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About Jordan

Jordan Matthew Yerman started writing during his third year of high school, where his teacher discouraged his use of the eff-word as "crude, unnecessary and uncouth". While attending UC San Diego for his degree in Political Science, Jordan picked up acting; he would later attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, living in the UK for four years before relocating to New York City. There, to get by as an actor, he has worked as a proofreader, model, technical consultant, HR trainer, sign-placer, sales director, crate stacker, bartender, photographer, real estate broker, and as an exhibit at the Bronx Museum. As an actor, Jordan has performed in the USA, England, Scotland, Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands, from stage to indie screen to voiceover, including London's West End. Jordan has been around the world two and a half times. He currently lives in Vancouver and works in New Media; capital N, capital M.

How the Top Airlines Use Facebook

All Facebook takes a look at how the top U.S. airlines use Facebook, based on a Tnooz article about how the top European airlines take advantage of the social-media megalith. None of the top 10 US carriers encourage customer complaints … Continue reading

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Ugly Vegas Carpets Help Make You a Big Spender

Chris Maluszynski vs Surreal Las Vegas Carpets Swedish photographer Chris Maluszynski spent a few years (off and on, one presumes/desperately hopes) taking snaps of the carpets found in Las Vegas casinos. Nothing in a casino is there by chance: everything … Continue reading

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The Crap We Put Up WIth Getting On & Off an Airplane

Personally, I have to physically fight the urge to leap to my feet the second the plane stops moving, even if I’m sitting by the window at the very back of the plane. The Oatmeal rules. The crap we put … Continue reading

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Wild Chimps Turn Tables on Hunters

Poachers have a bit of a tradition of setting snare traps to catch wild chimps in the rainforests of Guinea… but they’re about to get a new tradition: a tradition of getting punk’d by the chimps. The chimps have figured … Continue reading

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Monkey Business: Monkey Worker Documentaries

Monkey Business: Mini-Docos about People Who Work with Monkeys The header says it all, no? Monkey Business is a series of short documentaries about people from around the globe who work with monkeys. So far, there are four. I hope … Continue reading

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BLU Hits Madrid Building with Massive Mural

BLU Goes big on a Madrid building, using construction equipment to throw up a massive illustration depicting a circle of suited pickpockets. I heard that the mural is called “Stuffing Each Others’ Pockets”, which would imply that the suits are … Continue reading

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Graboids: ‘Tremors’ Monsters Explained

This educational and entertaining film teaches you all you need to know about Graboids. This will be useful if you ever travel to Perfection, Nevada. Graboids are the monsters in Tremors, which you already knew… unless you’ve been living under … Continue reading

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Eagles and Hitmen

Things I learned this weekend: 1. Brackendale, British Columbia is the eagle capital of the world. Usually, when heading to Whistler, I’m either on a motorcycle (during the spring and summer) or in a car (winter), and have never noticed the … Continue reading

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United-Continental Merger is Approved

United Airlines and Continental Airlines are merging as part of a $3 billion deal. The US Justice Department’s approval of this megamerger came within two weeks: that’s pretty dang fast. What it means for those who are flying: probably not … Continue reading

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Like Mom Like Dad: More Awesomeness from Ze Frank

Ze Frank’s latest project is called Like Mom Like Dad, and involves users sending photos of themselves imitating as closely as possible a photo of their mother or father. Some of the likenesses are amazing, as is the attention to … Continue reading

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