Just Jared

Noam Chomsky says that about 20% of the population is educated enough to make decisions. The role of the remaining 80% is to follow. There is so much media out there, he says, that the minority will analyse, while the majority will be told what to think.

So what to do when you just want to join the masses? Just Jared. Gossip with great photos, and dish beyond "dis".

His post on Chrismahanukwanzakah:

Angel

It's okay if you're Muslim, a Christian or a Jew
It's okay if you're agnostic
And you don't know what to do
I'm holding Christmas celebration
With egg nog for lubrication
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah to you
(And the pagans too!)
In some ways, we're all monkeys
Well maybe just a smidgen
I'm a gynecologist
(Now that's my kind of religion!)
Whose faith is right the right one? It's anybody's guess
What matters most, this camera phone for $50 less
Everyone's invited, it's planet-wide affair.
Hey! Isn't that Tiny Tim dancing in his underwear?
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah to you.
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah to you.

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mi-xology mixology : Sangria

There are many types of Sangrias out there, from spicy to bubbly. Most require an overnight "brewing", but the follow instant serve version is one of the most common and refreshing. Sangria was invented in Spain and literally means bleeding. It is the perfect alternative to party punch.

• 4 cups table wine
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• various sliced fruit

Mix sugar with warm wine. Pour all liquids in pitcher filled with ice. Add fruit in pitcher or float in cups. Serve immediately.

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Intimate Strangers

Elle Macpherson's ad campaign for lingerie is hauntingly similar to La Mode, some of m.i.'s past fashions. In fact, one particular La Mode piece is call "Hello Stranger". Her models are alone, impersonal, and faceless. Macpherson's ads also features stories from celebrity friends that appear as a nostalgic memories of a lonesome time past.

The following is Tracy Emin's story...




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Linguistic nostalgia : Saint Exupery

Le langage est source de malentendus.
Language is the source of misunderstandings.

-- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Quote taken from Fox's speech in Le Petit Prince.

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Lost in Translations

I will quote the website in order to limit any paraphrasing misunderstanding...

What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between 5 different languages? The authors of the Systran translation software probably never intended this application of their program. As of September 2003, translation software is almost good enough to turn grammatically correct, slang-free text from one language into grammatically incorrect, barely readable approximations in another. But the software is not equipped for 10 consecutive translations of the same piece of text. The resulting half-English, half-foreign, and totally non sequitur response bears almost no resemblance to the original. Remember the old game of "Telephone"? Something is lost, and sometimes something is gained. Try it for yourself!

Enter English and see all transformations Babel Fish performs.

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Snow Day

Can't keep warm enough? Starting to equate white with terror?

Here's a fun one for the philosopher who's a kid a heart.

Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery

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