Month: June 2010
Space Battleship Yamato
A live action version of Space Battleship Yamato is currently under production and set to be released in Japan on December 1. Let’s hope when it gets released in the U.S.A., we don’t end up with a bowdlerized version.
Here’s a trailer for Space Battleship Yamato:
(more…)The Copenhagen Declaration on Religion in Public Life
(via Pharyngula) Copenhagen Declaration on Religion in Public Life We, at the World Atheist Conference: “Gods and Politics”, held in Copenhagen from 18 to 20 June 2010, hereby declare as follows: We recognize the unlimited right to freedom of conscience, religion and belief, and that freedom to practice one’s religion should be limited only by … Continue reading “The Copenhagen Declaration on Religion in Public Life”
Code Monkey
Jonathan Coulton‘s “Code Monkey” (video by Mike Spiff Booth):
(more…)Friday Random Ten: 2010-06-25
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Dark Eternal Night | Dream Theater | Systematic Chaos | Metal |
| 2. | Look At Their Way | Wall Of Voodoo | Call Of The West | Alternative & Punk |
| 3. | The Juggler | Weather Report | Heavy Weather | Jazz |
| 4. | Prologue | Kate Bush | Aerial: A Sky of Honey | Alternative & Punk |
| 5. | Star 69 | R.E.M. | Monster | Rock |
| 6. | Survival Car | Fountains Of Wayne | Fountains Of Wayne | Alternative & Punk |
| 7. | Don’t Kill The Whale | Yes | Tormato | Rock |
| 8. | Light My Fire | The Doors | The Doors | Rock |
| 9. | Living In The Past | Jethro Tull | Original Masters | Rock |
| 10. | A Hazy Shade Of Winter | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel | Folk |
Mmmm, Bibimbap
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May
Probably yet another good sign… Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.3 million net tons in May, an increase of 16.4% over April, and an increase of 106% compared to a year ago. Shipments were also up 4.6% compared to the month’s five-year average. May … Continue reading “Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May”
Drum and Bugle Corps Scores – 2010
Just in case a wayward search engine brought you here instead of here, scores for the 2010 drum corps season can be found here (DCI) and here (DCA).
The Al Franken Decade
(via Balloon Juice) Senator Al Franken Addresses 2010 ACS National Convention (transcript here)
Friday Random Ten: 2010-06-18
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Key To Her Ferrari | Thomas Dolby | Aliens Ate My Buick | Alternative & Punk |
| 2. | A Little Green Rosetta | Frank Zappa | Joe’s Garage (Disc 2) | Alternative & Punk |
| 3. | King of Pain | The Police | Synchronicity | Rock |
| 4. | Solidify | Sheryl Crow | Tuesday Night Music Club | Rock |
| 5. | Linger | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? | Alternative & Punk |
| 6. | Down By The River | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Greatest Hits | Rock |
| 7. | You Shook Me | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin I | Rock |
| 8. | Future Times/Rejoice | Yes | Tormato | Rock |
| 9. | Lingo | Bill Bruford | Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich | Jazz |
| 10. | Take Your Fingers From My Hair | Dream Theater | Black Clouds & Silver Linings [Disc 2] | Metal |