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Tag: monty python

Synesthesia, Now in Technicolor

I spotted a peculiar mental exercise pinned to the wall of pediatric doctor’s office today. It was apparently devised to a create a left-brain, right-brain conflict when one says the name of a color, rather than the word in which … Read on.

Published March 4, 2013
Categorized as Culture Tagged anglophilia, brain, color, gorge of peril, holy grail, monty python, synesthesia, technicolor

Monty Python’s John Cleese on Creativity

Kudos to Gizmodo AU's Logan Booker for unearthing and re-posting this archival gem featuring Monty Python's John Cleese sharing his insights on creativity. Per Booker's post: I?m having trouble dating this video (though the consensus is 1991), but I can … Read on.

Published April 8, 2012
Categorized as On Writing Tagged creativity, John Cleese, monty python

The First Email Spam to Open a Can of…You Know

Here's the lowdown on the origin of email spam: For reasons lost to history, the pork-based product called ?SPAM? was not included on the U.K.?s list of rationed foods during and after World War Two. Consequently, the relative abundance of … Read on.

Published August 10, 2006
Categorized as Media Critique Tagged email, Hormel, Laurence Canter, Martha Siegel, monty python, spam, spam spam spam, The First Email Spam to Open a Can of...You Know
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