Category Archives: media

when i sneak my cell into stanford theatre and the lady, who is cool with almost falling off a ladder for minimum wage when she changes the names on the marquee, asks me not to use my cell, marshall mcluhan, noam chomsky and more

Kudos to Kobi, but it was Michael Wang of Paly who unearthed the David Starr Jordan concern

Posted on February 24, 2016 by markweiss86
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The tough, the strong

Posted on February 22, 2016 by markweiss86

For certain members of the Gunn student body and community, the pulse must quicken with anticipation this week and perhaps for the next 12 days, a rarified situation created by Gunn’s selection to the Central Coast Section basketball tournament. The … Continue reading →

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Winter Sports Look to CCS: Boys’ Basketball

Posted on February 21, 2016 by markweiss86

Source: Winter Sports Look to CCS: Boys’ Basketball Gunn Titans basketball is 17-2, champions of SCVAL for first time since 2008-2009 (and only fourth time in school history) and surely anticipating the simple twist of fate wherein later today, which … Continue reading →

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Ten Palo Altans praying to their respective gods, 5:45 on a Tuesday in February

Posted on February 2, 2016 by markweiss86

File under the new Tower of Babel (I took note that everyone else in the room was working on their computers and not interacting with others in the room, whereas I was merely checking — and posting via — my hand-held; … Continue reading →

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This dust of birds

Posted on January 15, 2016 by markweiss86

Werner Herzog appears on stage atStanford Feb 2 to discuss his favorite book, about peregrine falcons. No word yet on what type of gastro stunt he will simultaneously endeavor.I’m liking the new Bird Dog, on Ramona roasting up a leather … Continue reading →

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Welcome home The Lofts at SodoSoPa!

Posted on December 15, 2015 by markweiss86
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Gunn angle on two local sports milestones

Posted on December 4, 2015 by markweiss86

The long and the short of it is that the Weekly had two sports stories yesterday in which I felt the Gunn context had been unjustly omitted and here in Plastic Alto, I seek the cure. First came news that … Continue reading →

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Wah-hoo-wah w. Oo-f-rah

Posted on December 2, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add, a couple days later: I’ve read the first two stories of Phil Klay and was slightly put off to learn that he was a public affairs officer and not a grunt in the war (well, he is … Continue reading →

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We have a nap for that

Posted on October 29, 2015 by markweiss86

I am not saying that an app targeted at 2 to 6 year olds to prevent bullying could not work. (I happened to meet Rosie Linder of PeppyPals having a meeting on my right and across from me at the … Continue reading →

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In truth, Bruce Springsteen never played Palo Alto, except a cameo for a Clarence Clemons show

Posted on October 15, 2015 by markweiss86

If you look, you can find a review by Jeff Santosuosso in the Stanford Daily, from the December 3, 1982 show. edita: The Jerry Garcia photo, by Baron Wolman, makes sense, since he played there 81 times. The Ray Charles … Continue reading →

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