Normally we try to pull each week’s SVR together around a theme. This week? Here are some random videos. Watch ’em and you tell us what the theme is. First, the new video from Weezer for “Pork and Beans.” God Bless YouTube.
Read moreMediaPost reports this morning on an interesting new survey from TNS, which says that “sixty percent of shoppers across the globe believe that they will be able to pay for purchases using just their fingerprint by 2015, rated top by 25% of shoppers.” Never mind the chill that should send down the spine of anyone who values their privacy –
Read moreFour years ago GOP partisans couldn’t say hello without working the term “flip-flop” in somehow. This year? Not so much. Wonder why?
Read moreLike a lot of people, I’m fascinated by magic. Oh, not the real kind – you know, the sleight-of-hand/parlor trick/Houdini stuff. I used to know Whit Haydn and have seen him do tricks so well that even though I was pretty sure I knew how he was doing it, and even though I was able to stand about a foot
Read moreNew footage has just come to light showing us the full exchange between Papa Bear and his behind-the-camera producer during his famous F-bomb flinging tirade a few years back. Must-see TV, you bet. Every news show needs a producer like that if you ask me. Thanks to CollegeHumor.com for the clip and to JS O’Brien for passing this along.
Read moreAs the Colorado Senate campaign starts to hot up, GOP hopeful Bobblehead Shaffer has launched a new TV ad telling us how he’s the change Colorado needs. It’s a pretty spot, which features this scenic shot of Mt. McKinley towering majestically over … ummm, hold the phone…
Read moreThere is nothing new under the sun, or so they say. I’m not a big fan of groups that slavishly imitate their influences, but I do love bands with a sense of history and a desire to explore older styles in search of new angles. This obviously establishes a tricky standard – be true to the masters, but not …
Read moreArt? Discuss.
Read moreWelcome back my friends to the show that never ends… You know, as any musician can tell you, instruments are expensive. So what to do if you love music but are running low on cash? Silly artiste – you make yourself an instrument. Like this guy – got some empty soda bottles laying around the house? Cool – git yer
Read moreIt’s a totally new literary genre! Well, sorta. You may have noticed that mobile is getting to be a really big deal, and you may have noticed that Them Danged Kids® are texting until their thumbs fall off. You probably didn’t realize, though, the magnitude of mobile and the SMS phenomenon. There are now over 3 billion mobile phones in
Read moreAs our friend Pat so eloquently noted yesterday, graduation season is upon us. Commencements hit full stride today up the road at CU, and I suppose at hundreds of other institutions across the country, as well. So S&R would like to take a moment and congratulate the Class of 2008. If you’ve read us much at all you know that
Read moreDamn, Mike Gravel is the most interesting thing in this campaign so far. He’s a better rapper than singer, though.
Read moreThe results of the most recent S&R poll are now available. Which of the following statements best reflects how you feel about the candidate you plan on voting for in November’s presidential election? I genuinely believe in my candidate. (39) Presidential politics is inherently dirty. I believe my candidate is the best I can reasonably hope for, given our current
Read moreIn case you missed it, Trent Reznor yesterday released the new Nine Inch Nails CD, The Slip, as a free download. I’ve only had time to listen to it once, and that was while I was working. So I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve been able to give it a few minutes of real attention. In any
Read moreQ: How can you tell when politicians are lying? A: When they say they aren’t. As we wade deeper into the silly swamp that is Electoral Trainwreck ’08 I realize that most nights I wind up giggling myself to sleep. My old friend Disraeli famously observed that people tend to get the government they deserve, and as I’ve noted before,
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