Check out this great video from the Daily Show, where Jason Jones tours the New York Times (while ridiculing their broken business model). Classic stuff:

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Here’s a great satirical video on the future of books, as the guys at CollegeHumor invent the next version of the ebook reader.

Good times.

Check it:

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These are why your childrens is not learning

by Aaron Street on May 12, 2009

Behold: “new math” — the current trend in elementary math education. Check out this great video criticizing the math textbooks that many schools, including Minneapolis Public Schools, are using to “educate” kids:

Still wonder why so many kids have trouble excelling in science, technology and engineering careers in this country?

This kind of deliberate ignorance really scares the shit out of me.

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How to thrive in the current economy

by Aaron Street on May 6, 2009

Check out this tremendous video profiling a number of entrepreneurs who are thriving in our current economy:

These small business owners are thriving through their focus on partnerships, flexibility, and personal attention.

Great stuff.

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Things I wish I could do: Parkour for bicycles

by Aaron Street on April 26, 2009

So this really has nothing to do with the “rethinking American life” theme of the blog, it’s just really, really cool.

Parkour (known as “freestyle walking” when I was in high school) is basically a form of urban acrobatics. If you aren’t familiar, check out the classic Parkour video first.

Now, here it is on bikes:

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