Long-time favorite group Weezer has a new video, directed by Marc Webb, from their new album Raditude entitled, “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To”. There’s even an acoustic version with Sara Bareilles.
After watching, and liking, two of the world’s four “global cities” set the stage for films of similar formula— compilation of multiple shorts shot by different directors highlighting personal interaction within a large metropolis— I thought this third, global city, film, with New York City as the backdrop, was going to as interesting. I had high hopes since the story is told stateside in, arguably, the world’s greatest city. Unfortunately, it fell well short of expectations. To me, the captivating aspect of the other two which were filmed in similar vein, Paris, je t’aime and Tokyo!, was in the direction. Whether it’s Coen, Van Sant, and Craven in Paris or Gondry and Carax in Tokyo, watching contrasting styles within the same film made those films much more interesting. I didn’t get that feel from New York. One of the shorts that could have added diversity and contrast to the overall production— the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson, shot in black and white— didn’t make the final cut. Not all aspects of this film were bad though. There were some very fine performances from Ethan Hawke, Robin Wright Penn, and Cloris Leachman. If someone decides to produce this niche genre for the fourth global city, London, I hope that he or she will tap contrasting directors that will make the story interesting. How about Kevin Smith, Sam Raimi, and Peter Jackson? It could happen… 
Foursquare is a location-based game that lets you check in when you’re out. Doing so, will earn you points and badges. The game has weekly leader-boards. Points on the leader-board can quickly multiply for things like checking in at multiple places on the same day. It’s packed with relevant, city-specific data that lets you get up and running quickly. Checking in more times than anyone else, at a particular venue, earns a promotion to Mayor status.
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Gowalla is a travel game that also rewards for checking into places while out-and-about. Similar to traveling abroad, Gowalla passport stamps iPhones upon check-in. The application also lets you gather icons (virtual souvenirs) that can be traded with other Gowalla friends or hidden for others to find. Pros:
This is a very interesting alternative video to the official Strawberry Swing video, which is also stop-motion. Written and directed by Ross Neil and Matt Clark of Pixel Hive.
I couldn’t get enough of this track, a couple of years ago. The video is still ridiculously good…
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In my opinion, Sam Adams is the best major brewery in America. Here, its founder, Jim Koch gives us some pointers on beer tasting. All of a sudden I find myself rather thirsty…
It is tragic, yet inspiring, to witness the aftermath of the tsunami that pummeled Samoa yesterday. As someone of Samoan decent, I lived there as a kid, and still have family there. From the looks of this video, the recovery and rebuilding efforts will be great. I have no doubt, though, that resiliency will ensue. I suspect we’ll find that Samoa is equal to the challenge of restoring and renewing the islands, in the face of this disaster. My thoughts and well-wishes go out to all of them.
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