Anyone else see Jon Stewart “shake his fist” at Twitter last night? It’s a painfully funny look at how the media’s scrambling to get in front of more, younger eyeballs. Stewart and “Daily Show” correspondent Sam Bee manage to put a bit of self-deprecating perspective on all of the by-the-second hysteria. Oh, hey, while we’re on the subject, make sure you’re following CL on Twitter!
(h/t to Scott Freeman’s post on this here Fresh Loaf blog )
Actor and humorist John Hodgman isn’t some kind of human computer, although he plays the PC on Apple’s popular “I’m a Mac” ads. He does qualify as a font of obscure knowledge and “fake facts” in his recurring appearances as a “Resident Expert” on “The Daily Show” and through such books as his latest, More Information Than You Require, which he’ll be signing at the Buckhead Barnes & Noble on Nov. 19. Hodgman also seems to be a perfect gentleman and is my favorite interview of the year (so far).
This page links to his many “Daily Show” appearances, but for a taste of his authorial voice, consider this PBS-style documentary (which may merely be a cunning mockumentary) on “Hobo Matters,” a faux-factual history of the hobos of the Great Depression, drawn from his first book, The Areas of My Expertise.
