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Wednesday, Apr 02, 2003

sheep judging

"It's hard to imagine a bright spot in all this, but judging from Keith Olbermann's first outing, "Countdown" is surely one. He's even-handed, quick, a great writer, fast paced, funny as hell at the right moments, and most importantly of all, assumes that his audience aren't mindless sheep, that they can actually be trusted with ALL the information from which to make up their minds, and that they deserve better than blatant jingoistic propaganda spewed ad nauseam by every other cable news show.

Let's see how long MSNBC suits hold up when some freedom-hating right-wing groups start organizing a flood of semi-literate hate mail against the truth being shown or when some corporate exec's wife finds it offensive -- or, worse yet, when Karl Rove finds someone to put the arm on them and let them know it's being "noted" in the White House and that calls have been made to the CEOs of sponsors.."

Ask Dick Cheney!

"This simulated government official is taking questions in conformance with the Official Simulation Act of 2002. All quotes are authentic. No government official was harmed in the making of this simulation."

fool me one hundred

"Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes"

Tuesday, Apr 01, 2003

chick magnet

"Today's column is devoted to a reply to my column from last week, "Shut Up and Sing?" I received many, many replies to that column about the Dixie Chicks' lead singer Natalie Maines' remarks regarding President Bush. I feel strongly that you should read this response to that column from my old friend and mentor and fellow Texan Bill C. Malone. Bill is the dean of country music historians. His groundbreaking book Country Music USA in 1968 set the standards for country music scholarship, and Bill has kept those standards high with a series of books ever since. Bill sent a response to my column, and it is well worth your attention."

book report report

mcsweeney mag The Believer makes its debut.

web presence

the agonist gets some face time at nprs The Connection. overall, a respectable showing.

fool on the hill

"Support has been pouring in all over the globe on this glorious Make Fun Of The Cheneys day. Thanks to everyone for making this effort a success. I expect Dick Cheney'ss resignation on my desk by noon Friday. A partial list of participating websites follows. Read as many as you can stand."

heads up

"Radiohead's sixth studio album Hail to the Thief has just been leaked onto the internet, two months before its official release. (The title is generally viewed as a dig at Dubya, though the band itself coyly denies it: "Not sure where all that George Bush stuff came from. Hail is no insult, really...We just like the contradictory phrases like '2+2=5' and 'Hail to the Thief' and all that.") The actual release could be a remastered version of this, though."

masters of war

"Avril Lavigne has recorded a version of the Bob Dylan classic �Knocking On Heaven�s Door� for inclusion on the forthcoming album �War Child: Hope�, a fundraiser for children of Iraq.

Alongside Lavigne�s contribution are tracks from Travis, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Moby, The Charlatans, Beverley Knight, Ronan Keating, Basement Jaxx, New Order and Spiritulized.

One particular point of interest on the 17-song album is a track by Yusef Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, who has chosen to break his musical silence for the album, with a reworking of his 1971 hit �Peace Train�."

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