Category: Media
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Change is Good
Well, I gotta say, that’s not at all the way I remember Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. I’m afraid it suffers a bit for the adaptation. Still, better than some film versions I’ve tried to watch. I wonder what Peter Kuper would do with In a Penal Colony (my favorite and by far the MOST disturbing of…
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Music Labels Done Right
Magnatune: Open, unencumbered MP3s let you try before you buy. Buy and you get the MP3 and a high quality wav file. Even better, buy and 50 percent goes straight to the artist. I hope you’re paying attention RIAA member labels because these guys will get my money while you guys won’t. I just wish…
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Year in the Life of a New Parent
Dude’s Funny: Fortunately, my wife is understanding. She put Post-It notes on all of our large cooking vessels. Each says, in large, clear letters, “Don’t boil the baby.” It confused my parents when they came over, so, when they asked about it, I said “What? Are you saying it’s a good idea to boil the…
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Do You Wanna Write?
I was over on MetaFilter, and somebody had linked to this on-line writing workshop deal. I was kind of interested since I’ve been feeling like I’ve been neglecting my creative writing. I like the motivating elements of having assignments and short time frames and peer critiques. However, when I backed up to the main site,…
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We are We, I am Me
For some reason, Paw makes me think of The Schwa Corporation. It sort of has that feel except it’s sort of exactly the opposite. I miss Schwa. I have one of Barkers drawings hanging in my living room. Everybody who comes over asks me about it. via Amberglow.
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It’s Hot
What an incredibly charming flash cartoon. You feel the heat. You wish for the rain. I want more like this on the web. Nicely done. Thanks Blort.
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To The United States Congress
To The United States Congress: We are the customers and former customers of the member labels of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). We love music and will gladly pay a fair price for it, but we are outraged by the RIAA’s tactics in suing ordinary Americans for filesharing. We condemn the RIAA’s choice…
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Arrrr! Me Maties
Don’t forget kids. September 19th is Talk Like A Pirate Day.
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New TV Shows
There’s a crispness in the air (more or less) and new shows on TV (more or less). Yea! I watched the series premier of Jake 2.0 tonight. Maybe it’s just that I’m a sucker for Nano Tech, but I have to say it didn’t suck. It wasn’t the greatest thing ever. The whole he loves…
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Sexy Shadow Puppets
I don’t know. This is pretty funny in a Beavis and Butthead kind of why. It’s a movie of a guy doing shadow puppets of a couple of monkeys making sweet, sweet monkey love. Requires Windows Media Player. Probably not great for work. Via Milk and Cookies.