Uncategorized

On Monday I told you about the freaking amazing concert Dawn (by the way, read this beautiful post, she rules) and I went to last weekend: Cordero and Los Lobos. The Cordero review is here but I wanted to take some time to think about Los Lobos and let the …

I wrote last week about getting caught up in the talent and the excitement of American Idol. Of the reality shows, it is the least contrived: these are real people who care deeply about singing in a contest to determine who is some combination of the “best” and “most popular.” …

The Michael Jackson freak fest on 20/20 last night (the whole thing can be summarized in three distasteful words: obsession with children) finished off with a segment on the Phil Spector murder case, which featured a lot on Phil – all of it old news, the guy hasn’t done jack …

The Matrix is an apt metaphor for itself as two new Matrix sequels films are being prepared for release this year, inextricably bound to a new video game premiered on Tuesday night: A movie about machines creating an alternate reality for enslaved humanity is turned into a video game that …

CNET tells the wireless story in five easy lessons: If there is one ray of hope amid the gloom that has cloaked the digital economy, it could be summed up with one word: wireless. What began as a pet project for technophiles has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with uses ranging …

Repeat to yourself over and over: Iraq is not Vietnam, Iraq is not Vietnam, Iraq is not Vietnam…. NY Times story on artists snapping to attention when the words “war” and “protest” pop up in the same sentence: “Huh, whither shall I protest this thing called war?” For those opposing …

Nokia’s new wireless gaming phone thing will shine your shoes, walk your dog, and tuck your children in at night: The N-Gage concept introduces a wireless multi-player platform for both local and remote gaming. Courtesy of Bluetooth, players will be able to pitch themselves against someone or a group of …

World events notwithstanding, it’s the Year of the Blues in the U.S. of A. The celebration begins tomorrow, Feb 7, in NYC with an outrageous concert – “Salute to the Blues.” The concert will be filmed for theatrical distribution with Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) as director and Martin Scorsese as …

We reported on this hack of an Islamist site yesterday. Though still under investigation, it would appear that nothing is as it appears. Check out these two email as printed in The Inquirer: Dear Mike Thank you very much for your eMail and bringing the new article you have posted …

Michael Graham, author of Redneck Nation (reviewed by Ed Driscoll here), has a blog and a nice take on the Powell speech: Saddam stooge Amir al-Saadi said that Secretary Powell’s speech was a “typical American show including stunts and special effects.” I don’t know about the stunts but Secretary Powell’s …