Dennis Hopper, Gary Coleman, Rue Mcclanahan – RIP
It is said that bad things happen in threes, and this week’s RIP list pretty much sums that up. Dennis Hopper, Gary Coleman, and Rue Mcclanahan all passed away in the last few days,...
Category: news and things
Republic Sex Scandal Ignored For Whitehouse Tweet Ban
One of the amazing things about the internet is how fast news spreads. The other things that is amazing about the internet is just how slanted major media sources can be. Once again, Matt...
LimeWire Probably Doomed After Court Decision
Illegal file sharing fans are in a funk the last little while following the Grokster decision and rulings against major player The Pirate Bay, and now they have more to be concerned about. In...
Should Larry King Retire from CNN?
There has been much discussion the last year or so about the ratings decline at CNN. Since Lou Dobbs left, the numbers if anything have gotten worse, perhaps making Lou seem like the only...
Cheating Scandals: Tiger Woods Leads by Example?
A recent rash of celebrity sex scandals has made me wonder how all of this has come about. Is there more cheating going on in Hollywood, or has scandal become so fashionable that nobody...
Conservative Media Sour Grapes as Healthcare Bill Passes
The conservative media and the Republican Party that often seems to run it are having a very, very bad day today. The US House of Representatives passed President Obama’s health care legislation by a...
Are You the Dope Paying For Everyone Else?
One of the interesting subtexts of the “FREE!” revolution is in order for musicians, artists, whoever to make a living, income still has to be generated. Since musicians are no longer suppose to sell...
NAPCAR: The NASCAR Collapse Continues
Well, two races into the 2010 season, and NASCAR, aka NAPCAR, is already showing some serious signs of crumbling at it’s foundations. The sheer volume of empty seats in California this past weekend, even...
Captain Phil Harris, F/V Cornelia Marie, RIP
As a long time fan of the Deadliest Catch, since the time before the show existed as was just part of the a Dangerous Jobs series, it saddens me to report that Captain Phil...
Lou Dobbs Quits CNN (again)
While it may be a shocker to some, the “resignation” of Lou Dobbs from CNN has pretty much been a foregone conclusion for a while. CNN as a network is floundering badly these days,...
Tom Cruise Dead? Nope Just a Little Weird
It’s almost a traditional thing now, the Tom Cruise dead rumors seem to come up about two or three times a year, more often when he is doing something nutty. Recent stories have peopel...
NASCAR gets Boring, Complains When People Notice
I have been a lifelong racing fan, I can remember watching the highlights of NASCAR races on Wide World of Sports long before it became an every week, 12 hours per day extravaganza that...
Another Wild OverReach by the Guru of Free
I really enjoy reading the Techdirt blog mostly because it’s fun to watch Mike Masnick tie himself in knots trying to prove things. He is forever posting very speculative things, drawing conclusions that just...
Supply, Demand, Piracy, and the little lies of Free
One of the more interesting debates I have gotten into recently is one regarding the laws of supply and demand (and cost) for movies and music in the current market. It’s an interesting debate...
