I Agree With Gingrich
Jun 09The word is that Newt Gingrich has scuttled his chance at the GOP nomination by interrupting his campaign for a two-week cruise in the Greek isles. Well, duh. If I had to choose between cruising the Greek isles and campaigning to be president of the u.s., I’d make the same choice he did.
Reap Artist
Jun 09Warner Bros. is being sued for using a copy of Mike Tyson’s tattoo in a movie without the permission of the original artist. If the case goes against Warner, they may have to have the tattoo digitally altered when they release the dvd. Warner is a victim of censorship here, plain and simple. But given [...]
The Copyright Infringements in the Rue Morgue
Jun 09In his introduction to Edgar Allan Poe’s Dupin trilogy, Matthew Pearl offers in passing an interesting thought on copyright: The brilliant resolution Poe designs for “The Purloined Letter” – that the letter in question is right in front of our eyes the whole time, which is why the police cannot find it – is also [...]
Keep Warm
Jun 09Doctor Who fans might get a kick out of Tachyon TV’s blog series Adventures With the Wife in Space, wherein überfan Neil Perryman reports as his not-so-much-a-fan wife Sue Thompson watches, makes acerbic and amusingly disparaging comments on, and grades every single episode (or such, at any rate, is the plan) of the classic 1963-1989 [...]
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