Archive for October, 2008

New Fav Music

Have fallen head over heels stop rocker chicks rock stop previews below stop ida maria stop norweigan rocker chick stop famous quote i like you better when naked unquote stop [Audio clip: view full post to listen] kimya dawson stop softly spoken emofolk stop famous juno soundtrack stop [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [...]

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The Great Firewall of Australia?

Under the guise of won’t-somebody-think-of-the-kids, the Australian Government is pushing ahead with plans to put in ISP-level filters that block “illegal content” which you can’t opt out of. In the grand scheme of not living in a marginal electorate, my vote counts for diddly-squat, but this is not something I would’ve voted for. It would [...]

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PSP Game Reviews – Patapon, Loco Roco & Lumines II

Patapon – it’s a reasonably simple idea executed brilliantly: your button keys correspond to different drums, and combos timed to 4-beats-to-the-bar is like issuing a command. Mashing a “rythmn” game with a platformer that has some of the quirkiest characters and storyline you can think of. Unfortunately, it is actually really really hard. It’s deceptively [...]

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Movie Review: Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading: Black-as-pitch comedy spoof of the spy thriller genre from the Coen brothers, starring Pitt, Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and J. K. Simmons – if that’s not a by-line for a winning movie, then I know not what will convince you. I love movies where seemingly simple storylines weave into [...]

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The Debate

Almost spooky – the third debate looks like a re-run of this debate, from 68: :)

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Crisis! The Mega Musical

You almost want to set a musical to images like those found at this brand-spanking-new tumbl-log. I’ve largely tried to stay out of saying anything on this “credit crisis” because there are far more credible experts out there, such as Nobel Laureates who blog (a first?). However, it’s getting to the point where I just [...]

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Earth from Above

Earth from Above: The Big Picture Blog – you know the drill; gorgeous, stunning photos I’d pay good money for etc etc. Go already!

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Movie Review: The Mummy 3

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – There’s only so many times you can kill the same bad guy, right? Which is why Rick and Evie are now All Grown Up and settled in Oxfordshire, England, following World War II (where their exploits for the British Government have set them up for the life [...]

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