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Oct 13, 2005

DISCLAIMER: The following post contains hearsay, hyperbole, and one falsifiable factual statement. Please read the post "My Mistake" for clarification.



The Red&Black's conservative columnist, Clark Stallings, has always been an irritating twerp. His poorly written, backward views have been a mainstay of the otherwise sparse Opinions page, but this Monday I was surprised to find myself reading his entire article twice. His argument was clear and even interesting to read, if not necessarily accurate or convincing.

In a possibly related story, Clark Stallings has been fired for plagiarizing Neal Boortz.

What I can't figure out is how he expected to get away with it at the University of Georgia.
Nick ::: 12:12 PM ::: 7 comments

Oct 11, 2005

Briefs

They're adapting The Prestige for the screen. It's going to be directed by Christopher Nolan and star Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale.

I know most of you are movie nerds, but has anyone else read this book? Care to discuss?



A little-known Canadian folk group called the Wyrd Sisters is suing Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Jarvis Cocker and Warner Brothers for $40 million plus damages plus a government ban on the next Harry Potter movie. All of this is based on the fact that some Warner exec thought the "Weird Sisters" band from the book would sound cooler with a Skynyrd-style vowel substitution.

The name "Wyrd Sisters" was initially used in some movie-related interviews and promotional press releases to describe the trio, which will include Radiohead lead guitarist/noisemaker Greenwood, the same band's drummer Selway, and Pulp frontman Cocker. The group appears in one scene in the film, and when the folk Sisters refused to accept $50,000 for use of their name, Warner dropped it entirely from the film.

Though the musicians in the movie will now go nameless, the Canadians continue to pursue the lawsuit. What kind of world do we live in when independent musicians are even greedier and more censorship-happy than vast, evil media conglomerates?


Nick ::: 1:40 PM ::: 0 comments

Oct 9, 2005

Here I am at my second job, designing pages for the Red & Black. I've just sent off the first proof of my first page and I'm waiting for the copy editor to return it, bled upon.

All I can think about is that this is what I want to do for a career, and how old that makes me feel.

In our society youth is a fetish -- a grand, impossible, magical state of grace. But when I say that I feel old, I say it with a smile. Contrary to what I've been told to expect since infancy, I feel no great sense of loss. I feel tremendous relief.

I also have a slight caffeine-induced headache.
Nick ::: 6:38 PM ::: 0 comments