In other news, a human trial of an HIV prevention gel administered among a group of 6000 African women proved fairly fruitless. Read about that here
Archive for February, 2008
There is no constant gardner
Posted in Anecdotes & Observations, tagged HIV Aids on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
UK Suicides
Posted in Anecdotes & Observations, tagged Suicide, UK on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know this is obscure and you probably won’t care that much but apparently there have been a number of suicides in the UK over the last year. Two cousins, aged 15 and 20, are the most recent victims, and you can read about their suicides here.
Anyway, after reading the article, I think I [...]
Vampire (weekend) beats Valentines (weekend)
Posted in Music, tagged Vampire Weekend on February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Vampire Weekend will be the next Weezer, if their sold out Valentine’s Day Show in the Wexner Center’s Black Box is any indication of the road to come.
In case you haven’t been wired into the ridiculous buzz, Vampire Weekend are the latest thing. Their debut album on XL recordings has been accruing accolades like:
“A debut [...]
Snow Day!
Posted in Anecdotes & Observations, tagged Amadana on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I would pass on to you a few cautions about how you use those iPod earbuds, because we all know that snowy-days call for music and preventative measures.Yes. That’s right. Careful wear you point those things. No wall climbing, heart checking, or lock picking with those designer earbuds from amadana.
Dobson & Conservatives
Posted in Current Events, tagged Election '08, Focus on the Family on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In an interesting but predictable twist Huckabee (not McCain) has been endorsed by the head of Focus on the Family. How exactly did it happen and what does it mean? Can we see if we can do an entire post in questions?
If McCain is anti-abortion, isn’t that good enough to earn the endorsement of [...]
The Bedlam in Goliath
Posted in Music, tagged The Mars Volta on February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The creepiest release of 2008 will be the Mars Volta’s The Bedlam In Goliath, unless it turns out to be just a bunch of media hype.
The Soothsayer, a voice that directed and guided the band during their tour supporting their previous release, Amputechre, inspires the album. According to a short story by Jeremy Robert Johnson [...]
Cowboy Junkies: Legendary: A tip to their Janitor!
Posted in Music, tagged Cowboy Junkies on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So the other day I found out about this band called the Cowboy Junkies. They’re from Canada, and they recorded an album in 1988 called “The Trinity Session.” The album has just been revisited by the band with the help of Ryan Adams and Vic Chesnutt. Now according to legend, the album was recorded in [...]
