Thursday, May 13, 2004
A Follow-Up
Reuters.com | Weinsteins, Disney Reach Deal on 'Fahrenheit 9/11'
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Miramax Films said on Wednesday it has reached a deal with Miramax's owners, the Walt Disney Co., allowing it to find a new distributor for director Michael Moore's controversial documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' which Disney refused to distribute....and watch it make millions this summer.
Really - Just a Bad Choice of Words
Boston.com / News / World / Defense chief visits notorious Iraqi prison, says abuse was a ''body blow'' to the military
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, on a trip to Iraq shrouded in secrecy, said Thursday that abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison were a ''body blow for all of us'' and those in the wrong would be punished.
Just What America Needs
Reuters.com | Dunkin' Donuts to Open Stores in Wal-Mart
Dunkin' Donuts plans to open 10 shops inside Wal-Mart stores over the next three months, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.Great - white trash AND overweight.
Wal*Mart: Always.
NBC Uni-fied
Hollywoodreporter.com | Universal acceptance: NBC wraps merger; content is king
Eight months after striking the deal, NBC and Universal made it official Wednesday with a news conference on the set of "Saturday Night Live," where NBC Uni chief Robert Wright vowed to keep the focus on being a pure-play content company and avoiding the pitfalls of past media mergers by truly working as a team....like secretaries for the multiple executives.
About 500 employees, or 3% of the approximately 15,000-strong combined work force, are likely to be laid off over the coming years as the conglomerate eliminates overlapping functions at NBC and Universal. About 100 or so of those cuts are likely to come at Universal's West Coast operations, executives said without providing details.
But NBC Universal brass emphasized that they also will add new jobs.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Sony Defends Self, PlayStation's Balls
[See below post for related news.]
ARNnet | E3 - Sony details PSP, cuts price of PlayStation 2
Despite the swirl of rumors and the bustle of fanboy fantasies, no next-generation platforms like the PS3 or the Xbox 2 materialized at the annual wave of E3 press conferences, but Sony Computer Entertainment kicked off its announcements with the kind of practical news that will gladden gamers' hearts: The price of the PlayStation 2 has dropped US$50 to US$149.Yay - cheaper electronics to get replaced by A)Microsoft or, B) A better console in 4 years!
PlayStation Gets Swift Kick In Gigabytes
Fool.com: EA Goes Xbox Live:
On the heels of Sony's big price cut announced yesterday, there is more intrigue heading into this week's E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). Electronic Arts [Yeh - those EA Sports guys] is finally going Xbox Live.It's in the Game.
That's right, EA will bring its blockbuster lineup -- currently online compatible only on the PlayStation 2 -- to Microsoft's online network for the Xbox console, Xbox Live.
They Teach This in Training?
Scotsman.com News - Latest in-Flight Facility: Cupboard for the Dead
Singapore Airlines got round the awkward problem of dealing with an in-flight death by introducing a “corpse cupboard”, it was revealed today.Adding, "We're usually just happy it's not our fault."
A spokesman added: “On the rare occasion when a passenger passes away during a flight the crew do all that it possible to manage the situation with sensitivity and respect.
“Unfortunately, given the space constraints in an aircraft cabin, it is not always possible to find a row of seats where the deceased passenger can be placed and covered in a dignified manner, although this is always the preferred option.There is a preferred option?
Hockey Just Got That Much Better
Yahoo! News - Tampa Bay Lightning May Offer Free Beer
The Tampa Bay Lightning is hoping to tap into larger crowds by offering unlimited free beer to season ticket holders.Sgt. or Captain Obvious?
But the sudsy sale may not reach its goal if safe-driving advocates have their way. Police and several area chapters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving say the hockey team's offer is irresponsible.
"Why attach alcohol to a season-ticket plan? It's almost encouraging people to drink more than they should because it is free," said Sgt. Chris Velar, who runs the Police Department's drunken driving squad.
This __ Really Stupid
Telegraph | News | 'Fictitious' author publishes the first book without verbs
First, there was the novel written without using the letter "e". Now a French author has produced what he claims is the first book with no verbs.
Wow. Cool.
Monday, May 10, 2004
Hmph.
I'm back home now.
I'm all unpacked.
I don't have a job to force me up in the morning.
I just spent the past few days packing and unpacking a few of my new close friends and I's ungodly amount of shit from school. (I found things I never knew I had taken down, or even possessed in the first place.)
I haven't any projects due or finals study for.
No one is in the room to keep me up.
I have my own (real) bed.
It's 4:10 in the a.m.
Why the fuck am I still up?
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