http://www.imponderables.com/ News and thoughts from David Feldman, author of Imponderables en-us 2008-07-04T13:29:30-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000844.php Chuck Hagel and Colin Powell have both been bandied about as possible vice-presidential candidates for both parties, but if McCain or Obama are looking for a true crossover running-mate, we have the man for the job. Happy 4th!... News feldman 2008-07-04T13:29:30-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000843.php They do, actually. Even the most famous.... Imponderables feldman 2008-07-03T14:19:19-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000842.php All this and more can be viewed at Harry Shearer's "Found Objects" outpost on mydamnchannel.com. The most famous treasure in Shearer's collection is the adventure of Dan Rather and his trenchcoat. Great stuff.... TV feldman 2008-06-30T02:32:09-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000841.php The next book of Malcolm Gladwell's, the star of our last post, is called Outliers: Why Some People Succeed and Some Don't. It sounds like a great topic for Gladwell. I've been interested in a related phenomenon. Why do some... Music feldman 2008-06-30T00:31:56-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000840.php ...with plenty of interesting detours along the way.... Reading feldman 2008-06-30T00:28:04-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000839.php Some folks, including this amateur cook, are mystified by how vague some cookbooks are about quantities of ingredients to put into recipes. In his most recent blog post, cookbook writer extraordinaire David Lebovitz explains the dilemmas from the other side.... Potpourri feldman 2008-06-29T14:46:56-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000838.php We've written about why TV commercials and nails across the blackboard are so annoying. The New York Times just weighed in on the latter subject this week. No big whoop. But the story included a link to a professor who... Imponderables feldman 2008-06-27T00:32:48-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000837.php [With a little help from Mark Evanier]... Music feldman 2008-06-21T11:36:54-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000836.php Dave Friedman writes: This guy takes old stereogram photos and combines them into a single image that quickly goes back and forth between them...... Potpourri feldman 2008-06-20T04:51:45-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000835.php [Thanks to Elizabeth Frenchman]... Music feldman 2008-06-17T16:05:01-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000834.php Between baseball season and my obsession with the November elections, I haven't been blogging much about TV. And I'm far behind in my viewing, especially on reality shows. I'm curious about how Nashville Star has changed since jumping from USA... TV feldman 2008-06-16T15:34:54-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000833.php I haven't seen it, but have heard great things about this documentary about the modern Turkish music scene. Tonight on Sundance at 10:00 P.M. I'm firing up the DVR.... TV feldman 2008-06-13T16:35:25-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000832.php News feldman 2008-06-11T02:09:28-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000831.php No, we're not giving anything away for free, but if you hate paying exorbitant fees for directory assistance, and aren't familiar with GOOG411, how does free sound to you? And if you aren't near your Imponderables collection and want a... Potpourri feldman 2008-06-10T21:44:37-05:00 http://www.imponderables.com/archives/000830.php Neatorama strikes again.... Web feldman 2008-06-07T23:55:51-05:00