2006-10-02 - 1:19 p.m. I tried to befriend Justin Timberlake on MySpace today and received this little message: Justin Timberlake does not accept add requests from bands. Stone cold dis, J-Unit. I try not to talk too much about yoga-n-stuff here, cuz it�s not really the best forum. But people have asked me from time to time to recommend yoga videos, and my reply is usually cautious: videos can be helpful, but they will never replace the benefits of taking a class with a real teacher and other students, especially if you�re brand new to it. That said, there�s a video production house whose videos are all really well done: Pranamaya. Aside from Andrey Lappa, who I find a little off-putting, the teachers represented here are great: Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, and one of the coolest guys on the planet, Dharma Mittra, who has a studio here in NYC. These videos are not big on production values, and tend towards the scholarly (which might turn some folks off) but I think anyone can use these to supplement his or her knowledge of yoga theory and practice. I read a pretty good graphic novel over the weekend, Can�t Get No by Rick Veitch. (That page has a link where you can download a PDF sneak preview). It�s an imaginative story�although it�s pretty pulpy and melodramatic. It seems like mainstream comic publishers are providing some nice alternative titles with great artwork but they are still stuck in that over-serious mode that makes you wanna, say, go listen to The Zambonis (I�m a-mentionin� them cuz they kept coming up in conversation this weekend, with various unrelated groups of people). thoughts? (2 comments so far) previous - next blog archive contact