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August 16, 2002 by Michael Boyle

, Elvis is everywhere! At least today, 25 years since his death, he’s everywhere. I did NOT grow out my sideburns in tribute (as a friend of mine actually did a few years ago), but I did pick up the hated bio by Albert Goldman a couple of weeks ago and have been glimpsing at that now and then.

Tags: Arts

Republished

August 15, 2002 by Michael Boyle

in commondreams.org from yesterday’s LA Times: Camps for Citizens: Ashcroft’s Hellish Vision by Jonathan Turley. “The proposed camp plan should trigger immediate congressional hearings and reconsideration of Ashcroft’s fitness for this important office. Whereas Al Qaeda is a threat to the lives of our citizens, Ashcroft has become a clear and present threat to our liberties.” It’s alternatively sad, confusing, and outrageous that Ashcroft isn’t a totally marginal character well outside the mainstream of American political life.

Tags: US Politics

If you ever have to settle

August 14, 2002 by Michael Boyle

an argument about a band or something, you could do a LOT worse than starting at the newly-relaunched TrouserPress.com. There’s so much here you can’t even keep it straight will looking around.

Tags: Arts

Cory Doctorow

August 13, 2002 by Michael Boyle

has written an excellent overview of the issues surrounding the introduction of digital TV which has been published in TidBITS this week. Quote: “Hollywood suckered the tech companies in with this promise and then sprang the trap. No, you won’t get a set of objective criteria out of us. From now on, every technology company with a new product will have to come to us on its knees and beg for our approval. We can’t tell you what technology we’re looking for, but we’ll know it when we see it. That’s the ‘standard’ we’re writing here: we’ll know it when we see it.”

Tags: Cory Doctorow, Technology, TV

Mtl 0, Toronto 2

August 12, 2002 by Michael Boyle

: big news from David who (with his gf) is officially leaving for Toronto any day now. Thus, YULblog has lost one of its founders and staunchest supporters. I think Toronto will work well for them, though, which is cool.

Tags: Blogging

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