For an article about antisocial punishment… here… if you have access.
For more on Banksy… go here: banksy.co.uk
I think this is a good blog title for this from Gawker:
‘Science’ Embraces Hipster Artist, Confuses Scientists
I for one was not confused, just surprised.
Will he make the rest of the country jealous.
Now in news of Governors having sex with their spouses.
Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin Announces Family Addition.
Isn’t that nice. :-)
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What is up with snarky linguistic music criticism from NYT reporters:::
On the Web page is a recording of what she describes as her latest track, “What We Want,” a hip-hop-inflected rhythm-and-blues tune that asks, “Can you handle me, boy?” and uses some dated slang, calling someone her “boo.”
from here…
Some dated slang… like… huh? It’s language, it’s part of old songs and new current songs… Chris Brown’s #2 on the billboard hot 100 last week “With You” currently at #3 rhymes you with boo… it’s not gonna stop… it’s not dated, it’s just a word, stemming apparently from the french Beaux -> Caribbean languages transmogrified into boo.
The gray lady is dated. That’s a fact.
Here’s her myspace so you can hear the song. It’s OK… not great by any means. But no need to attack her use of the word boo as dated.
I’m not really a TV watcher, but Bruce McColloch of KITH fame has a TV show called “Carpoolers” on ABC. It seems pretty darn funny already in a broad way, but I’m biased. OH NO AND DAVE FOLEY IS in it, briefly… OK I’m clearly in some sort of sitcom heaven right now. Coproduced by a guy from “Arrested Development” fame.
I’ve seen one of the stars, Jerry Minor, doing stand-up here in LA…
I can’t really link this all up but… I’m psyched for sure.
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It’s been on for 3 episodes, and they go online at the above site on Wednesdays. It’s hilarious for sure, with a keen combo of slapstick, wittiness and set pieces that just kill. I’m pretty poor at criticism of TV as in general it either grabs me or it doesn’t. This would be the first network TV show since Arrested Development that’s done that for me.
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“After the writers strike ended, ABC declined to order any additional episodes of Carpoolers.[5] The season finale aired on March 4, 2008 and it is unlikely that the show will return for a second season.”
–Wikipedia on Carpoolers.
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This is relevant to this discussion, although tangentially: