March 2011

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Just a few things: 1. The band's name is Bump of Chicken, and the song is called "Dandelion." 2. The lion is Pon de Lion, a mascot for Mr. Donut. 3. Pon de Lion is part-doughnut and kind of a freak. Someone recently posted an  English translation of the 2007 fan-made Flash- animated video for "Dandelion" about a sad, ostracized...

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PepsiCo and our nation's capitol are teaming up in a public-private partnership that will bring 363 of Pepsi's "Dream Machine" recycling bins to downtown Washington, D.C. The kiosks aren't like the regular recycling receptacles you usually see on the street--they offer discounts and coupons at places like Dominos, Johnny Rockets, and Marriott hotels. Here's how the kiosks...

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The "Geometry of Circles" (1979) with music by Philip Glass made me wonder about the children had Peter Greenaway's "H Is for House" (1973) been shown on Sesame Street, too. H is for half-past six, half-past seven, half-past eight, half-past nine, half-past ten, half-past eleven, half-past twelve...