Damn Skits
Posted on February 28, 2007 - Filed Under
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WikipediaI’ve dusted off Aquemini for the last few days, and damn if it isn’t one of the near-great albums* of my lifetime. The only thing holding it back is the interminable “skits” appended to each song. At least in iTunes/WinAmp I can skip…but jeez.
* With 5 bona fide great songs, and a number of very [...]
Ted Leo interview
Posted on February 27, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentLast night on ESPN radio, Bob Costas was attributed with claiming that you are either a Field of Dreams person or a Bull Durham person. I don’t know if that is the case, but I would be so bold to claim you’re either a Ted Leo fan or you’re not. Crazy talk? Perhaps. Regardless, in [...]
Read More..>>Bigger Landslide than Castro’s Election
Posted on February 27, 2007 - Filed Under
| 1 CommentHave you ever seen somebody cheat a MUNI fare?
Read More..>>it was written
Posted on February 23, 2007 - Filed Under
| 1 CommentNirvana to soundtrack MLB video game, as was propehsied in Smells Like Teen Spirit (backwards)
I’m scared
you’re frightened
Macbeth IM
Posted on February 23, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentThe Scotsman reports Macbeth coming to a cell phone near you.
Modern technology is to be used to bring Shakespeare’s Scottish play, and the king who inspired it, to life for a mobile phone audience.
Modern technology, people! Modern!
Eric Bachmann Interview
Posted on February 22, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentAlex Cohen interviews Eric Bachmann (real audio stream) at Weekend America, talking about writing To The Races while living in a van (among other things). The site also has some MP3 streams from To The Races.
Read More..>>Excuse Me While My Head Explodes
Posted on February 22, 2007 - Filed Under
| 1 CommentA Royal Fan in Atlanta* is optimistic …. hoping that Angel Berroa may be a latter day Andruw Jones (or possibly a Jeff Francoeur).
* - Still not sure if he’s really a Royals fan. Seems inconceivable to me. How can a long-time Braves fan suddenly become a Royals fan? Without leaving Atlanta for KC (not [...]
online campaining
Posted on February 21, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentTim O’Brien provides a fun read - breaking down the web sites (and technology behind them) for the various presidential candidates. Some highlights:
Barack and Hillary are all about video. In fact, CNN just engaged in media fusion [BARF -ed.] by playing the Clinton video on the TV. Think about this, a Cable Television channel just [...]
iScrew?
Posted on February 21, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentJeff “They All Suck” Atwood:
That’s the other problem with the Mac vs. PC debate: it completely misses the point. Computers aren’t couture, they’re screwdrivers. Your screwdriver rocks, and our screwdriver sucks. So what? They’re screwdrivers. If you really want to convince us, stop talking about your screwdriver, and show us what you’ve created with it.
but [...]
No word on pork bellies
Posted on February 21, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a Comment“One ounce, which can bless 250 people, typically sells for $3.50.”
Read More..>>Welcome to SF
Posted on February 20, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentTerry Teachout at the end of what sounds like a great day by the bay: “I asked the desk clerk for an Ethernet cord to hook up my iBook to the Web, and he asked me what color I wanted.”
Read More..>>Ah, democracy…
Posted on February 14, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentSure you weren’t allowed to vote for this fiasco. But you can sure join in the mess!
Read More..>>Omaha Blues
Posted on February 8, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentI’m about halfway through the paperback of former NY Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld’s Omaha Blues: A Memory Loop. So far, so good -though Omaha doesn’t play many roles in this memoir other than being the place Lelyveld defines himself as being from (no small role, though) - a memory of being from somewhere [...]
Read More..>>Blindness Off Broadway
Posted on February 6, 2007 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentCan’t wait for the film adaptation of Jose Saramago’s Blindness? It’s coming to an off-broadway production possibly near you March 1 through April 18.
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