The internet is full of interesting people who do strange things. It is also full of really interesting people who seem to understand what other people want to watch and read online. Kevin Rose is a mixture of the two aforementioned archetypes of "online celebrities". That is really what Rose has become in recent years, a celebrity with a cult following of technological and savvy internet wanderers. Rose began his low level stardom on the TechTV show The Screen Savers as a young tech who always preformed barely legal computer tricks. Moving on to hosting the web show Diggnation with co-host Alex Albrecht where they cover stories on the site Rose helped to create Digg. Digg is Rose's baby and his enthusiasm for his project shows in his daily tweets and videos. For those unfamiliar with Digg it's a site that encapsulates the best news stories and people can either digg them or not resulting in the most popular stories being on the front page. Rose is extremely interesting to follow whether you check out his tweets, his YouTube videos, or his always entertaining episodes of Diggnation. With his newly acquired position of CEO at Digg there are more interesting videos from Rose and his friend author Tim Ferris about angel investing and other really interesting topics. Check out Rose's site at kevinrose.com or his twitter at twitter.com/kevinrose and I promise you'll be happily surprised with the content.
With summer upon us it seems that there is an increasing amount of time in the day that is empty. When these times occur why not grab a book and read? Don't know how? Well I can't help you there but if you are capable of forming sentences in your mind through the use of your eyeballs then I suggest checking out Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. A book that I picked up randomly due to the simple cover with nothing but text and a razor I thought a random book buy would be interesting at the least. Flynn's novel somehow gripped onto me and did not let go for the next few days while each page flew by and each event stapled itself to my memory. The story follows a depressed and broken woman on her return home to get the latest story about some killings in the area. I don't like to spoil much when talking about books but the twists and emotions this book throws at you will be more than worth the time you spend reading it. Sharp Objects
The interwebs are full of interesting sites and stories that most people are unable to cover in their lifespan. My hope is to show you one or two sites that bring some joy to your life and maybe even help you out in some small way. The site I'm going to talk about for this post is Food Mob. The full address is http://revision3.com/foodmob as it is a show on the site Revision3 which is full of great shows I'll talk about eventually. But Food Mob is a great cooking show hosted by Chef Niall Harbison. Harbison and his (maybe) British accent guide viewers through some of the easiest recipes I have ever seen that yield some of the most amazing foods I've tasted. Pancakes, burgers, steak, fajitas, pasta, and a lot of other really great recipes. All of Niall's recipes contain only a few ingredients and the steps are mind numbingly simple to boot. Along with great tips on gear and tricks to make bear cold or how to cut better the show is great for people who just want to cook without a 40 minute prep time. Food Mob also has a large fan base with emails and pictures that Niall shows on each episode, overall its a fun time coupled with a great learning experience. Food Mob
So recently I have been into buying CDs and listening to each song instead of illegally obtaining my music and I must say that the feeling of having a collection and knowing that I am supporting the bands I like is really cool. Lately my listening habits have been focused on two albums. Brothers by The Black Keys and Infinite Arms by Band of Horses. Come June 20th I will being seeing Band of Horses live in Brooklyn so I'll definitely tell you all about that but in the mean time let's talk Brothers and Infinite Arms. Brothers is the newest album by The Black Keys and it is just a fun ride. The first seven songs all give me the feeling that they'd be great to blast in the car and just cruise too and I was completely right about that. As a whole it is a very funky album with heavy amounts of bass and vocals reminiscent of Muddy Water era vocals. Not being the definitive source of music knowledge by any means I thought it was a pretty amazing album that I bought solely on the fact that the album art made me laugh. Brothers. Infinite Arms is the third full album from Band of Horses and it is, just like the first two, inspiring and impressive. The vocals are like anything I have heard before, other than the other two albums, and the lyrics reverberated strongly with me. There are clear cut singles like Laredo and Compliments but NW Apartment, Dilly, and Infinite Arms all sound fantastic as well. I am completely one sided when it comes to Band of Horses and I say that to let you know I am 100% biased. They are a great band and I think giving any one of their albums a listen would be a favor to you eardrums so go on and do it. Infinite Arms
Science is a scary topic at times. Wormholes, space travel, black holes, cancer, death, rebirth, regrowth, and so many other amazingly destructive yet beautifully realized ideas that swarm our planet and our galaxy. This story comes from Mail Online, a UK site, and it involves the realized use of stem cells. Using a damaged liver and stem cells scientists were able to recreate a new liver that replaced that same patients damaged liver. There is no chance for rejection, no complications, and no donor needed. The patient is the savior in this story. Imagine the possibilities that something like this can lead to. Not all organs can regenerate like a liver can but there is no harm in trying right? Liver
There is always more to talk about and that is the crazy beauty of this world we live in today. Let me know what you think by shooting me an email at fisco316@gmail.com or leave me a post or a facebook message, just get back to me however you can I'd love to hear thoughts on all this.
