Mind Gap

Fabrizio De André. La Guerra Di Piero, 1969

E. Sempé — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:15:13 +0000

Italian pop from the 1960s. Perfection.

Homeless men build ship to sail around the world

E. Sempé — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:18:07 +0000

From the New York Times: “A group of homeless men at the St. Lazarus Social Pension in Warsaw are building a ship to sail around the world, setting out to prove their seaworthiness and their worth to society, even if society has largely written them off.”

For more, visit the New York Times.

Italian Ballads at their best: The legend of Claudio Baglioni

E. Sempé — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:59:48 +0000

Enough said. Now time for a listen:

Supersonic Pentatonic

E. Sempé — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:44:20 +0000

http://vimeo.com/5732745

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

E. Sempé — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:11:46 +0000

“You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.”
Calling all men: put on a pair of high heels and join the White Ribbon Campaign to Walk A Mile in Her Shoes. On Thursday October 1, 2009 we’re all going to help end violence against women and girls, one man-sized step at time.

The best apples in the universe

E. Sempé — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:50:04 +0000

I love Pink Lady apples. They are perfect. Burwah needs to start getting these.

No doubt, it’s No Doubt

E. Sempé — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:21:34 +0000

Been looking through old CDs, and came across a few gems. Probably the day’s most unexpected find has been the rediscovery of my No Doubt CDs. I really really liked No Doubt for a few years. But then I forgot about them (this may or may not have coincided with the advent of Gwen Stefani’s solo career).

In any case, here’s one of my favourites off of 2001’s Rock Steady album. It’s called “Making Out” (aha, love the title!).

Hey, the guy who owns Urban Outfitters is pro life

E. Sempé — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:09:59 +0000

Yep, just found out today. The billionaire Richard Hayne, of UO-hipster-fashion fame, is an ultra-Republican, anti-gay and a pro lifer. Some find it reason to boycott UO, since funds go in part toward pro life campaigns. Others simply respond, “meh”. What would you do? Would you forego the multi-coloured skinnies, or rather lavish in “choosing life”?

Top 3 cat names

E. Sempé — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:15:04 +0000

You got ‘em here first, kids.

Guido
Lucia
Vittorio

The fact that they’re all Italian is pure… coincidence.

Looking for true love? Try Facebook

E. Sempé — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:01:07 +0000

I was caught between disgust and hilarity this morning after reading this story in The Star.

Kelly Hildebrandt, Florida resident, is marrying Kelly Hildebrandt of Texas. They met after Kelly-girl searched her own name on Facebook, finding a picture of Kelly-boy in cargo pants, a hat, sans shirt.

It only took one fateful Facebook message, eloquently worded, to seal the deal: “I thought it was kind of cool we had the same name, and I just wanted to say hi.”

Eighteen months later, the couple would be happily married, with designated names “Kelly girl” and “Kelly boy” to tell them apart. The wedding is set for October 2009.