November 3, 2009

Karen O

Karen O by Leigh JohnsonFound while writing about Warp20 (Chosen), too amazing not to post.

Recently.

Spring Break 2009
The lady and I are heading south for a little bit of sand, surf, rest, reading, and possibly some rats off action at the local RSL. (Hopefully we’ll be bringing it as much as the lads pictured above). So things will be quiet around here – you have been warned. If I were you I’d [...]
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Video killed the radio star, internet killed the ad-supported music service?
“Advertising was supposed to be music’s magic bullet, enabling fans to get the free music they’re going to find anyway while contributing at least something to copyright holder coffers. That dream is fading fast.”
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24 Dead. 25 Dead.
The fact that someone leads an incredible journey needn’t necessarily translate into an amazing story but I’m yet to figure out whether drama follows superstardom or maybe we’re all legends waiting to happen. Or we’re still alive (and in no way am I being disrespectful here).
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Twitter, the satellite navigation system of the Internet Highway?
“As its founders confirm, Twitter ‘tells people what they need to know and what they want to know and hopefully not much else’. It’s the satnav of the Internet, directing you in the direction you need to go, no maps, no detours, and no arguments over lefts and rights.”
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James Cameron on “Avatar”, amongst some fairly amazing quotes
“His evaluations of others’ abilities are colorful riddles. “Hiring you is like firing two good men,” he says, or “Watching him light is like watching two monkeys fuck a football.”
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Mumbrella and “The Murdoch Effect”
“It also generated comments in the triple figures on our story, mainly of the view that Murdoch was an ageing idiot who didn’t get it.”
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