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MEDIA MOMENT OF THE DAY AND ANALYSIS THEREOF:
Jon Stewart being interviewed by Larry King on Larry King Live: Really interesting to see him trying to walk the delicate line between entertainment and political seriousness outside of his Daily Show comfort zone. He had a nice easy rapport with Larry King, as if the elder Jew were the square loving uncle in whose eyes the young whippersnapper could do no wrong. Overall, Stewart gave the impression of being the only sane person on television--speaking truths to power in a transgressive way that consistently elicited "What are you going to do with the clever boy?" laughs from the host. The interview was filled with memorable moments--both of the laugh aloud and the analytically incisive variety. But my favorite moment happened late in the show when Larry King cut away to Anderson Cooper in order to plug the transition to his "Mardis Gras in Ressurected New Orleans" segment that was to follow. Stewart quipped "Hi, Anderson. Are you crying?". Cooper replied "No. But I expect to be when I hear some of your jokes at the Oscars." Not stellar repartee by any means. But it was a signal moment. Arguably the two leading media icons of the smart, hip, blue state set jousting in the presence of television's reigning avuncular authority in order to determine not merely the personal pecking order but the dominant trope and tonality for our times: Smart, compassionate and funny versus smart, compassionate and sincere.
SURPRISINGLY MOVING STUPID HUMAN TRICK OF THE DAY:
A master juggler, juggling with an artful combination of rhythm and lyricism to a medley of classic Beatles songs.
http://www.chrisbliss.com/videopresskit.html
HUMBLINGLY BRILLIANT SENTENCE OF THE DAY:
(Found on AOL.com, touting a new feature for members).
Preserve important relationships with the handy "unsend" button.
POLITICAL OBSERVATION OF THE DAY:
A Propos of the Dubai port controversy: It just hit me that, by some kind of conceptual dyslexia, Bush has misconstrued his statement that "We shall destroy any nation that harbors terrorists" as meaning "We shall invite them into our harbors to destroy us."
ANSWER TO TIMELESS MYSTERY OF THE DAY:
Ever wondered how all they get the pimentos into the olives? Wonder no more.
http://www.oliveoilsource.com/pitting_olives.htm
QUOTE OF THE DAY DOUBLING AS CARTOON WITHOUT ILLUSTRATION OF THE DAY:
VIS: A woman at coffee cart on street corner.
WOMAN: A coffee to go please.
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: (MOM, PLEASE DON'T READ)
A woman is telling me that some guy friend of hers has a porn video of obese women having sex with non-obese guys. It's called "Find a Fold and Fuck It." She starts describing the material to me. The women are all really large. Flesh upon flesh upon flesh. Like 300 pounds or more. But, she explains, the gross part is that one of the guys is wearing sandals with socks.
KNICKS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DAY:
Sure the Spurs were shooting a would be NBA game record 72.5% from the field through three quarters, but the Knicks cut that down to only 63% by the end of the game!! Plus, not a single Knicks player took a bribe from Jack Abramoff.
ASH WEDNESDAY REFLECTION OF THE DAY:
No disrespect to the practicing Catholics out there, but, still, after all these years, Ash Wednesday always takes me by surprise. I'll be walking past someone on the street or riding with someone in an elevator and i'll have an honest impulse to say "Uh, excuse me, but you have some schmutz on your forehead." Then, of course, I'll realize it's Ash Wednesday. The only other time i really feel like an outsider to the rituals and rites of Christianity is when i'm at a wake. (I've been at two in my life). The first time I attended one, i saw all the people chatting and drinking in the same room as the casket and I was like "Um, excuse me, i don't mean to trouble you or cast a pall on the party or anything, but well, i don't know if anyone's noticed but there's a DEAD person over there!"
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