The 3^3 Project: 2009 | Media
peterwknox:
3 Things, 3 Sentences, and (hopefully) 3 People [explanation]
Here’s my three favorite things from 2009 in media.
Your turn.
The 3^3 Project: 2009 « Hoehn’s Musings
Mountains beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder. Though this has been my favorite book for years, I fell in love with it all over again this summer. It is an amazingly inspiring story which reinforces my belief that “if a person can be kept from dying unnecessarily, then one has to act.” A must-read for anyone who considers him/herself a good person.
Freelance Whales is an awesome band that got together just last year in Queens. I don’t know much about music, but they have a Death Cab/Owl City kinda feel and sound. Unfortunately I found out about them the day they left to tour, but I’m excited to check them out at Webster Hall on December 18.
City Island was the winner of the Tribeca Film Festival 2009 Audience Award. Starring Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies, it is a great story about a dysfunctional family on the NYC island that most people have never heard of. Plus, Ezra Miller is awesome as the teenage son with a thing for “big women.”
My present to my best friend, Chris: A day o’ fun, obviously starting with Boozy Brunch. Can’t wait!
soupsoup:debbiestier: Great post on email via @nickbilton on bits blog at nytimes.com. I’d add a #11 (my lucky ##, btw): Trying using the phone too!
Everyone who uses email needs to read this.
I can think of more than a few people who really really need to read this.
Amazon Editros’ Top 10 Books: Literature & Fiction
The 3^3 Project: 2009
peterwknox:
The 3^3 Project: 2009 « Hoehn’s Musings
I’m calling this “The 3^3 Project” (three to the third) because you need to recommend 3 things, describe each of them in 3 sentences, and then ask 3 more people to join this discussion. It allows us to find really cool stuff through word-of-mouth, and possibly even come up with some Christmas gift ideas.
What I want you to do is this:
- Post (preferably in the comment section below or on your own blog) your top 3 favorite things that you’ve really gotten into this year and want other people to check out. Your suggestions can be anything. They don’t even have to be things that came out this year; you just have to have fallen in love with them in the last 12 months.
- For each of your recommendations, you have to sell us on each thing in 3 sentences or less. No paragraphs — just a few sentences. Bonus points if you make it actionable by including a link, which will make it easier for everyone to actually see what you’re talking about.
- After that, you should ask 3 more people to add to the list. Or you can blog about it and pingback to here.
Rules / Guidelines:
- No more than 3 things. Think hard about all the stuff you’ve fallen in love with this year and really narrow it down to the best of the best.
- Be specific. Don’t say things like “Film – Get into watching movies!” Tell us which 3 films you really loved this year and why we’d love them, too.
- Give us a link. Where can we find / buy the product you’re recommending? Where can I listen to that song by your favorite band? Can I test out the software you love? Make it easy on us and LINK IT UP!
- Avoid mainstream recommendations. No one wants to hear about how great the iPhone is. But if you’ve found a really great iPhone app, tell us about that.
- NO SELF-PROMOTION OR PROMOTING SERVICES YOU’RE AFFILIATED WITH. If you try to make your recommendations about you, your friend, or your company in any way (“I recommend my blog – I really got into it this year LOL!!1″), you will have officially killed the spirit of this list. I will delete your comment if I get a self-promo vibe from it. And so help me god if you post an affiliate link…
Mine’s coming next.
Glad to have something to think about during class… stay tuned…
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MY AIM SUBPROFILE WAS TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!
Anyone who says they don’t like Nelly or Mean Girls anymore is lying.
Frankly, this town and the way the political dialogue is structured right now is not conducive to what we need to do to be globally competitive. And all of you are leaders in your communities — in the business sector and the labor sector, in academia, we even have a few pundits here — it is important to understand what’s at stake and that we can’t keep on playing games. I mentioned that I was in Asia on this trip thinking about the economy, when I sat down for a round of interviews. Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy. I was asked several times about had I read Sarah Palin’s book. (Laughter.) True. But it’s an indication of how our political debate doesn’t match up with what we need to do and where we need to go,
Tonight, I opened the door, and the cold felt like a slap in the face.
He’s a really good snuggler.
