second season of sherlock starts tonight on pbs. also preceding the comedy awards on comedy central is an episode of between two ferns with zach galifianakis.
towards a third cinema
Written on the wind on Tcm now

for the color alone.
If 2011 was the year of the French New Wave, 2012 is shaping up as the Mexican revolution. As Christopher Israel readies to open his anticipated, high-low seafood-centric Corazon on May 10 (1205 SW Washington St), another plan is shaping up to send Mexican food in a fresh direction. Eat Beat has learned that Kelly Myers, Nostrana’s respected chef de cuisine and a farmer’s market insider, will head up the kitchen at Xico on 3715 SE Division St
Hokusei, set to debut this week, is one such eatery set to prioritize the best of Oregon’s bounty. The restaurant’s name—pronounced ho-ku-say—means Northwest in Japanese, and reflects Executive Chef Kaoru Ishii’s efforts to craft traditional Japanese dishes with seasonal offerings from regional farms, ranches, and rivers. The Tokyo native has gathered over two decades of experience perfecting his own take on Japanese cuisine at restaurants around the world, including top kitchens in Japan, Los Angeles (Malibu’s Nobu and Beverly Hill’s Matsuhisa) and San Fransisco (Okuma).
now, if you want a great name and an even greater goal, look no further than Papiss Cissé.
That uncertain feeling was on Tcm recently. Pretty good for the eccentric pianist played by burgess meredith. 1941.
wy fly
Monet could see ultraviolet light.
Retro backspin. I had no idea that the treason committed by the Reagan's 1980 campaign had a precedent with the Nixon campaign in 1968.
I didn't think it possible for my opinion of Nixon to go any lower. I was wrong.

Via Greenfield. I don't know if I would call this event a "Black Swan" so much as plain, old treachery.
ran across fangsbites today which focuses on the intersection of sports and television. what caught my attention today were the numbers for espns coverage of the nfl draft. much to my dismay, the three day event averaged about 3 million viewers. by comparison, mad men averages about 2.5 million per episode these days. but what i found interesting that four of the top ten markets for the draft were in ohio. now cleveland did have the third pick in the draft and the first two picks were already announced prior to the draft so it makes sense to some degree but its still surprising that one state would be so football crazed. maybe thats just a function of having two teams whose losing ways have driven their fans to the brink of insanity.

The top 10 metered markets for the combined three days of ESPN coverage included: Cleveland (5.0 rating), Dayton, Ohio (4.3), Birmingham, Ala., (3.9), Milwaukee (3.6), Kansas City (3.6), New Orleans (3.4), Jacksonville, Fla., (3.3), Columbus, Ohio (3.3), Charlotte, N.C., (3.2) and Cincinnati (3.2).

just in case you were wondering, here are the top five cable programs of 2011.

Top cable shows - Average viewers (millions) Jersey Shore (MTV) 9.3 The Walking Dead (AMC) 8.9 Rizzoli & Isles (TNT) 8.1 The Closer (TNT) 8.1 Pawn Stars (History) 7.0

took the weekend off from soccer so i could focus on the knicks collapsing in round one of the nba playoffs but now im back for the game of the week, this afternoon's matchup between manchester city and manchester united. man city is essentially one game behind man u for the lead in the premier league with three matches to go. so anything short of a win will all but clinch for united.

bumped up to espn proper at 3pm est.

the connection
we all recall my similar effort from my indoor soccer days...


attn performance art fans, we are broadcasting as part of this online performance festival today at approx 1:10, 1:33 and 2:37 PST, check out the first performances in the new PICA space.


atera
academic search engines
harlem shuttle
as a long time second year fan of barcelona i can say without equivocation that this has been the worst week in the history of barcelona football what with their disappointing second place finish in la liga and their even more disappointing ousting from the semifinals of the champions league. and just to cap it off their much beloved (aside from this week) coach has decided to step down. this article flops into the mind of pep guardiola to tackle his motivations.
Sevilla fans protest
Here’s a blast from the past:

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It was 1999 when Jim started this site; wow. I remember using blogger in the early days, and agonizing when it went down at inconvenient times. I trust this has no implications for our content at this point..?

Keep two hands on the wheel at all times.

A steering wheel is a terrible thing to waste. from BCR on Vimeo.

Wrecking crew documentary on hold pending music licensing fees
Previously unaware of Period of Adjustment, Tennessee Williams serious comedy. An odd lot in the casting dept and an odd time in the post Korean war pre Beatles suburban American south. wiki / imdb on Tcm this morning.