Archive for September, 2008
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Normally, I am not a fan of music in commercials. Usually what happens is I will stumble upon a song that I like, and then 6 months later some dude at an ad firm will think it's a good idea to pitch that song in a commercial for a ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Some friends of mine were featured on CNN:
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
"When Thomas Jefferson selected the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" to describe one of the unalienable rights of man, he was appropriating an idea with a very long history. Since the time of Aristotle and before, happiness was understood as a condition to which all people properly aspire. ...
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
Kim and Jessie:
Couleurs:
Interview:
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
I really don't know why I write these things. I suppose mostly as a way to go back and remember if an act is worth seeing again when they pass through town again. In the future I may cut them back to just a few lines, if I ...
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Thus it begins....
"ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. Rulings issued ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
Honestly, I don't know what to think of this. I think my first reaction is confusion. Unless I am mistaken, I thought American culture was frowned upon by the Muslim world. Then why is it that they are building this behemoth destination of American entertainment. I ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Has The LHC Destroyed the Earth Yet? (you might want to bookmark that one)
Just discovered this via Gizmodo. Apparently the new particle collider in Switzerland that is soon to destroy the earth has a button on it that can create black holes. Funny, I don't remember giving permission for ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Today Apple decided to give the shaft to music fans everywhere. They announced their "new" iPod product line. Which in reality just seemed like it was reverting back to pre-2007. They announced several new things:
-new Nano: bigger and clunkier! now with an improved and bigger screen ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
I wouldn't say I'm a fan of Kubrick's work. I find it pretentious, usually overcomplicated, and lacking in characters with any depth/dialog. That said, I still think he was a genius at the details of his movies. They were usually visual masterpieces, even if the stories were ...
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