Bits, bites and blurbs from Michael Cervieri.
Most of my Tumbling is at the Future Journalism Project.
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To think some suggest local news isn’t fascinating.
Gorilla vs. Banana: Guess who won. (Hint: Someone slipped.)
This is the best story ever. And it involves a guy in a gorilla costume getting tackled by another guy in a banana costume. And a 911 call. And a manager who looks like he’s phsyched about the free publicity the incident just gave his store. And a gorilla. And a banana. And this line: ”The kid was in mid-air, flying. He just looked like a Spartan from that movie ‘300,’ except he was a banana.” (h/t ProducerMatthew) source
Meanwhile on Amazon: Go the Fuck To Sleep trends at number one under “Hot New Releases in Books”.
Written by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Ricardo Cortes and narrated by (yes!) Samuel L. Jackson, what we have here is a future childhood classic.
Freebie audio | Physical Book. (via Amazon/Audible).
Run Time - 5:26.
When greenwashing, watch out for you ask to flack for you.
A PR firm working for Dow Chemical asked author Anna Lappé to contribute a video about the future of water for Dow’s flashy new “virtual conference” called “The Future We Create.” Here is Lappé’s submission. It was rejected.
(via scottdodd)
From Treehugger: This is just awesome. Holy Kaw points us to a great video where a flash mob shows a crowded mall why it’s a good idea to recycle whenever you have the chance. Check out the video with the surprising end, and lots of interesting pop-up factoids…
Awesome.
