Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2007

12 Sep 2007, 14:19 p.m.

Tentative Podcast

When my sister and I were kids, sometimes we would record tapes of ourselves talking, like how some kids put on little skits for and with neighborhood playmates. We'd pretend to be news announcers, plotting …

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10 Sep 2007, 14:28 p.m.

Reviews

Surprisingly unappealing: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive. Sort of predictable. Surprisingly rewarding: Psych, Harvard Business Essentials: Strategy.

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06 Sep 2007, 0:03 a.m.

First Day

Today I had my first day of classes, and I tried out the fitness center and tried out for a play. Time to stretch a bit.

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02 Sep 2007, 4:29 a.m.

Miscellaneous

Blazing Saddles is a very strange movie. Somehow every time I'd heard of it, I heard about the race and racism jokes but not the insane fourth-wall-breaking. And Gene Wilder's affect reminds me of Zack …

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01 Sep 2007, 13:16 p.m.

Comedy This Midmorning/Early Afternoon

I just watched A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum for the first time, so now I finally get the backstory for Michael Dorn's "Stand aside; I take large steps" Star Trek: …

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27 Aug 2007, 11:40 a.m.

Making Us Feel Old, Part II

Part I still holds its own -- when I mention in conversations with friends that ST:TNG debuted a full two decades ago, it always results in a stunned moment of silence. But! There is a …

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24 Aug 2007, 14:19 p.m.

Switches & Junctions

I finally hounded Leonard into moving to a reliable (read: commercial-grade) hosting provider. So now I can link to funny entries on his blog with confidence that you can click through and read them. I …

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24 Aug 2007, 9:17 a.m.

Last MC Masala

My last column talks about punk rock, perseverance, and rejected column names. The Mountain Goats are a folk/punk rock band. I think. I always hesitate when labeling something "punk rock" for fear a more authentic …

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21 Aug 2007, 16:29 p.m.

Obsession

Yesterday I read J. J. Weinman's insightful post on The Colbert Report. Like the Richardson/Harihareswara household, Weinman recognizes that Colbert is a farcical soap opera on the order of Arrested Development. I also watched an …

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20 Aug 2007, 15:15 p.m.

Notes To People I Saw Recently

Riana: My friend Stuart is working on AltLaw, and it looks like the NYT heard about it. John: Lincoln Shot First -- The Shirt. Also, The Whitest Kids U Know; I don't see any of …

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