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Amazon (I won't give them additional promotion and hits by linking to their website) has been de-ranking books that contain "adult" material (ie. anything to do with sexuality, including self-help and fiction), effectively removing them from search results and best-seller lists that are compiled using these rankings. I am disgusted at this level of ( Read more... )

Last year I mentioned that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy invited citizens to submit papers for their ABC/SBS review. I submitted something in regards to light entertainment, making a point of mentioning GNW, The Sideshow, The Glass House etc.

They actually published it.

I am recovering from my weekend with my beloved Move Trees. It's not often that I become so enamored with a band. Being in their presence is like being enveloped in a warm hug (and there are plenty of actual hugs involved as well!). I don't know if this would make such sense to some of you, but a band like this can bring out the very best in you. ( Read more... )

Warning: I'm about to have another whinge. I'll understand if you want to scroll past it. Go ahead ( Read more... )

Well, that was unexpected. I tried logging into LJ, but all I got was this image:


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I'll come up with more questions tomorrow, after I get some rest. In the meantime, here are the answers to the last lot.

01. Toni Basil's Mickey = COVER (orig. Racey under the title Kitty)

02. The Beatles' I Wanna Be Your Man = ORIGINAL

03. Christine Anu's My Island Home = COVER (orig. The Warrumpi Band)

04. Janis Joplin's Piece Of My Heart = ( Read more... )

WEEK 2 SUBJECT: Spot The Cover

There's no prize, though the promise of a virtual tongue bath from Yours Truly should be enough. No Googling for answers, please. You're on the honour system here.

In this round, I will name ten songs. All you have to do is tell me if it's a cover or an original.

01. Toni Basil - Mickey

02. The Beatles - I Wanna ( Read more... )

Gacked from purpletigress

( The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. )

WEEK 1 SUBJECT: Samples

There's no prize, though the promise of a virtual tongue bath from Yours Truly should be enough. No Googling for answers, please. You're on the honour system here. Extra pretendy-points if you can name both the titles and the artists.

Q01. Which riff is sampled in the Destiny's Child song BootyliciousQ02. Which song is ( Read more... )