Rantings of a New Yorker

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Entries for April, 2007

Construction of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala

At the Ackland Art Museum, Buddhists created a beautiful sand mandala in 2001.  You can see a few small photos below or go to the Ackland Art Museum’s website and see their larger, more detailed, photos from progression from empty table to finished mandala. The museum is housed at the University of North Carolina at [...]

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New Line Cinema Wins the Rights to Screw Up Escape From New York

It’s true.  John Carpenter will be attached as one of the executive producers, so there is some hope, but, mostly, I’m disappointed.  I still watch Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. every few months and I don’t want to see it being remade.  Can’t Hollywood think of anything else to make other than [...]

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MLB and InDemand Reach Agreement on MLB Extra Innings

It was announced today that Major League Baseball and In Demand have, finally, reached an agreement over MLB’s Extra Innings package.  This is great news to the millions of baseball fans around the country who could have been shut out from watching their favorite teams play. Thanks to pressure from John Kerry, the two sides [...]

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Road of Death in Bolivia

The Road of Death in Bolivia is just one of the top five most dangerous roads in the world. There are many more photos on the site.  The views are both breathtaking and scary at the same time.  North Yungas Road is probably the most dangerous road in the world.  There are fatal accidents all [...]

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