Entries from January 2001 ↓

Death is about us

. Poet Gregory Corso has died at 70 near Minneapolis. Are the Beats still relevant? Has the cut-and-paste, quick-hit world of the web made them more relevant that ever before?

Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall: a special issue of A List Apart covering the latest dot-com shakeout. Excellent stuff, including the new discussion area.

The script kiddie known

as Mafiaboy was expected to plead not guilty to the charges of mischief that were laid following his arrest for DoS attacks on CNN, Yahoo, and several other sites. Today, though, he plead guilty in a Montreal court.

The King of Kensington

dies at 65. Sad news – Al Waxman was an improbable icon for generations of Canadians.

Feed Daily

: The Tao of Donuts, or, Why Krispie Kreme was the best investment of the year in 2000.

Repetition: random play

from my mp3 playlist tonight (selection):

May Queen – Liz Phair
Losing California – Sloan
Six More Miles – The The
Pretty Boy Floyd – Bob Dylan
Smithers-Jones – The Jam
The Tide Is High – Blondie
Open Window (The Wedding Song) – Sarah Harmer

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