From an article about the upcoming remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still":

Among the other changes in the film, none may be more radical than Gort, Klaatus robot companion (or leader in some versions), that, lets face it, looked like the tin-man in 1951. FX should change that, right?

Hey man, don't put that tin man down! That was iconoclastic! ( Read more... )

From the news:
Lawrence Alvin Lovette, the second suspect charged with murder in the death of UNC Student Body President Eve Carson, was ordered held under a $3 million bond Friday in connection with the shooting death of a Duke graduate student ( Read more... )

So, apparently Fatboy Slim held a contest for his fans, asking them to submit their own music video for his cover of "The Joker". The winning entry? This: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IV_LZptUF6s

44%

I've managed to see quite a few movies this past month, particularly this week, so I may as well pass along my thoughts:

I Am Legend
I understand this deviates from the book considerably, but the movie certainly stands well on its own. Suspenseful and sorrowful. Also, it's always nice when someone remembers Will Smith can actually act instead of just ( Read more... )

Be careful of what makes you happy
And you should know this well by now
You can be bruised on top of bruises
I'm reaching for heaven...

- "Seeds of Pain", Information Society

About time this made it onto YouTube!

Kancho: Threat or Menace?

I've really got to wonder about the person who thought to themself, "Hey, let's get Johnny Rotten to promote Guitar Hero III! We'll get him up on a little stage in front of a bunch of press and put a microphone in his hand. What could possibly go wrong?"

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Oooh...
Ahhh...

(Yeah, I realize that this movie could ultimately end up disappointing me, but I can't help but feel a little giddy and hopeful looking at these shots)

In other news, chances look good that I'll get to see Information Society in one of their rare live performances next year!
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So earlier this week I placed an order with Amazon.com for a few items. Package tracking showed that my order had arrived, so I stopped by the front office to pick it up. The box was way too small for all what I had ordered - maybe the rest was coming later, in other boxes? Didn't seem right. It wasn't. Upon opening it, I discovered that, while the ( Read more... )