Reality TV Binge Leads to Higher Casualty Rate Finally, some good news. As broadcasters increasingly binge on unscripted shows starring ordinary folks willing to do almost anything for cash, romance or 15 minutes of fame, the burgeoning genre of reality TV appears to be wearing a bit thin with U.S. audiences. At the very least, networks are seeing that the… Read more →
Day: November 17, 2004
When does the new Enlightenment start?
More on the evolution issues we’ve been following. (I.e. America sinks into the Dark Arges.) Boston.com has an article outlining all the various evolution battles going on right now. More frightening than the idea that there are still people who think science is a matter of opinion, or is irrelevant in the face of faith, is the sheer number of… Read more →
ABC News: School Talent Show Draws Secret Service
What’s more scary about this story: that the Secret Service came to bust kids for singing a Dylan song, or that some other kids at that school actually called the song in as a threat? Christ, imagine they had been covering Costello’s “Tramp The Dirt Down”. ABC News: School Talent Show Draws Secret Service Read more →
Still at hotel
My neighbourhood, and a good 10km radius around it still has no power. I feel a really empassioned rant about the stupidity of running essential services as private industry coming on. Outrage builds Read more →
