http://www.sobelmedia.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:38:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_5993" align="alignleft" width="187" caption="image courtesy of Epic Records"][/caption] Ever since this Michael Jackson story broke it has been difficult to steer clear of it...no matter how hard I try...not only the stories of his death and his odd life but his music is all over the place...not only on your ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/03/michael-jackson-thriller-25th-anniversary-edition/ I came across a fascinating article this evening by Erick Ericskon in RedState, the leading blog for right of center online activists. While this is not exactly my political publication of choice, it's an interesting article. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut now, because I'm causing a few people to ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/03/erick-erickson-final-thoughts-on-sarah-palin/ [caption id="attachment_5983" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="image courtesy of newsday.com"][/caption] Will she be missed or will we be seeing too much of her now? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 3:55 PM EDT, July 3, 2009 WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26. Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/03/sarah-palin-to-resign-at-alaska-governor/ [caption id="attachment_5976" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="image courtesy Frank Polich-Reuters"][/caption] How cool is this? from NPR/All Things Considered High atop Chicago's soaring Sears Tower, a new attraction opened Thursday to the public. It's called the Ledge, and it's intended to give visitors never-before-seen views of the city. It is not, however, for the faint of heart. The ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/02/chicago-sears-tower-unveils-the-ledge/ [caption id="attachment_5973" align="alignnone" width="180" caption="image courtesy of Mozilla Corp."][/caption] Great story from ZDNet By Stephen Shankland, CNET News Posted on ZDNet News: Jun 30, 2009 10:00:06 AM A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its other ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/02/with-35-launch-firefox-faces-new-challengers/ For those of you who have been following the story of Sarah and her interview on public radio earlier this week I wanted to share with you a few responses the folks at "The Story with Dick Gordon" sent us from listeners. Here are two: Hello, I'm a nurse in a pediatric weight ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/02/response-to-sarahs-interview-on-public-radio/ I guess it's pretty obvious by now how proud I am of my daughter Sarah. As many of you read last week, she was interviewed by Dick Gordon of "The Story" radio show on public radio (http://tr.im/qrN5) about her issues with food and weight. The show is scheduled to air ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/01/sarah-sobel-color-war-general/ There is alot of cool stuff happenning in NYC during the Summer and as a proud member of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), I thought you' d be interested in something I am planning on taking advantage of on Thursday nights in July and August. The Museum of Modern Art ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/07/01/moma-thursday-nights/ [caption id="attachment_5950" align="alignleft" width="106" caption="(photo courtesy of the one and only Bruce Bennett)"][/caption] Congratulations Sarah...Plainview-Old Bethpage High School, Class of 2009 graduation at Tilles Center/Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY June 28, 2009 http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/06/30/sarah-sobel-the-graduate/ Like the rest of the world, I have been bombarded by all the news of Michael Jackson. And while I do my best to keep a distance, since there is just too much to deal with, a couple of things I have found fascinating. For example the recent blog posting ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2009/06/29/lisa-marie-presley-it-was-an-unusual-relationship/