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John

If we, in this election, allow illusion to triumph over what we must believe is reality--we will hav

My Interests

Movies:

Children of Men, Good Shepherd, Bobby, Pursuit of Happyness, We Are Marshall, 21 Grams, Basquiat, Big Lebowski, Braveheart, Bronx Tale, Brown Bunny, Buffalo 66, Closer, Cool Hand Luke, Dead Poets Society, Squid & The Whale, March of the Penguins, Good Night & Good Luck, The Life Aquatic: With Steve Zizous, I Heart Huckabees, Rudy, High Fidelity, Fight Club, Gummo, Gataca, Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Anchorman, Dodgeball, National Lampoon's Vacation, Pollock, , Garden State, Rushmore, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Punch Drunk Love, True Romance,

Television:

Arrested Development, The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Subterranean, Daily Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Frontline, The Office, 24, Dr. Katz, Hardball, Meet The Press, Nova, Spin City,

Books:

The Future of Music by G. Leondard & David Kuceck / The Long Tail: How the Future of Business is Selling More of Less by Chris Anderson / A History of God by Karen Armstrong / The Jesus Dynasty by Dr. James Tabor / Freakonomics by Stephen Levitt & Stephen Dubner / Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides / Y: The Descent of Man / Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon / Survival Of The Prettiest by Nancy Etcoff / Paradox Of Choice, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene / The Great Unraveling by Paul Krugman / The Moral Animal by Generation X by Douglas Coupland / Naked by David Sedaris / Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk / Black Spring by Henry Miller / The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac / Welcome To The Monkeyhouse by Kurt Vonnegut / Culture Jam by Kalle Lasn / My Life by Bill Clinton / The Body Artist by Don Delillo / When Corporations Rule The World by David Korten / Pyrotechnic Insanitarium by Mark Dery / Plan Of Attack by Bob Woodward / Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke / Brave New World by Aldous Huxley / Ishmael by Daniel Quinn / Beyond Good & Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche / Notes From The Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky / The Rosy Crucifixion (Nexus) by Henry Miller / Shopgirl by Steve Martin / Here In The World by Victoria Lancelotta / Head by On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now & Always will, In The Future Tense by David Brooks

My Blog

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty wordThe average person laughs 13 times a dayMen are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than womenA toothpick is the object most oft...
Posted by John on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:03:00 PST

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people

A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surfaceThe electric chair was invented by a dentistAncient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stoneA cockroach c...
Posted by John on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:01:00 PST

All 13 Episodes of Broken Heart Radio

http://web.mac.com/jyandrasits/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Archive.htm l
Posted by John on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:18:00 PST

Broken Heart Radio - Episode 12

New Bjork & The National. http://web.mac.com/jyandrasits/iWeb/Site/Podcast/DF00D84C-C1 0D-4A85-9D31-979CCD37BF55.html
Posted by John on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:17:00 PST

Your Heart Is An Empty Room

Episode 11 of Broken Heart Radio Is Up. Death Cab For Cutie, Tom Waits, Built To Spillhttp://web.mac.com/jyandrasits/iWeb/Site/Podcast/AC51B1 40-4795-43C5-AF3C-39C7B00EA3F3.html
Posted by John on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:12:00 PST

Broken Heart Radio - Episode 7

My friend asked me: what's a podcast? And I said, my dear boy, just listen. This episode features: Devandra Banhart, Album Leaf, Smashing Pumkins, Jeff Buckley & Others. http://web.mac.com/jyandrasi...
Posted by John on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:29:00 PST

Broken Heart Radio - Episode 6

A day late but not a dollar short. Featuring songs by Yo La Tengo, Whiskeytown, Beachwood Sparks & Keane. http://web.mac.com/jyandrasits/iWeb/Site/Podcast/392CA239-E2 6C-40E4-953C-285F71DDFC64.htm...
Posted by John on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:43:00 PST

Broken Heart Radio - Episode 5

Broken Heart Radio is the most peaceful listening experience since a school of blue whales were invited to record the "Chanting Bliss / Enchanted Mind" album with the Tibetan monks of upper Mongolia. ...
Posted by John on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:36:00 PST

Broken Heart Radioo - Episode 4

The 4th Episode is Up. I added some more commentary in this episode and even mention some listeners by name; all three of them. http://web.mac.com/jyandrasits/iWeb/Site/Podcast/05A216BC-ED B5-41D9-A2...
Posted by John on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:11:00 PST

Broken Heart Radio - Episode 3

Broken Heart Radio - Episode 3Broken Heart Radio - Episode 3 For those of you who didn't read the 1st & 2nd bulletin, I started a podcast. It's called Broken Heart Radio. It's 1/2 hour of the most rel...
Posted by John on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:22:00 PST