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Like we said... nothing to do with Miss California.We are waiting for a couple of new pieces from our contributors, including an organic beer piece that we’ve literally been promising for years. Anyway, Ben just sent me an email and told me to stall, so in the meantime, here are five items that we thought deserved your attention.1) The History Chanel is stepping away from its typical fair and airing 16 new programs including The Naturalized, a special from Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions. According to broadcastingcable.com the show will follow 8 people as they navigate their way through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Busboy is known for producing The Colbert Report and Important Things with Demetri Martin. It’ll be interesting to see how they treat the material. Also, we hope it somehow becomes a platform to make Jim Cramer look like an asshole. You have to write what you know, right?2) Speaking of documentaries and, ahem, assholes… Conservative politicians like our good friend “Crarry Laig” are the subject of a new film by This Film Is Not Yet Rated’s Kirby Dick. The film, which looks to out gay politicians who support anti-gay legislation, got a bit of free publicity this week when NPR spiked their review. The reason? NPR’s review made mention of the people featured in the film, which they deamed to be a violation of their privacy. Well Duh! You could have gotten that much from the poster. In a related note Charlie Crist is skipping a gubnatorial reelection bid to run for Senate. Either he is looking to make a run for president in 2012, or he is looking to get in on the hot beltway action. Nudge nudge wink wink.Here is the trailer. Apparently people with blurry faces are all gay.3) In Vauban, Germany 70 percent of families do not own cars. The reason? No street parking, driveways or garages. It is ok to own a car, but you have to park it in one of two garages on the outskirts of town. And besides, the streets are car-free anyway. To get around Vauban’s citizens use
Like we said... nothing to do with Miss California.
We are waiting for a couple of new pieces from our contributors, including an organic beer piece that we’ve literally been promising for years. Anyway, Ben just sent me an email and told me to stall, so in the meantime, here are five items that we thought deserved your attention.
1) The History Chanel is stepping away from its typical fair and airing 16 new programs including The Naturalized, a special from Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions. According to broadcastingcable.com the show will follow 8 people as they navigate their way through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Busboy is known for producing The Colbert Report and Important Things with Demetri Martin. It’ll be interesting to see how they treat the material. Also, we hope it somehow becomes a platform to make Jim Cramer look like an asshole. You have to write what you know, right?
2) Speaking of documentaries and, ahem, assholes… Conservative politicians like our good friend “Crarry Laig” are the subject of a new film by This Film Is Not Yet Rated’s Kirby Dick. The film, which looks to out gay politicians who support anti-gay legislation, got a bit of free publicity this week when NPR spiked their review. The reason? NPR’s review made mention of the people featured in the film, which they deamed to be a violation of their privacy. Well Duh! You could have gotten that much from the poster. In a related note Charlie Crist is skipping a gubnatorial reelection bid to run for Senate. Either he is looking to make a run for president in 2012, or he is looking to get in on the hot beltway action. Nudge nudge wink wink.
Here is the trailer. Apparently people with blurry faces are all gay.
3) In Vauban, Germany 70 percent of families do not own cars. The reason? No street parking, driveways or garages. It is ok to own a car, but you have to park it in one of two garages on the outskirts of town. And besides, the streets are car-free