http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:52:23 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/08/105223.php Kim WHilary Duff and her older, significantly less attractive sister, Haylie, have done a remake of one of the great songs of the '80s: "Our Lips Are Sealed" by the Go-Go's. Hilary has a new movie coming out (A Cinderella Story) and this song is part of the soundtrack which is slated for release on July 13. The video is available at MTV.com.Now, I'm one of the few people in the adult world who admit to liking some Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson videos, so I know blonde teen schlock when I see it and this? This isn't even schlock. It's crap, pure and simple. Terrible.First problem? The arrangement is awful - kind of techno pop and slow. It's like when my old cassettes would drag. Second problem? Hilary ain't no Belinda Carlisle and Haylie ain't no Jane Wiedlen. These two can't sing together, there is no harmony whatsoever and neither did justice to the original. It's awful.Third? The video also features snippets of Hilary's upcoming movie. If she had ANY credibility, it was totally shot when the first clip was shoved in my face.Fourth? The video director evidently has a sister-sex fetish. The last minute of the video is nothing but the two of them hugging, spalshing each other with water and suds, touching and even a close up of them holding hands. Keeping in mind that Hilary is all of 17, that makes it even more disturbing.They? Should have kept their lips sealed. Music16352@blogcritics.org Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:52:23 EDT