The Refused, perhaps the most seminal force in post-punk evolution, called it quits after releasing one of the best recordings in all of punk rock’s history, The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombation In 12 Bursts. Look for a DVD released in April documenting the band’s history. Here’s the video for “New Noise” […]

What is it with Scientology that draws so much attention? Granted, new religions, like “fresh” wines, may reek dubious fumes, but they do have to have a beginning, don’t they?
We instinctively respect Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and their non-violent variants without question, no matter how wacky their beliefs or interpretation of ancient […]

What are you storing your 1’s and 0’s on? I’ve got simple mirroring (RAID 1) going on in the primary home computer but long for a massive inexpensive NAS (with raid), as I have run out of space, and refuse to lose data when I lose a drive. The Buffalo product is probably as cheap […]

Due to varying opinion on what qualifies something as being considered “hilarious,” I ask you, interweb surfer, to be your own judge…

I didn’t know that Exploding Head Syndrome was actually a named psychological phenomenon until now. Or is it physiological? (Or, is there really a difference?) It happens when you are on the verge of falling asleep, or have recently fallen asleep, and you awake to an imagined bang, or explosion type sound. Ah, that […]

This short film about Myspace had me howling. The first two skits are are hysterical (not according to Corbett).
Also, Demetri Martin, a new Daily Show dude, did a hilarious piece on Myspace the other night. “Dr. Smallbeard” killed me…

The Pew Center’s most recent poll on happiness concludes that Republicans are the happiest of all Americans.
One way to find out is by way of a statistical technique known as multiple regression analysis, which gauges the relationship between each factor and happiness while controlling for all the other factors. That analysis shows that the most […]

Came across this on the Myspace FAQ:
Q. Someone is pretending to be me what do I do?
A. In order to verify your identity, please send us a “salute”. This means we will need an image of yourself holding a handwritten sign with the word “MySpace.com” and your Friend ID (your Friend ID number appears […]

Yesterday some little kids were walking by the house as I was getting the mail and a pudgy little girl asked if I wanted to buy some Girl Scout cookies.
“Sure,” I said, thinking that a. cookies rule b. give back to the community and whatever.
She gave me the order form and asked how many […]

Check out James Bovard’s latest “Attention Deficit Democracy” on FFF. That’s some serious shizzle, bizzle. Below are my favorite excerpts for those of you who can’t read entire essays.
Americans are assured that they are free because rulers take power only with the people’s informed consent. What does “informed consent” mean these days? It means […]