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According to an article in the San Jose Mercury, Apple Computers pulled all books published by John Wiley & Sons from their stores last week. This is the latest fusillade in the battle between Apple and Wiley, about to publish a biography of Steve Jobs. So let’s see how this works: Apple […]
Reading this article about an outbreak of the Marburg Virus in Angola (Handshakes Out as Marburg Virus Stalks Angola) got me thinking of the movie 12 Monkeys and the War of the Worlds. In 12 Monkeys humanity was forced below ground by a virus, while in the War of the Worlds humanity was saved by […]
Every once in a while we find a lawsuit that is such a breathtakingly stupid waste of judicial resources that I feel compelled to mention it. This lawsuit falls into that category.
Rhonda Nichols alleges in the suit that a bird flew into the back of her head while she was at the outside gardening area […]
“NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many a visitor to New York’s Museum of Modern Art has probably thought, “I could do that.” A British graffiti artist who goes by the name “Banksy” went one step further, by smuggling in his own picture of a soup can and hanging it on a wall, where it stayed for […]
Occasionally, a performer is great enough to transcend generations.
My mom boogied to Glenn Miller. I likewise blast “In the Mood” like it was Cowgirl in the Sand.
A group that surely stands the test of time in a similar fashion is The Beatles.
Abbey Road Studios, birthplace of most of the Fab Four’s albums, announced this week […]
Did you ever wonder why Yogi Bear’s only concern about stealing “pic-a-nic” baskets was what the Ranger would do if he caught Yogi red-handed?
Now we know. Even though stealing “pic-a-nic” baskets might be a crime under federal law, there is a place where you can get away with it: The 50 square miles of Yellowstone […]
“DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (GM), which issued a shock profit warning last week and has been losing market share, may phase out one of its weaker car brands if sales fail to meet projections, company Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Wednesday.”
The two weaker brands mentioned in the press release were Pontiac and Buick.
GM decided […]
Here’s something that’s happening, not under some intolerant theocracy abroad, but right here in the good ol’ free US of A. Chicago Sun Times columnist, movie critic, and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls co-conspirator Roger Ebert writes:
Associated Press - IMAX theaters in several Southern cities have decided not to show a film on […]
March 22, 2005 - Michael Jackson’s doctor has assured the judge presiding over his child molestation trial that ‘The King of Pop’ is suffering from a physical, not a mental, problem, and that despite his back problems and the revelation that he is on prescribed pain medication, the singer is able to concentrate and participate […]