{"id":8130,"date":"2013-07-13T05:28:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T12:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=8130"},"modified":"2013-07-13T05:28:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T12:28:55","slug":"saturday-news-chum-stew-if-your-pipes-can-take-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=8130","title":{"rendered":"Saturday News Chum Stew, If Your Pipes Can Take It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8131\" alt=\"Observation Stew\" src=\"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/stew.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/>After my wonderful plumbing experience yesterday, my mind cannot make sense &#8212; or find a theme &#8212; in this collection of news articles. I&#8217;ll leave it to you to find the theme, or determine whether these items need to be tossed into the garbage disposal and washed away. Let&#8217;s just hope they don&#8217;t clog your pipes&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Survivor &#8211; My Guilty Pleasure.<\/strong> One of my guilty TV pleasures is the TV show <em>Survivor<\/em>. I&#8217;ve never been able to describe why this show is still head and shoulders above other reality shows. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/is-survivor-the-only-great-reality-tv-show,81982\/\">This article presents one analysis of why <em>Survivor <\/em>is successful<\/a>. For me, its success comes from (a) the shifting alliance aspects of it &#8212;\u00a0 the show is very much like the game <em>Diplomacy<\/em> with negotiation, trust, and bluffing at its heart; (b) the skillful editing used to craft a story and create characters; and (c) the quality shown in the casting to find a group with strong personalities that draw one to watch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This American Life<\/strong>. This week, TAL reaches a milestone &#8211; episode #500. To commemorate this, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/adambvary\/ira-glass-this-american-life-500-episodes\">BuzzFeed presents the story of how TAL got started, and how it reached episode #500<\/a>. Related to this, FlavorWire presents <a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/403383\/the-15-best-this-american-life-episodes-so-far\">their take on their 15 favorite episodes to date<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hidden Environmental Impacts<\/strong>. Earlier this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psmag.com\/environment\/the-new-bronze-age-entering-the-era-of-tough-ore-60868\/\">I wrote about how copper mining<\/a> &#8212; required to move to a green environment &#8212; really isn&#8217;t so green. Another thing that isn&#8217;t green are music festivals. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laweekly.com\/2013-07-11\/music\/music-festivals-sustainability-bonnaroo-lib\/\">This article from LA Weekly is a great exploration on the trash problem created by many festivals<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Autopsy Results<\/strong>. OK, here&#8217;s a real weird one. Some people decided, for the hell of it, to do an autopsy of a &#8220;Baby So Soft&#8221; doll. <a href=\"http:\/\/cirafly24.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/baby-feels-so-real-autopsy.html\">Here are the grisley results<\/a>. You&#8217;ll never look at a child&#8217;s doll the same.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Looking at Things Differently<\/strong>. Speaking of looking at things differently, here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/hnigatu\/classic-works-of-art-reimagined-with-people-of-color\">11 classic works of art reimagined with people of color<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NSA and the CIA<\/strong>. On the grounds of the CIA is a sculpture with an encrypted message. The CIA recently believed they had solved the message. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/threatlevel\/2013\/07\/nsa-cracked-kryptos-before-cia\/?cid=9651674\">However, the NSA really solved it first<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Places to Go in The San Fernando Valley<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/entertainment\/ci_23644483\/universal-citywalk-continues-draw-crowds-after-20-years\">a nice article commemorating Universal City Walk reaching 20 years<\/a>. City Walk was a trendsetter &#8212; it led to Downtown Disney and other integrated shopping areas that are regional draws at theme parks. Don&#8217;t like that? How about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasadenastarnews.com\/news\/ci_23627146\/jerrys-soda-shoppe-offers-chilly-delights-desoto-pharmacy\">an old-fashioned soda shop in Canoga Park<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bringing Up The Rear<\/strong>. Bringing up the rear are a few totally pointless things. First, <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2013\/07\/09\/bug-a-salt-shoot-pesky-flies.html\">a gun that uses salt to shoot flies<\/a>. I have no idea how effective it is. Secondly, a list from the good folks at Vanity Fair point out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/online\/daily\/2013\/07\/40-signs-you-are-a-buzzfeed-writer-running-out-of-list-ideas?mbid=social_twitter\">40 signs that you&#8217;re a BuzzFeed list maker who has run out of ideas<\/a>. Thirdly, there&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/entertainment\/dining\/bars-and-clubs-other\/hip-hops\/farkin-ale-stone-releases-ensign-wesley-beer\/article_0e64bd78-6be4-5818-b433-991246319d31.html\">Wesley Crusher Beer<\/a>. Lastly, <a href=\"http:\/\/jimromenesko.com\/2013\/07\/12\/oh-no-ktvu\/\">somebody put dummy names for the pilots of the Asiana 214 crash on a recent news report on KTVU. Alas, they made it onto the air.<\/a> Yup. Today, your flight is commanded by &#8220;Sum Ting Wong&#8221;, assisted by &#8220;Wi Tu Lo&#8221;, &#8220;Ho Lee Fuk&#8221;, and &#8220;Bang Ding Ow&#8221;. I can only shake my head. Someone has likely been handed their walking papers. Naturally, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mikehayes\/local-news-broadcast-airs-truly-unfortunate-report-on-asiana\">the station has apologized<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After my wonderful plumbing experience yesterday, my mind cannot make sense &#8212; or find a theme &#8212; in this collection of news articles. I&#8217;ll leave it to you to find the theme, or determine whether these items need to be tossed into the garbage disposal and washed away. 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