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The Means

Tanner — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:03:00 +0000

This is a creative and surprisingly smart explanation of the evils of neoliberalism.

http://www.monochrom.at/kiki-and-bubu/monochrom–kikiandbubuandtheshift.mov

Wall Pound

Tanner — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:54:06 +0000

This is my favorite video since Doo Dah Doo Doo.

Moore on the WGA Strike

Chris — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:19:56 +0000

Special thanks to Crooks and Liars, this is Ronald Moore, the man behind Battlestar Galactica on precursors to the WGA strike: “I had a situation last year on Battlestar Galactica where we were asked by Universal to do webisodes [Note: Moore is referring to The Resistance webisodes which ran before Season 3 premiered], which at that [...]

Writer’s Guild Strike - We Support It!

Chris — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:13:31 +0000

With the Writer's Guild on strike, I know there are more than a few people pissed that their favorite networks are airing reruns. But to put into perspective just how expedient it is for the writer's in Hollywood to be fairly compensated, United Hollywood made the following video: As pro-union Midwesterners, Tanner and [...]

Spam Shakespeare

Tanner — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:04:36 +0000

I received the following spam ad in my email today and was rather surprised by the artful nature of its prose. Apparently spam companies are now concerned with aesthetics? I guess the one good thing that can come out of this is more jobs for M.F.A students. Title: There are no losers among the possessors of long [...]

Radiohead - In Rainbows Review

Tanner — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:46:15 +0000

The discussion of In Rainbows has focused primarily on its rather unique distribution scheme. Free of a record label, Radiohead has decided to offer the album via their website and digital download for a small transaction fee and donation. They also are offering a more robust, material collector's edition of sorts, called the Discbox for [...]

Stubborn Old Michigan

Tanner — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:44:48 +0000

This guy is saying basically what me and Chris have yelled about on many a podcast, but it's nice to see it packaged succinctly and getting main page coverage on Salon: Michigan needs a new industry, because the auto companies blew it.

Critique of Slate’s Critique of Wes Anderson

Chris — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:24:05 +0000

I was surprised to read Slate this morning and find an article by Jonah Weiner claiming that Wes Anderson "mishandles race" within his films. It would appear this was sparked by his viewing of "The Darjeeling Limited," which I have not seen, so this article will not comment on race within that film. However, I [...]

I Wanna Meet That Dad

Tanner — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:01:21 +0000

I would be embarrassed to admit how many times I have watched this video. I am obsessed with it. It's from the Tim and Eric show.. I actually stumbled on it because a blogger on Destructoid was saying how pretentious and pointless their comedy was (it's in the comments). Of course, the pointlessness is the [...]

Ever Wonder Where All Those Church Donations Go?

Tanner — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:33:18 +0000

This was in the 9/8/2007 edition of the L.A. Times in the "California" section. It's rare I am floored by statistics, but this did it. I am not sure what is more depressing: the fact this much money is being spent on sexual abuse, or the fact they have this much money to disperse. Here is the rest [...]