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Category: Pop Culture

  • Fairey “Earth Hour” Poster

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    Shepard Fairey is back at it, producing artwork for a “good cause.” The image to the left, is for a World Wildlife Foundation campaign to get everyone to turn out their lights for an hour on March 28th. Lets hope that Shep doesn’t get in any trouble for this one. He has been going through…

  • La Musica Coolica #11 (Bragg)

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    Billy Bragg is one of those guys who you can tell is pretty cool, but you can’t tell exactly why. When I first heard his music, I thought it was hilarious. The biggest reason, was the heavy re-verb, mixed with the heavy cockney accent. He was a one man show. Just him and a electric…

  • M1 and Paul’s Boutique

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    Yamaha released the specs of the 2009 YZR-M1 (Valentino Rossi’s bike) this week. It is all of the usual crap: >200 hp, >320 kmph, Ohlins, Marchesini, Brembo, etc., etc.. But the part worth noting, was not in the spec sheet. Rossi gave a Q and A, which was also released this week. Rossi spoke briefly…

  • Seacrest: Emcee of the future

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    If you get bored easily, do this instead. If you are looking for a less entertaining way to burn through this Friday afternoon, read on. It seems like not matter what I do, I can’t get away from Ryan freaking Seacrest. It all started when he was on the cover of one of my magazines,…

  • Hi tech v. Lo tech

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    I’m not really sure when the whole digital v. analog debate began, but it has certainly gone the rounds. Vinyl v. CD/Mp3; tube amp v. solid state; 35mm v. 12mpx; Super8 v. HDvid; and the list goes on forever. Something that I have found interesting is the way that society has clung to the analog…

  • For those who were wondering about the hierarchy of living weapons

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    I had to take a picture of this, because it made me laugh so hard. Part of the reason that I found it so amusing, is because it reminds me of the kind of crap that I used to write, when I was in grade school. When I first started learning about philosophy and stuff.…

  • Getting in Early

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    Since my sleep schedule has been all out of wack, I have been fighting my alarm in the mornings. This morning was the first time in 2 weeks that I have had to get up early to move the car. I took advantage of the fact that I was awake, and got a lot done…

  • Only 3 months until GP kicks off

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    I know that this may be a little bit premature, but this morning I was reading about Hayden’s move to Ducati and I really started to get excited. In a pre-season interview, Hayden talked about looking forward to the 2009 season, and having Casey Stoner as a team mate. Hayden also addressed the fact that…

  • For those who enjoy playing in the snow:

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    You are cordially invited (though through a relatively crude medium) to come rock some east coast ice with us, this Monday. In the spirit of honoring the late Dr. King, we will be taking to the slopes of Mountain Creek Resort, in the lovely Garden State of New Jersey. Sorry about the short notice. But…

  • La Musica Coolica #8 (Sick and Tired)

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    I’m really going to blabber on this time. Plus, I don’t really have a lot of spare time. I was just sitting here working, this song was on the playlist rotation and I felt like sharing it. I actually don’t really know much about the Cardigans, except that they are Sweedish, I think. Hahahaha. I…