http://www.village-idiots.org/reid Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:10:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you guys heard of civilbeat.com? I understand that the founder of ebay (a Punahou grad) has come back to start this news organization covering local news. It looks interesting. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=61 Kiva.org allows you to lend small amounts of money to poor entrepreneurs around the world. I haven't examined the program thoroughly, but it sounds good. Basically, you help someone help themselves and get your money back! http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=59 Molly Ringwold's eulogy in the NYTimes. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=56 Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=53 " You feel like you're not watching the end of the world but the end of a career." — film critic Ty Burr on M. Night Shyamalan's Happening. I never saw the film, but I thought this was a funny quote. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=50 This is playing at the Academy Arts this weekend and through next week. Might be in my top ten of 2008. Recommended to Penny, Mitchell, Grace and Tony. Cautiously recommended to Don. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=45 I read Penny's article and it was funny. I recommend it to other idiots. Penny, you really should do more writing and think of doing something with it. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=43 ...I'd recommend reading the graphic novel first--unless you enjoy reading novels after seeing film versions. Time picked this is one of the 100 best 20th Century novels, and that's not so far-fetched. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=41 One of things that I like to read are posts that express agreement or disagreement about comments made in a review of (whatever). These posts help reveal areas of consensus or the lack thereof. The more people comment the better. So don't be shy. Tell us what you think. It ... http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=36 ...is now playing at Dole Cannery. Recommended to Kevin and Mitchell. I think Tony and Jill would like this, too. http://www.village-idiots.org/reid/?p=34