Quick Hits for a Thursday

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Some vital recent cultural moments you may have missed. The multi-talented Mark Sunshine (singer of Monster Magnet splinter faction Riot God and an artist most awesome) has updated his site again. Minimal, bold, and links to greatness. Sam McPheeters of Vermiform/Born Against/etc. fame has released a collection of his early 1990s Hardcore Punk Zine Dear Jesus, as [...] [...]

Stephen Fry on Language

While assembling the accounts and inventories of the past year that the IRS wants for some reason or other, I have spent an excessive amount of that time with a TV on. I have gone through an incredible number of season box sets and the like. After finishing Season Two of House M.D. I thought [...] [...]

The Yes Men Fix The World Coming Soon To A Theater Near You!

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Part two of The Yes Men saga is getting a theatrical release! They’re like Bond now and they can’t be stopped! Opens Friday in London, October 7 in the US. Full details on The Yes Men Fix The World official film site. I stole the following description from Signal Fire. Everyone’s favorite group of political pranksters are [...] [...]

Watch: Coldcut vs TV Sheriff “Revolution ’08″

Amazingly dense stuff. Thanks to old pal Scott Beibin at Lost Film Fest for leading me to this. I miss this kind of political video chop suey. [...]

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