Archive for September, 2008

Commerial Music

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 ...

Eating Sheep Brain

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Some friends of mine were featured on CNN:

Happiness

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. ...

m83 on Pitchfork

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Kim and Jessie: Couleurs: Interview:

In Review: Goldfrapp @ Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA – 9/17/08

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 ...

Sharia Law Officially Adopted In The UK

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 ...

Dubailand

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 ...

The Black Hole (History Eraser) Button

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 ...

Apple’s Big Blunder

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 ...

Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes

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 ...