The David Byrne interview on The Colbert Report this week began as a typical Colbert interview, but went somewhere else, thanks to Byrne’s careful consideration of the questions he was being asked.
Which is one way of making an excuse to post this:
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I love this story; it combines two of my favourite things – cricket and Obama. Thanks, Guardian. Oh, and they put a pun in the headline. A pun! Sarah Silverman appeals to those with grandparents in Florida to do their bit for Obama, ‘specially since he’s the last hope for “ending [the US's] reputation as the assholes of the universe”.
I love films about small things. That’s not to say blockbusters don’t take my fancy, but I have a special fondness for film-makers who find an off-beat subject and create something magical out of something miniscule. There are film-makers who do this in fictional genres, however the stories I find most rewarding are found in documentaries. It’s not that truth is stranger than fiction; it’s more that the “truth” as recorded and presented on film sometimes resembles well-written fiction so closely. I find it hard to imagine having the vision to commit months, even years, to following a subject, hoping that at the end of it you will be able to craft a film out of hours and hours of footage and I am so grateful to the film-makers who do this as their work offers insights other media cannot attain. Scene: Melbourne Airport, on a slow Monday morning. A small, black labrador wearing a jacket labelled “Trainee” is working through her shift. She is strongly attracted to a woman’s bag and buries her head in it, tail wagging vigorously. Onlookers watch, interested, as the dog continues to root around in the bag. Finally, the handlers pull the dog away. As they walk off, one remarks to the other: “We’re going to have to take her off the program. She totally ate that woman’s muffin.” This week must be global emergency services awareness week. A number of Victorian children were presented with awards for being calm in a number of crises, calling 000 and saving lives. In Britain, there has been a campaign to remind people that 999 is to be used for emergencies only. The message has been getting through, which should mean that South Wales police should receive fewer of these calls: Control Room: “South Wales Police, what’s your emergency?” Caller: “It’s not really. I just need to inform you that across the mountain there’s a bright stationary object.” Control room: “Right.” Caller: “If you’ve got a couple of minutes perhaps you could find out what it is? It’s been there at least half an hour and it’s still there.” Control: “It’s been there for half an hour. Right. Is it actually on the mountain or in the sky?” Caller: “It’s in the air.” Control: “I will send someone up there now to check it out.” Caller: “OK.” ———————- Control: “Alpha Zulu 20, this object in the sky, did anyone have a look at it?” Officer: “Yes, it’s the moon. Over.” via BBC News Happy Independence Day, USA. Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity. |
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