Monthly Review & Update: June 2008
The last day of the month brings the Review and Update for the HAWT action [hot ak-shuh
n] posts! We have a high volume of output here, and I want to walk you through the month's content.
Catch up on any story you missed!
n] posts! We have a high volume of output here, and I want to walk you through the month's content. 
Catch up on any story you missed!
Check out the "Monthly Review & Update" series on the right to see the entire history of HAWTaction.com.
Read away!
Johnny Lead Foot (the best
blogger in the world, ever) has deep, researched posts. He provides
the Steve Kroft to my Jon Stewart. His posts this month have been
fantastic, and I encourage you to get a cup of tea and sit down for
some great reads.
Jenn Cloutier
(a different kind of blogger) has a unique voice on this site. Her
reports aren't as "researched" as JLF, but she represents a large part
of the U.S.'s voice.
Terra
Sometimes it's important to step back from the achievements and embarrassments of man to remind there's a sassy world out there. "Terra" posts will embrace that concept and highlight something you probably don't know about the planet's eco-systems, from weather to fauna and flora.
Tall Building
I'm way into big buildings. They do a lot more for a city's character and future than most people recognize. So, I think it's HAWTaction [hot ak-shuhn] to keep tabs on new projects.
ArcHiT3cT
There are a lot of Tall Building posts on HAWTaction, but where's the love for the little guys? We find them here, in the ArcHiT3cT: series where we profile outstanding architects whose works don't fall under the Tall Building parameters. Enjoy the works of architects like Zaha Hadid, Santiago Calatrava, Herzog & deMeuron, Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry... Oh, this is going to be a fun series.
Web_geM
Unknown Hero
There are people out there who change our world, and we have no idea who they are. I intend on highlighting them with "Unknown Hero" postings.
TV RCMNDTN
Sometimes there are TV shows that are really, really good that few people watch, and I feel compelled to draw attention to them. Now I have a blog to power that drawing. I drew attention to Arrested Development sans-blog and it single-handedly pushed the show's canceling back by about 4 minutes, which is like a year in TV time
Playing God
When things go so advanced in the science of biology, like when we determine aspects of our babies or cause human ears to grow on mice, we are Playing God. This is a series that explore those advances.
General Content
These posts run the gambit from environmental achievements to entertainment news. Learn something!
Photo&Caption
We here at HAWT loooove our readers who comment, like jason (you must have seen his work). We want to reward your comments that we see as valuable contributions, so we are going to give the choice of a $20 gift card (Amazon or iTunes) to he or she who does it the most this upcoming month of July. So... comment away! Tell us what you like! Tell us what you hate! Tell us what we got wrong! Add content! We'd appreciate any/all.
Enjoy! Here comes July! Thanks for reading (and commenting)!
SPECIAL SERIES
State of the Union
As a countdown to Bush leaving the office of the President of these
United States, we at HAWT will look back at his addresses to the Union
in an 8-part series, starting with his Inaugural Address in 2001 and
ending with his State of the Union in 2008.SPECIAL SERIES
Skydiving
Skydiving
It's quite simple: Joe Kittinger did crazy things to set the altitude record for skydiving and Michel Fournier is doing crazy things to try to break that record. The oddest thing? Joe's record been in place since the 1960's.
Johnny Lead Foot (the best
blogger in the world, ever) has deep, researched posts. He provides
the Steve Kroft to my Jon Stewart. His posts this month have been
fantastic, and I encourage you to get a cup of tea and sit down for
some great reads.- JLF: Scott McClellan. He's What's Wrong With Our Government.
- JLF: Lost Billions in Iraq. It's What's Wrong With Our Government.
- JLF: The Senate is Calling Out Bush. Why is No One Listening?
Jenn Cloutier
(a different kind of blogger) has a unique voice on this site. Her
reports aren't as "researched" as JLF, but she represents a large part
of the U.S.'s voice.- J.C.: Guantanimo Bay Must Not Close
- J.C.: Ann Coulter's Right! George Bush Will Go Down as One of America's Greatest Presidents!
Terra
Sometimes it's important to step back from the achievements and embarrassments of man to remind there's a sassy world out there. "Terra" posts will embrace that concept and highlight something you probably don't know about the planet's eco-systems, from weather to fauna and flora.
Tall Building
I'm way into big buildings. They do a lot more for a city's character and future than most people recognize. So, I think it's HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n] to keep tabs on new projects.ArcHiT3cT
There are a lot of Tall Building posts on HAWTaction, but where's the love for the little guys? We find them here, in the ArcHiT3cT: series where we profile outstanding architects whose works don't fall under the Tall Building parameters. Enjoy the works of architects like Zaha Hadid, Santiago Calatrava, Herzog & deMeuron, Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry... Oh, this is going to be a fun series.
Web_geM
Every once in a while, something pops up on the web that even
HAWT finds noteworthy. This is the series called Web_geM,
and it's gonna snuggle you into clapping, hitting refresh
and forwarding it on to everyone you know...
HAWT finds noteworthy. This is the series called Web_geM,
and it's gonna snuggle you into clapping, hitting refresh
and forwarding it on to everyone you know...
- Web_geM: Office Worker Goes Bonkers (actually proved to be false, so just... ignore.)
- Web_geM: Check Your Testicles
Unknown Hero
There are people out there who change our world, and we have no idea who they are. I intend on highlighting them with "Unknown Hero" postings.
TV RCMNDTN
Sometimes there are TV shows that are really, really good that few people watch, and I feel compelled to draw attention to them. Now I have a blog to power that drawing. I drew attention to Arrested Development sans-blog and it single-handedly pushed the show's canceling back by about 4 minutes, which is like a year in TV time
Playing GodWhen things go so advanced in the science of biology, like when we determine aspects of our babies or cause human ears to grow on mice, we are Playing God. This is a series that explore those advances.
General ContentThese posts run the gambit from environmental achievements to entertainment news. Learn something!
- The Office Egg
- Saving The World. First Stop: Laundromat.
- Gays Getting Married in California
- NASA: Water on Mars! wOOt!
- Why Cheap Sunglasses Are No Good
- Zugarramurdi Celebrates Summer Soltice
- Fareed Zakaria Has The World's Pulse
Photo&Caption
We here at HAWT loooove our readers who comment, like jason (you must have seen his work). We want to reward your comments that we see as valuable contributions, so we are going to give the choice of a $20 gift card (Amazon or iTunes) to he or she who does it the most this upcoming month of July. So... comment away! Tell us what you like! Tell us what you hate! Tell us what we got wrong! Add content! We'd appreciate any/all.
Enjoy! Here comes July! Thanks for reading (and commenting)!
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Great month.
My favorites have to be the shape-shifting building and the Platypus.
The next great post? The shape-shifting Platypus. Look for it.
That doesn't make any sense, John! :(