yes, hank-- speak it loud

from radar:

"I do not oppose his speaking; I oppose its sponsorship by Columbia University."—Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State

oh, yes. brilliant. henry fucking kissinger has moral objections to columbia letting ahmadinejad speak. of course, b/c as we all know, if there's a paragon of morality to which we all must aspire, it is henry kissinger. henry kissinger, a man responsible for the deaths of thousands. i so totally care what henry kissinger finds ethically questionable. don't you? this is like heinrich himmler objecting to tom metzger* appearing at bob jones university.

and yet, in the cult of political personality, it's all rather par for the course, isn't it?

*metzger is a "charming" white racist who has been known to utter gems such as, "hitler was too liberal!" and "gas 'em all!"

joe zawinul, 1932-2007

link:

VIENNA (Reuters) - Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped shape jazz fusion with his band Weather Report, died in his native city of Vienna on Tuesday, aged 75.

Zawinul, voted best keyboarder 30 times by music magazine Down Beat's critics' poll, including this year, had sought medical attention last month after a tour. He died of a rare form of skin cancer, local news agency APA reported.

a massive talent and influence. r.i.p.

and the award for totally lame, obvious trailer goes to--

iron man, which features, wait for it, black sabbath's "iron man." wow. that's totally not gay or cheesy or ridiculous or lame at all. way to go, jon favreau.

also, when is spielberg going to grow a set and become a man? indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull. for real? like, for real real? um, why? is this some sort of tie-in w/ magic: the gathering? i realize it's indiana jones, but still, "kingdom of the crystal skull"? uuuuugh. it's like this: you're on a date and you're going to go see this movie and you're in line and you walk up and, really, what're you going to say? "two for indiana jones and the-- er, yeah, indiana jones, please." you're not going to say "kingdom of the crystal skull" in front of yr date! why? b/c it's G A Y and almost totally obliterates chances of seduction. but spielberg doesn't think in such terms. his only concern is appealing to the mclovins of the world and to the academy.

but i'll take this opportunity to make it official: i'm going to write a movie about a superhero who kills all other superheroes. because it must be done.

why?

what ever happened to the stop button? itunes, youtube-- seriously, what happened to the stop button?

watch me go broke

oh, damn. looks like i'll be out $300 (edit: $425-- christ, someone help me) this week.

the ipod touch. w/ wi-fi. w/ safari. w/ youtube. and now, a wi-fi-based itunes store. holy god. His Steveness has delivered. hark! what's that i hear? the collective croak of windows fanboys the world over.

my only gripe: 16 gigs? seriously? dude. well, it's better than 4. i guess.

the church has also unveiled the new nano, which, frankly, is busted. damn thing is a hobbit-- the frodo of the ipod! but it has video capabilities, so there you go. also, they're keeping the classic ipod, which they've called, um, the ipod classic. you can get an 80GB for $250 and a 160GB for $350. so if you're cool w/ the older ipod's classic look, and more concerned about storage capabilities, then this ipod is your best bet.

i've never owned an ipod, which is strange because i'm obsessed w/ music, but i was usually spending any extra funds i had on gear and the like. i tried to buy a nano when they came out in '05, but that first week they were impossible to get a hold of. eventually i just gave up and bought a bass. but now i know why i heretofore have never bought an ipod: it's because i was meant to buy this one.

christ. must suck to be a zune owner right now. hahahaha.

note: this image is from the indispensable powerhause engadget. if any of the proprietors of engadget want me to take this image down, email my ass.

fixation

"23," by blonde redhead, is the only song i've listened to for the past two days. i wonder how long it'll last before i tire of it. or, just maybe, it'll be one of those rare songs that never gets old.

wherein i officially become a right d-bag

10 more hours till the new ipod (possibly "ipod touch") is revealed. believe it or not, it'll be the first ipod i own. provided, of course, that it's awesome and looks sufficiently sexy. so this is very exciting for me (only because everything else in my life is in total shambles).