Category Archives: arts

the music of the dark ages?

Udhay Shankar sent me this link: Black Sabbath songs covered by medieval music band Rondellus. Yow! Have you heard this?

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33 1/3 turns of phrase

I was prompted by a post to alt.peeves to seek confirmation of my brilliant originality by websearching for phrases that I had jotted down as clever. In light of this research, the name of my band will be “A Wellmeaning … Continue reading

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free the mouse

Now showing (in Flash) at Electronic Frontier Foundation Action Center: Tinsel Town Club. Thanks and a tip of the mouse-ears to David Mankins for the link. 2006: That copy is gone, but here’s another.

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destination unknown

Return to Sender is a surreal strip with a sense of humor. I’ve no idea yet where it’s going.

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first taste of Bollywood

Watching some Indian equivalent of MTV, my housemate remarked, “Got good songs, now they need decent choreography. Call Paula Abdul!”

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funnies

Here’s a webtoon I haven’t plugged before: Something Positive. Others recently read: Wigu; Rusty Shrapnel; Megatokyo. Also volatile: GirlHacker’s Random Log

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the copyright wars

politechbot.com: Hollywood wants to plug “analog hole,” regulate A-D converters The people who tried to take away your VCR are at it again. Which raises the question: if “they” couldn’t do that, how did they since get powerful enough that … Continue reading

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