Before we knew him as Dr. Seuss, he was Theodore Seuss Geisel, adman. As early as 1927 he was illustrating ads for Ford, GE and NBC campaigns. His illustrative style was the same, even then. – Via JESS3
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California begins offering $1 trips on Greyhound from LA to SF
Profiled by a Los Angeles Times travel writer, it reminds me of the $1 DC to NYC bus ride. One traveler finds the ghost of Jack Kerouac and more on a bus trip up California’s spine. At $1 each way, it has to be the best bargain in all of travel. Mindful that great American …
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Our brains can brake a car faster than our feet
If you’ve ever had to slam on the brakes to prevent an accident, you know that the time it takes to get your foot to that pedal can seem like an eternity. Now, German researchers aim to cut that reaction time by getting drivers’ brain waves to help stop the car. Their findings appear in …
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Jimmy Fallon’s Saturday Night Live audition
“I’m going to do some celebrity impressions.” Talk about your low-key, understated introductions! That’s how Jimmy Fallon’s 1998 audition for “Saturday Night Live” kicked off, with a statement that doesn’t even come close to describing the following eight minutes of Fallon hilariously hitting the nail on the head again and again. Back in 1998, Fallon …
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Beautiful baked goods – from La Boulange Bakery
These photos are from La Boulange, the bakery that Starbucks bought…
All Star Ballot – MLB 2012 – Vote now, ends June 29
Cast your 2012 All-Star Game Vote! * Vote a maximum of 25 times. Voting ends at 11:59 PM ET on Thursday, June 28, 2012. And, watch the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, on FOX.
Big Wednesdays – a summer surf movie series – with 5 films
The California Surf Museum and California Surf Festival are bringing together a 5-piece film festival, spread out over the summer. Every few Wednesdays they will show a modern or classic surf film. Tickets are $10, shows start at 7pm, and located in Oceanside, California. See the poster at bottom for the full details. June …
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China launches it’s first female ‘taikonaut’ into space
Saturday’s launch of a piloted space capsule known as Shenzhou-9 marks China’s breakthrough into the exclusive club once made up only of the United States and Russia. One of the three astronauts in the capsule is a woman, 33-year-old Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman in space. Shenzhou-9 was launched at 6:37 p.m (local time) …
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Interview with Skip Brunette – New Hampshire teacher, surfer, & musician
Interview with Skip Brunette. Skip’s band Todo Bien – iTunes – Facebook Follow our documentary adventure at – The Granite Stoke – Facebook
The Orange County Register sold to – 2100 Trust LLC – a Massachusetts-based venture
The owner of The Orange County Register announced today that the paper has been bought by 2100 Trust LLC, a privately-held company led by a Massachusetts investor who previously planned to buy The Boston Globe. *** Today’s announcement is the latest in a major sea change in U.S. newspaper ownership as the industry struggles to …