I may not be a huge fan of the scotch, but I could watch this ad for Johnnie Walker over and over again. Oh, and if you’re a behind-the-scenes kind of person, there’s an interview with the director that’s worth a quick read.
Vacation Reading
While on vacation, I tend to do a lot of reading. Usually I read books, but this vacation was spent doing so little that even reading a book took too much time and energy (seriously, it was awesome). I did, however, get through a few things in my Instapaper queue during one of the rainy days, and these were worth sharing:
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We’ve forgotten where we came from. The names of many cocktails survive, but what they are sits in a realm of hazy inexactitude. The highly reputable drinks writer of the Wall Street Journal not long ago implied that “fresh orange slices” were essential to an Old-Fashioned, which may have been true during Prohibition with the rotten liquor, but wasn’t when the drink was born and isn’t today.
Perhaps you should read this one closer to 5pm so your desire to track down a killer cocktail can be more easily fulfilled. Lucky I get to work from home these days, eh?
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Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, which was released 50 years ago today, is a nearly unique thing in music or any other creative realm: a huge hit—the best-selling jazz album of all time—and the spearhead of an artistic revolution.
Hands down one of my favorite albums period, and I like it even more now that I know why it was important.
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While over the years there has been no shortage of Beatles merchandise, some of it crass, the decision to release the game on the same date as the new CDs is, as well as an irresistible marketing tactic, a signal that the game is meant to be an authentic part of the band’s canon […]. The Beatles are positioning themselves to once again play a significant role in the evolution of popular music — this time by embracing interactivity.
If the Beatles are your bag, and they’re most definitely mine, this combination behind-the-scenes/history lesson should prove interesting. I rarely jones for the release of a video game, but I can’t wait for this one.


