Maurice Sendak dies at 83; artist and writer best known for "Where the Wild Things Are".
I never read this iconic book as a child, but oddly enough, my wife bought a copy for our 3 year old just last week, so I read it just the other day.
I didn't realise that illustrating a book could be so deep and meaningful, but here is Mr. Sendak explaining his way in life. I found this short video to be even more interesting than most books I've read in the last 5 years;
A stunning, out of the blue, not heard of before shock.
Ricky Gervais, who is not my favorite comedian, although I find his work interesting, came out with an amazing, pilot for a show.The show, which follows care-worker Derek Noakes and his colleagues in a retirement home, was generally well-received by even the most ardent critics of Gervais.
Personally, I was confused at first, then charmed, and then won over.
Its a good pilot - I just wonder what the series will be like.
Actually I'm not. Even though I do tend to live on Facebook over the weekends, he ain't no friend of mine! But the new video he has put up regarding his latest movie “Casa de mi Padre” is very funny.
And I have produced it here for your delectation:
And as long as we're on the subject, here is some more Will Ferrel amazingness:
So you remember in my last post I wrote about the iPad (3) aka The iPad?
Its just down here ↓Anyway, I wasn't the only one to be underwhelmed by the new iPad. This chap went out and did some serious testing of his own.
we decided to set up a little test and see what happens when the iPad 2 and the new iPad are placed side-by-side. Could anyone actually tell the difference? Find out in the video below:
Scary stuff eh? I think we'll be sticking with the iPad 2 for the time being.
And anyway, I'm still waiting for my hover-board and meal in a pill that we were all promised in the last decade!
My favorite TV show of 2011 was Game of Thrones. It had great acting, some very interesting plot lines, and for someone as bitter and twistde as myself, some great 'wow' moments.
Being a Brit I tend to recognise the actors in any UK show due to the limted pool of talent, and here was no exception. However, instead of going with the normal plot of 'he's a well known actor, he'll survive anything', heads come flopping off as if there's no tomorrow!
Definitely worth watching, and if you don't believe me, ask Homer (well Matt G. anyway)
And here's the real thing for my pal 'Roro'who probably still hasn't watched it!
So that was nice. And then I guess he got a deal on some Tabac, so he moved to that.
All well and good. And then Old Spice decided that they actually wanted to make money, and so they started advertising all over the place. IndyCar, posters, banner ads and then they revolutionised TV advertising by created some amazing ads. And some not so amazing ones.
I've been a Formula 1 racing fan for many years now, going back to my childhood in the 80's.
Fast women and loose cars; its what I do.
Anyway, I've been living in a country that doesn't have an F1 presence, for the last 15 years and even though I'm originally a Brit, none of the UK based drivers really excite me.
And then I found him when our eyes met over a YouTube video.
A driver who is hungry for a win, has proven himself in the past, is willing to push the boundaries slightly, and best of all, works for a British F1 team.
Lady and gentlemen, I present to you - Vitaly Petrov. My new Formula 1 driver.
And why the hero part in the blog title? Because as well as having to deal with the British media on a daily basis, garner sponsorship for himself and, it appears, fight for his drive every season, he still has to drive exceptionally fast around a track with other, like-minded nutters.
Sadly Dan Wheldon died in October in Las vegas whilst racing in IndyCar, so these guys are not just fancy hair and interesting accents. This is serious stuff.
I've mentioned the Axis of Awesome before here. So I was, and I don't use this phrase lightly, 'well chuffed' to see them on Damn Cool Pic's blog performing a very interesting little '90s megamix on the melodica.
As the great man says himself 'What's better than a '90s megamix? A '90s megamix played on melodica,
that's what! Take a look at this compilation of '90s hits played on a
curious instrument'
I've been reading my Google Reader feed more and more these days, mainly because I'm getting fed up seeing the same misery guts reporting in the newspapers time after time.
Here are a few of my favourite posts from some awesome bloggers:
