Ritcher for Kentucky State Senate! |
So maybe you've been wondering "who is that Scott dude in Yago's top 16 or whatever?". Well, allow me to elaborate ...Scott Ritcher is my buddy and he's running for State Senate in the great state of...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:42:00 PST |
We'll Lick 'Em Tomorrow |
The other night I was drinking with my dad and we got to talking about the metrics of Iraq versus other wars (he's an economist so it was all about empirical fuck-up-edness). Grim stats, to be sure, ...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:18:00 PST |
Assymetric Warfare |
As you may know, I was actually born in Madison, WI (Go Badgers!). The Badger has a special place in my heart. My favorite T-shirt when I was a kid featured Bucky. But this has gone way, way too fa...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:40:00 PST |
Bang Camaro! |
The Amazing Mr. Monty did this sick piece on Bang Camaro that's now up on MTV:Overdrive. Playing inside the deck? Maybe. But it's a super fun piece. Cut and Paste ... no wait ... Go!:http://www.mt...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:50:00 PST |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Indeed |
Three years ago, I was at the Tokion Creativity Now conference on a panel called "War Stories" with Atlantic Monthly's Robert Kaplan and a young photographer for the NY Times called Ashley Gilbertson....
Posted by Gideon Yago on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:48:00 PST |
This American Life |
I've spent my last couple of weeks working on an episode for NPR's This American Life. Maybe you've seen Ira Glass on Showtime or heard on the radio. It's a great show and I had superfun doing it.Woul...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:14:00 PST |
Um ... err ... ahhh |
Days have sped. Been in Lost Angeles two months hacking for writing gigs, hoping like fuck "Underdog" goes into production, and acclimating to life post VJ. It's been good; radically different and I...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:07:00 PST |
Everybody's Working For The Weekend |
OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tal...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:09:00 PST |
Other Occupational Hazards |
Michael Leighton Phillips had a fucked up day today. Yesterday morning he was kidnapped while in a refugee camp in Nablus, a town in the West Bank of Palestine. This morning, Reuters recieved a phot...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:52:00 PST |
Xmas On Mars Comes But Once A Year |
I can't move my neck and feel like my eyeballs are going to explode. Which is because I have the flu. I don't normally get sick - got a stomach bug in Pakistan, but that's to be expected and that wa...
Posted by Gideon Yago on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:29:00 PST |
