Best skit since the Farley era!
Les Affaires Inachevés
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Friday, September 26, 2008
The Bailout Fiasco: Conspiracy Theory
Call me paranoid, but I have a theory that these bailout talks, the debate controversy, and possibly the entire election amount to nothing more than an elaborate ploy by the media to divert our attention from the OJ Simpson trial... I refuse to be distracted. Here's the latest.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Cool Right-wing Music: Possible or Not?
Ugh, it's been forev since I updated this thing; but I've decided to finally do so. I sort of got inspired again to do this because I've been going buckwild with my Google Reader Shared Items page. That thing is amazing. I am constantly forwarding articles to people, so now I can centralize everything, giving me extra time to.... look for more articles.
In any case, I thought I'd re-open my E.I. blog with some food for thought stemming from a couple articles I've seen recently about music artists sending all these cease and desist letters to the RNC and the McCain campaign for using their songs at events. Are there ANY music artists out there besides Trace Atkins who actually support the Republican Party? Actually, are there any who don't hate the Repubs? Doubtful.
Even so, I had a brief exchange on this topic with Laura, who reminded me that there were a couple artists from generations past who celebrated certain right-leaning ideals:
me: I'm listening to my favorite leftist music: late Marvin Gaye
"Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology)"
i wonder if there is a way to make cool right-wing music; somehow i think that's really difficult
Laura: uh johnny cash maybe?
taxes-death-trouble? trouble man?
me: gosh, that's true. I suppose George Harrison's "Tax Man" was pretty right-leaning
Laura: indeed
me: the only cool right-leaning music I can think of is about taxes tho
then again
hating to pay taxes is probably the coolest part about being a conservative
In any case, I thought I'd re-open my E.I. blog with some food for thought stemming from a couple articles I've seen recently about music artists sending all these cease and desist letters to the RNC and the McCain campaign for using their songs at events. Are there ANY music artists out there besides Trace Atkins who actually support the Republican Party? Actually, are there any who don't hate the Repubs? Doubtful.
Even so, I had a brief exchange on this topic with Laura, who reminded me that there were a couple artists from generations past who celebrated certain right-leaning ideals:
me: I'm listening to my favorite leftist music: late Marvin Gaye
"Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology)"
i wonder if there is a way to make cool right-wing music; somehow i think that's really difficult
Laura: uh johnny cash maybe?
taxes-death-trouble? trouble man?
me: gosh, that's true. I suppose George Harrison's "Tax Man" was pretty right-leaning
Laura: indeed
me: the only cool right-leaning music I can think of is about taxes tho
then again
hating to pay taxes is probably the coolest part about being a conservative
Friday, May 9, 2008
Miller Time
Did you know Dennis Miller is right-wing? It's true. I didn't find this out until recently. I was driving around, scanning through the AM radio stations, and came upon a conservative talk radio show called "The Dennis Miller Show." I thought, wait-- that can't be DENNIS Miller, can it? Sure enough, Google confirms.
Lately, I've even seen him doing a segment called "Miller Time" on The O'Reilly Factor. Completely came down on Hilary Clinton the other day pretty hilariously, actually. It's quite interesting. No wonder I never see him on HBO or Comedy Central anymore, except in the occasional SNL rerun.
Although, I heard a commercial for his show the other day where he suggested oil companies lower their prices "in the name of altruism." I guess there's still a bit of Hollywood left in him yet.
Lately, I've even seen him doing a segment called "Miller Time" on The O'Reilly Factor. Completely came down on Hilary Clinton the other day pretty hilariously, actually. It's quite interesting. No wonder I never see him on HBO or Comedy Central anymore, except in the occasional SNL rerun.
Although, I heard a commercial for his show the other day where he suggested oil companies lower their prices "in the name of altruism." I guess there's still a bit of Hollywood left in him yet.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Scrabulous: Board Game Piracy
The recording, publishing, and motion picture industries aren't the only ones worried about piracy lately. Now even board games companies like Hasbro and Mattel are fending off infringement.
I, and apparently thousands of other Faceboook users, have been hooked on Scrabulous, an online version of Hasbro's Scrabble. Initially, I wondered what sort of deal, if any, the makers of Scrabulous may have with Scrabble. The slight (and brilliant) differentiation in names signaled an unreconciled trademark issue at minimum. Sunday's New York Times confirmed that Hasbro and Mattel are currently threatening legal action against the developers of Scrabulous on the grounds of piracy.
Clearly, Hasbro and Mattel simply want their fair share of the hefty ad revenues Scrabulous has been enjoying. But if the companies don't come to an agreement soon, heavy users like me will have to face withdrawal when the Facebook application gets shut down. But then what? Just as Napster was the music industry's slippery slope into the vast world of illegal music downloads, Scrabulous' popularity doesn't bode well for the board game industry... or does it?
Scrabulous has brought Scrabble back in style, exposing it to a new generation of users who may never have been interested in the game had it not been leaked onto the internet. I would be interested to see what effect, positive or negative, the Scrabulous phenomenon has had on sales of the game's physical format. I wouldn't be surprised to see a slight spike, even. But the long-term implications are as as uncertain as their music industry equivalents. Too bad the Board Game Industry doesn't have its own RIAA. ...yet.
I, and apparently thousands of other Faceboook users, have been hooked on Scrabulous, an online version of Hasbro's Scrabble. Initially, I wondered what sort of deal, if any, the makers of Scrabulous may have with Scrabble. The slight (and brilliant) differentiation in names signaled an unreconciled trademark issue at minimum. Sunday's New York Times confirmed that Hasbro and Mattel are currently threatening legal action against the developers of Scrabulous on the grounds of piracy.
Clearly, Hasbro and Mattel simply want their fair share of the hefty ad revenues Scrabulous has been enjoying. But if the companies don't come to an agreement soon, heavy users like me will have to face withdrawal when the Facebook application gets shut down. But then what? Just as Napster was the music industry's slippery slope into the vast world of illegal music downloads, Scrabulous' popularity doesn't bode well for the board game industry... or does it?
Scrabulous has brought Scrabble back in style, exposing it to a new generation of users who may never have been interested in the game had it not been leaked onto the internet. I would be interested to see what effect, positive or negative, the Scrabulous phenomenon has had on sales of the game's physical format. I wouldn't be surprised to see a slight spike, even. But the long-term implications are as as uncertain as their music industry equivalents. Too bad the Board Game Industry doesn't have its own RIAA. ...yet.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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