At this point I think we can all agree that M. Ward is more or less a good thing. However, the promotional hoo-ha for his latest album (one Hold Time) is raising some interesting questions, most specifically the question of whether it is subtly ARTISTIC or just kind of LAZY?
In what may be an ongoing gimmick I pose this question to you regarding the following video:
So, whaddaya think?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
More Pineapple, more Express
Was this movie funny? Everyone seems to think so but this clip disagrees apparently.
EGM obit -- R.I.P.
1989-2009
Electronic Gaming Monthly, a well-known gaming publication revered for its high quality editorial content, died today after nearly two decades of coverage, following the buyout of its mother company, Ziff Davis, to competitor Hearst. It was 19 years old.
Through its staff of talented writers and editors, EGM provided solid, and often exclusive, cross-platform game coverage through five console generations, starting in 1989. In addition to its North American branch, the magazine launched outfits in Mexico, Turkey and Brazil in its nearly two-decade run.
In its final months, it was rumored that Ziff Davis would sell the magazine's digital counterpart, 1up.com, to Hearst, and the fate of EGM would go with it. Tragically, the rumor was true, and Hearst, owners of ugo.com and many of the world's most powerful newspapers, passed on continuing the magazine, which remained brave and faithful to the industry which it served until the end.
One of the last great gaming magazines, gamers across the nation will be hard-pressed to find a replacement to fill the hole EGM has left not only in the industy, but in our hearts.
A print orphan, EGM is survived by 1up.com.
Vikings return home: Will the Stott be stuffed?
Thursday night not only marks the end of a pretty dang good college football season with the BCS Championship in Miami, but also will be the night in which the Vikings make their triumphant return to the Stott Center.
Since Thanksgiving the men have played three games at home: Seattle, Lewis and Clark and Montana. The Seattle and Lewis and Clark games were under-attended and the squad didn't seem too focused despite posting victories over the Pioneers and the Redbirds.
The 72-45 victory over Montana on Dec. 20 was a terrific win for the club to open the conference season, but because it came in the middle of one of the worst snow storms in the history of the Rose City, was only attended by 415.
I am interested in seeing if fans respond to this team in an appropriate fashion this weekend. Weber State and Idaho State are two of the top four teams in the conference and I think that they, along with the Vikings and Northern Colorado, will be the four teams in the Big Sky Tournament.
Fans also will have an opportunity to watch the ever-improving Vikings following a long and exhaustive road trip. By my count the team has traveled over 14,000 miles since Thanksgiving, putting your holiday trip to the parents that you complained about in perspective.
And let's remember that this team isn't traveling in one of these:
The team and small traveling party don't roll around in a custom jet. When they fly, they fly coach. The buses are not built for people of basketball height. Trust me, I am 6'5 and I don't fit on them well. When the team stays in a hotel, they usually don't stay in a Marriott but a Holiday Inn.
Hopefully fans can get a sense of the things that the squad has already overcome. By all accounts they really had every reason to lose against Northern Arizona on Sunday but overcame the odds and eventually took the Lumberjacks down.
I think head coach Ken Bone and the rest of the team are hoping that the squad gets a boost from the hometown crowd as they continue on into Big Sky play.
Now I know where Christmas trees go when they die...
...Into the bellies of tusked beasts.
From National Geographic:
From National Geographic:
"January 4, 2007—Holiday leftovers aren't just for humans. Elephant calf Thabo-Umasai at Germany's Zoo Dresden joined camels, deer, and sheep in a traditional new-year feast of Christmas trees yesterday. "Elephants around the country will enjoy a delicious lunch today consisting of about five Christmas trees each," Ragnar Kuehne of Zoo Berlin told the Reuters news service on January 3 (Germany map).
Unlike the pie, pudding, and honeyed ham that may be haunting your fridge, though, pine trees' unique oils may actually help some animals' digestion, Kuehne said."
(Hat tip goes to Slog).
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