Links for October 22nd through October 23rd

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on October 23, 2008). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

Sometime between October 22nd and October 23rd, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

  • Former Bush Press Secretary Backs Obama: Scott McClellan made the endorsement during a taping of Comedian D.L. Hughley's new show that is premiering on CNN this weekend. The former Bush administration official said he wanted to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done.
  • Can You Help the NCIS Team Untangle a Gruesome Web?: Although it ultimately will be up to Gibbs & Co. to visit and analyze each URL (which serve up video spliced with fleeting images/clues pointing at the place, time and method of murder), the NCIS faithful are being given an opportunity to deduce the who, when, how and where of the perp's very first kill by logging onto his/her very first URL, Primitus-Victor.com.
  • Callie Shell – Obama – Digital Journalist: Four years ago Time photographer Callie Shell met Barack Obama backstage when she was covering presidential candidate John Kerry. She sent her editor more photographs of Obama than Kerry. When asked why, she said, "I do not know. I just have a feeling about him. I think he will be important down the road." Her first photo essay on Obama was two and half years ago. She has stuck with him ever since.
  • Mr Pixel and Mrs Grain: In this three-part series of shorts, the film vs. digital argument is presented as a married couple in counseling sessions. Simply brilliant, and perfectly played! Enjoy.
  • JCVD: I'm not entirely sure what I think of this, but I just might actually want to see a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie: "When the life of Jean-Claude Van Damme collides with the reality of a hold-up in Brussels, Belgium, suddenly the huge movie star turns into an ordinary guy, filled with fears, contradictions and hopes. How can he be up to the legend he has built? What can a film hero do when the gun pointed to his temple isn’t charged with blanks? JCVD finds himself at the turning point of his 'hero' life."