Posts from May 2002
Virtual Hemingway
With more than 375 Hemingway-related links organized into 23 categories, Virtual Hemingway is intended to provide persons interested in the author with links to scholarship and other information about Hemingway on-line as well as to selected manifestations of Hemingway’s appearances in popular culture.
Eminem and the Recording Industry
There were two great links at The Shifted Librarian recently concerning the music industry. By some bizarre twist of the cosmos, both links are – at least obliquely – in reference to the “artist” Eminem. The first link is to an article at MTV.com about how Eminem’s new album, The Eminem Show, jumped to the
5inch.com
Need custom designed blank CDRs and cases? Check out 5inch.com. This place looks like an excellent resource. They “offer pre-designed silkscreened blank cdr’s as well as regular 5″ and 3″ blanks, sets of cdr’s with cases, individual cases, dvd’s, storage items and wearables.” Very hep. link via dan
Anti-Terrorism Kits
This month in Maxim magazine there is a special Anti-Terrorism section. One page details several excellent gadgets you can buy to protect yourself from … well … bad guys. Check out some of the crazy stuff you can buy: SpySite: a ton of cool toys portableelectricgenerators.com: the URL says it all … Approved Gas Masks.com:
The Record: Piracy-Proof
Music bosses have unveiled a revolutionary new recording format that they hope will help win the war on illegal file sharing which is thought to be costing the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue. Nicknamed the ‘Record’, the new format takes the form of a black, vinyl disc measuring 12 inches in diameter, which
New Stadium for Patriots
Patriots VP Jonathan Kraft, on the new stadium: “… People will look at the stadium when we have a big game and say, ‘Wow, they’ve got some empty seats today.’ They won’t be empty, really. People will just be walking around, enjoying themselves. We did this because we thought this would be great for fans.
I Want a Pet Hippo!
A story about a pet hippo
The Anniversary Party
The Anniversary Party ** pedestrian writing, ho-hum acting, scenery: n/a, sound effects: n/a, no plot, ho-hum directing Don’t bother.
To Have and Have Not
The novel breaks from the traditional five act dramatic plot sequence.