Sunday Seven

  1. New Sesame Street DVD is for adults only.  The early years of Sesame Street (beginning in 1969) don’t translate well to today’s kids.  A funny and enlightening article from the New York Times, via Slashdot.
  2. The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation.  If Abe Lincoln were a modern CEO, he might have dumbed down one of history’s great speeches with bullet points.  I find this hilarious.  By Peter Norvig, via Wired.
  3. How to deep-fry a turkey.  A 3 or 4 minute fun tutorial video from Mahalo Daily.  I love this little four-day-a-week show and I love the host, Veronica Belmont.
  4. What Would Jesus Buy?  Christianity Today’s commentary on a new documentary on consumerism and faith by the maker of Super-Size Me.
  5. The death of email among youngsters.  A good examination of why kids and younger adults don’t use email and what replaces it.  From Slate via Slashdot.
  6. How Joel Osteen inspires millions.  An examination of Osteen’s gift by communication expert Carmine Gallo at Business Week.
  7. Check out these two competitors at the OBX Marathon and Half-Marathon on the outer banks of North Carolina last Sunday.

November 19, 2007 · Filed Under Sunday 7

Comments

One Response to “Sunday Seven”

  1. Marsha on November 21st, 2007 9:55 am

    Hmm, I thought the magic was missing from Sesame Street a long time ago. I know those days of my childhood are long gone, but sometimes I miss them.

Leave a Reply