As Chris just reported, the Nine Inch Nails album released independently via download has garnered $750,000 so far. A similarly released Radiohead album made about $10 million recently. The recording industry is unsure what to do, but thus far has mostly seemed to ignore these successes and continued to focus on music piracy, which they [...]
Given the unfortunate propensity in this country for psychos to walk into public places and start killing people, most recently at Northern Illinois University, the debate over whether or not guns should be allowed on college campuses has become a major issue. Only a couple of universities, including the University of Utah, where I attend, [...]
Well, while Chris works on the site update, I’m going to post the occasional thing anyway. Here again is a list of things that have been making me angry and/or contemplative in the last couple weeks.
Yes, that is a sheep eating a man’s face. Courtesy of IMDB. Let me start by saying this: Black Sheep is a movie about genetically engineered, man-eating sheep. If that makes you think “Oh man, what a great idea for a movie!” continue reading. If you think that sounds retarded, skip this article. This movie [...]
I haven’t written anything in a while, I know. I’ve been busy trying to sort out classes and other school stuff (for the record, the University of Essex is a nice place but it’s got the most disorganized scheduling setup ever). After selecting four classes in May, I was told in July that all four [...]