[This post was spurred by this io9 piece about Kanye West and Daft Punk.]

There’s so much wrong about Kanye West’s performance at the Grammys last week. The awkward missing swears. The misogyny. The fact that Kanye essentially appropriates an incredibly awesome sample (Daft Punk’s “Harder Better Faster Stronger,” off of their amazing album, “Discovery”) wholecloth [...]

Posted in Music, Writing

I just read this article in Wired Magazine, and it is a great piece of journalism. It’s about “griefers,” who are basically internet dorks who spend all their time trying to piss off other internet dorks. Also known as “trolls,” these guys (and they’re just about all dudes) can be found in every forum thread, [...]

Posted in Economics and Advertising, Internet Hi-Jinx, Writing 3 Comments »

Um, yeah. Good luck with that, CVS.

Posted in Economics and Advertising, Writing

Renaissance Faire meets March of the Penguins
La Boheme meets the Snorks
Halo 3 meets Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals
The British Open ‘83 meets Resident Evil: Extinction
The Home Shopping Network meets Ultimate Fighting Championship
Walk the Line meets Revenge of the Nerds
Speed meets Speed 2 (try to get Dolph Lungren)
Spongebob Squarepants meets Sling Blade
CSI: Miami meets Antiques [...]

Posted in Movies, Writing

Hey, they’re remaking The Matrix with the guy from Van Wilder! I mean, basically. It does look pretty cool, though.

I am back in Boston. I have a couple of weeks before classes start up again, so I think I might find a project to occupy my time until football season starts. I am thinking about [...]

Posted in Movies, Tech, Writing

My last post about ESPN Motion (linked by internet sports colossus Deadspin.com, I might self-promotionally add) addressed a problem that riddles the world wide web (and the real world, too, but let’s keep this simple): letting advertising dictate how content is presented. ESPN knows that video is difficult to ignore, and is a great way [...]

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I finished it. I thought it was pretty good, but my main feeling is relief that I can safely go online again. I missed you guys!

Brief discussion after the jump.

Posted in Etc, Internet Hi-Jinx, Writing

I think I’ve posted something like this before, but what the hell: it’s Freedom Day!

Happy America day!

Reading that (which, for the lazy among you, is a detailed look at the rhetorical skill with which our Declaration of Independence was drafted) reminded me about how there are two sides to this special day. And I know [...]

Posted in History, Writing