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Ari Gold, left. Rahm Emanuel, right.

Highlights:

• His DC nickname is "Rahmbo"
• The guy's favorite word is "fuck" and its many variations
• Designated bad cop for Barack Obama... also known as Chief of Staff.
• Volunteered in the Israeli military during the first Gulf War in 1991
• Once mailed a rotting fish to a former colleague.
• Told Fortune magazine's Nina Easton that he trash-talked President Bush about his mountain biking, trying to goad him into stepping it up to a triathlon and telling Bush he could wear water wings for the swimming segment if he needed them
• His little brother is Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood superagent on whom Ari Gold's (Jeremy Piven) character on Entourage is based.

If that's his little brother, check out what big brother is going to do...

Finally, the Democrats are bringing the strong sauce.

Read more at salon...

It was a tough race, with two great candidates, but i think it's fair to say, the voters made the right choice:

--Pascal

This place looks pretty awesome.

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Was absolutely inspired by this article about lawn signs posted all over the USA that you've probably seen in your own hometown.

8 figures of revenue (!!!) driven by a bunch of lawn signs, some parked domains, and a whole lot of analytics/metrics. It goes to show you that in a product-obsessed culture, we can lose sight of a lot of revenue that is more obvious than you think.

Read the full article

If I ever have to film a live action Beauty and the Beast, I know where to go.

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"Thanks for joining us via hologram." --Anderson Cooper

LOL... it really is like.. the year 2000 now.

Mongol is an incredible, expansive, and epic film. Braveheart meets 300 meets Troy meets Genghis Khan.

It's an international film created for only $20 million by a relatively unknown team of filmmakers and an international crew from 40 different countries. It was nominated for Best Foreign Film last year, and to me it's a wonder how it didn't win.

The story revolves around Temudgin, the future leader who would go on to become Genghis Khan, one of the most powerful conquerors there ever was. Unlike Alexander, who was born to inherit his empire, Temudgin was the son of a lesser warlord who spent most of his childhood in abject poverty and persecution.

The plot itself is relatively simplistic, but the action/pacing is well done and it's a rare glimpse into a world and time long past. And luckily for us, it's just the first of a trilogy.

4.5 / 5 stars

Upscale jazz venue turns out to have a great Thursday night DJ spinning good upbeat party hip hop and the drinks/crowd is great. Hanging out with my friend Vince after working on the first milestone for Facebook integration.

That's right friends, facebook integration is coming and it's awesome.

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Wow, this is awesome. Ryan Adams does Alice In Chains grunge classic "Down in a Hole." What a treat. It's like my favorite music of 1998 meets my favorite music of 2008.

I guess my inner music fan has mellowed out, gotten cowboy boots, and stopped cutting himself.