Normally I pay as much attention to the Grammys as I do to the Academy Awards, which is to say not at all; however I was pretty stoked when I was told that Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu" won at this past week's annual Grammys for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)". It is the first song made for a video game that won such an ( Read more... )

When entire governments cower in fear of your coming to town, how is it seen as any less then a victory?

Anyone who knows the Westboro Baptist Church, knows they revel in protesting at funerals of the most innocent of people, as they are rewarded by the media with undue attention for their controversial boorish pickets. Always happy to taut to ( Read more... )

Because the end of the world will happen this May 21st! How do we know this certain to be absolutely unquestionable fact? Because Harold Camping of the independent Christian Family Radio Worldwide ministry has poured over the Bible calculating the date. Yes, its another "We are really sure this time, honest! Sincere too, don't forget sincere!" end ( Read more... )

Or go "WTF...".

Just when I think the Intertubes become boring I find something that just blows my mind.

Yes this is real, an unmasked Batman with Robin singing some weird ripoff of Danny and the Juniors 1957 hit, "At The Hop" with Joker and Penguin...and a dancing midget in a Spider-Man suit. This was some Filipino film studio's take on the ( Read more... )

Nothing surprises me anymore, especially in regard to ability of people to be easily offended by the most trivial and unintentional of actions or words and their response to the supposed affront being taken to ludicrous ends, especially when they believe they have the right not to be offended.

And especially when the state also believes they have ( Read more... )

Who wins and who loses?

I say Losers and Winners because with every census comes the reapportionment of seats for the House of Representatives. Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts are all losing a seat in the House. New York and Ohio are worse off, they each lose two; what is interesting is of ( Read more... )

Wow is the Livejournal Christmas banner monumentality bland and uninspiring, you may as well just say you are celebrating "winter ( Read more... )

But none the less very cool.Anyone who has even a cursory interest in science, or astronomy specifically, or space heard about the “big announcement” of NASA had yesterday for a few days now. NASA was working hard to keep the whole thing hush-hush, so speculation abounded. My personal belief tended towards some discovery on Titan; not life per-se ( Read more... )

Final post in commemoration of Carl Sagan Day, this excerpt is the audio from the chapter The Gift of Apollo from the book Pale Blue Dot ( Read more... )