’m back to normal (or so say my family and friends), I have time to be interested in fun things again, so I’m catching up on reading/watching/listening. Check this video of a guy who maintains high-voltage power lines. (via kottke.org)

I’m totally loving Radiohead’s House of Cards right now. One of those songs that just feels so in the moment for me recently. What are you listening to?

(Here’s a live version from their San Francisco show)

“Not everyone can vacation in Italy some of you have to vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. That’s the way the world is.”

In The Know: Are America’s Rich Falling Behind The Super-Rich?

(via Kottke from a few weeks ago - weekends are my catchup time, as you know)

Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

I saw Sicko on Friday night. It’s fantastic and moving; I highly suggest you see it. As an amateur media watchdog (I see all sorts of their antics at work), I’ve been closely watching the debate between CNN and Michael Moore.

Here’s the first clip, where Moore (rightly!) attacks Wolf Blitzer, Sanjay Gupta, and CNN for their poor reporting of not only Sicko, but of the entire health care crisis:

Moore agreed to do an unedited follow-up interview that CNN aired on the next day’s edition of The Situation Room.* The second half of the interview plays like the first half should have. It’s a bit more in depth and really talks about Moore’s motivations and decisions in the film-making process. If only CNN were like this all the time, they might have better ratings:

* CNN advertised this show with door hangers that say “Don’t Interrupt: I’m in the Situation Room.” Ha! Please, does anyone consider Wolf Blitzer essential viewing?

Bravo! If Scarborough and the other dude didn’t ridicule her for what was a great act of defiance against the idiocy of cable news, I might actually watch MSNBC.