Monthly Archives: September 2006

Scary Go Round

My favourite line of the week so far is: I once got dumped so hard that I didn’t have a shadow for a week. It’s from Scary Go Round, a very wise, witty, and beautifully illustrated daily webcomic from John Allison. Allison eschews the humour webcomic standard of each strip being standalone, and following a

Rare Show of Common Sense by Music Label

This is… interesting… In a first for mainstream pop music, Yahoo! will sell Jesse McCartney’s new album “Right Where You Want Me,” from Disney-owned Hollywood Records, in the unprotected MP3 format. I’m tempted to think that I’m missing some cynical angle here, and never having heard of Jesse McCartney, I suppose there is the fact

High Concept Real-Life Space Adventure…

Okay, I know we keep complaining that the future hasn’t turned out quite the way we hoped it would, but look at this: What you’re looking at there is a detail of a photograph by Thierry Legault, depicting the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station, taken on the 17th September, 2006. The grey backdrop is actually

New to Me – I Play Musical Catch-up…

 ”Composer Chris Letcher, regarded as one of South Africa’s best, explores the world of film-soundtracking. His music is enormously melodic with fascinating hooks that easily work their way into your grey matter.” Letcher – Deep Frieze Not sure how I found these guys… There is some musical connection with my cousin, but I actually suspect