Out of Sight, Like a Pumpkin

The cycle of life, or NEVER piss off a water buffalo:

I knew from a late-night software update that DRM-free iTunes downloads were on their way in the morning, but I was still knocked for a loop...

iTunes launched their DRM-free iTunes Plus service today. A nice milestone on the road leading to the death of DRM, though in actuality it...

Concerned that the end is nigh? Don't worry, in the event of armageddon, nuclear or otherwise, your primary concern has already been ad...

Via Tofu Hut , some Japanese pro wrestling action: If Vince McMahon is reading this, I would totally pay to see this in the States. And...

The remarkable reproduction of the Cordyceps Fungus: I first learned of such things at The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, ...

Lou Dobbs is the only man around not afraid to tell the truth about the fuckin' Mexicans, with their fuckin' leprosy. Way to not l...

Attentive readers of this blog might have deduced that I'm rather fond of The Comics Curmudgeon . My heart always skips a beat when Blo...

If you're anything like me, you've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of DRM-free tracks at iTunes, which we were told would arrive i...

Major San Diego-based casino scam busted. Apparently, the managed to put slugs of cards in play, and bribed dealers to false-shuffle. The...

WFMU's Beware of the Blog takes a look at Bill "Droopy" Thompson's career . Apparently, the complete Droopy just came ou...

Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live . Just ordered it from CD Universe for $9 or so after shipping. Looks thrilling.

Should an amputee sprinter be allowed in the Olympics? There was a profile of him recently in Wired , and I thought the topic raised inter...

Alberto Gonzales keeps sinking lower and lower in my estimation. When people tell damning stories about you that cast John Ashcroft in an ...

Jerry Falwell, dead at 73. In an effort to continue the brilliant legacy of this kind-hearted man, I am going to follow his example, and b...

The Pipettes are coming to San Diego June 10th. $10 at the Casbah. What a bargain. And Robbie Fulks is coming to L.A. . Last time, I he...

Congress acts decisively against the Mooninite threat with the Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007. Thank you, Congress, for acting to...

UCSD investigates cancer cluster in Literature building. Ditching class just may have saved my life. Actually, I've had exactly one c...

I'm a hoarder. For most of my life, it was books. I am quite certain, when I one day shuffle off this mortal coil, the majority of boo...

A history of "Dry Bones."