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Ricky’s Quickies: Movie Review
Man From Plains

A two hour documentary that follows Jimmy Carter around the country for two months as he promotes his new book “Palestine: Peace not Apartheid.”

Though there’s no solid narrative driving the documentary, it does allow you to get to know Carter up close and personally. Not knowing much about the former president, I came out very impressed with him. He knows a lot about a variety of things and isn’t afraid to speak his mind. Case in point, most public figures wouldn’t write a book about the Israel/Palestine conflict, because even acknowledging that there are two sides to the issue usually gets you labeled as an anti-semite before you even put pen to paper.

To see Carter simply using reason and logic in discussions got me excited for Obama, who I believe will do the same. At least compared to the current administration.

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How fucking great is the November Rain music video, even 16 years later? I was at the gym this morning and caught it on a random rock video channel that was playing.

Do you remember that moment in the zeitgeist timeline of young America when this video and both Use Your Illusion albums came out? That’s something I’ll miss as the world of big labels, big releases, and high budget music videos fades away forever. I’ve always thought there was something magical that comes with a whole culture getting excited about the same thing at the same time. #

Facebook sent us over a bunch of pizzas, mozz sticks, and wings after bailing on beer pong today. All is good.

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dihard:

Check out the difference in gas prices throughout the country as of 5/15/08.

Really interesting map from Diana.

When I bought my Prius, a good part of the reason was because I wanted to be a part of the “reduce global warming” effort. Even though I realized it was a drop in the bucket in comparison to the damage India and China do every day burning coal, I figured it was better to put the drop in the bucket than not.

But now I’m starting to see the benefits. Josh told me the other day that if he had my car, he’d save $50 going back and forth to the Hamptons. That means that I can buy approximately twenty-five things off the McDonalds dollar menu on my trip each way and still spend the same amount as him! Take THAT, Josh!

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“ SNL is sort of like high school. The students change, but the teachers and the walls stay the same. In the past five or six years, however, it seems like the show has made a conscious effort to be young and hip. Which is sort of sad. A lot of pieces about celebrities and pop culture. George Meyer used to call it “television crawling up its own ass.

— “Jack Handey” to Patrick Cassels

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Possible Names for a John Mayer Cover Band Rated on a Scale of 1-10

No Such Thing (7)

The Daughters (4)

3x5 (6)

Bubblegum Tongue (3)

The Squares (8)

If I Can Do It, So Can You!

jakoblodwick:

“The inside story of how a normal guy won twenty million dollars.”

If someone won the lottery wrote a book about how he did it, do you think anyone would buy it?

Of course. Do your research, Jake!

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