5 things I learned today (and don't want to forget)

  • The Arabic term for Muslim Iberia Al Andalus, and its derivative Andalusia, are probably not derived from the Berber pronunciation of the word Vandal: "Wandal"where »
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon is brewed by the Miller Brewing Company where »
  • Clockwork Orange was set in the far off future of 1995 where »
  • Almost all people suffer from change blindness where »
  • Elvis Presley had a father (although obvious, it never occurred to me). Also, Natalie Portman can make a mean salad where »
  • 5 poems I read April 22, 2011 - Video Special

    1. After Mayakovsky by Denis Johnson http://bit.ly/hUfoHr

    read by Ryan Nance

     

    2. How Like Foreign Objects by Alexis Orgera

    read by Kari Bunker

     

    3. And because Love battles by Pablo Neruda http://bit.ly/f4viwt

    read by Sean Murphy

     

    4. Dogfish by Mary Oliver http://bit.ly/igOUo2

    read by Brian Yoder

     

    5. Like Lilly Like Wilson by Taylor Mali http://bit.ly/epJ0PZ

    read by Jamiel Livingston

     

    Videos by Gabriel Hernandez (http://thegabriel.tumblr.com)