17-Aug-02

No Anti-Semitism Here, Move Along. On July 28 here at LGF, Arab News editor John R. Bradley : I despise anti-Semitism from the very bottom of my heart, as does everyone else on the Arab ... [little green footballs] comment [] 11:53:36 PM | permalink

Reliving the 1200's With Sweat, Muscle and No-Tech Tools. Academic hypotheses about medieval building techniques are being put to the test as a castle is currently being built in France, using the latest in 13th-century technology. By Christopher Hall. [New York Times: Arts] comment [] 11:51:12 PM | permalink

From a Gay Role on TV to a Lothario Onstage. Michael C. Hall, of HBO's "Six Feet Under," joins "Chicago" for six weeks, playing opposite his new wife, Amy Spanger. By Robin Pogrebin. [New York Times: Arts] comment [] 11:49:17 PM | permalink

The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone. The rise and decline of the Backstreet Boys is part of a larger story, one about the music industry today. By Neil Strauss. [New York Times: Arts] comment [] 11:46:32 PM | permalink

Failed artist? Hardly. In fact, once he found his métier, Adolf Hitler was masterly, first as a dramatic orator and then as an impresario of political theatre... [more] ... [more] (via Arts & Letters Daily) Our Enemies, the Saudis by Victor Davis Hanson "Give me one good reason why I should use any mail client other than Pine! Intuitive keystroke commands, uncluttered display, great multiple-message handling, indented quotation in replies which follows the time-honored Usenet standard, and best of all, it's in a shell account on somebody else's machine, so I have total virus protection! Can anyone show me a Windows mail client that can beat that?" Geenius at Wrok [geenius@cifnet.com] (found in the comments for All I want for Christmas is ... an e-mail program that works," revisited -- Scott Rosenberg's Links & Comment) I hope Pine: http://www.washington.edu/pine/getpine/pcpine.html is as good as Geenius says it is, and as simple as the developers say it is. comment [] 8:42:50 PM | permalink

When my posts show up way over to the right side of the page, simply press refresh and it should centre properly.  (hmmmm, which new feature is causing this, I wonder: "currently subscribed to..." or "BlogSnob"?)  Celtic Grove is wicked, I installed the  iM Networks player and the stream is great on my cable modem, even with Radio Userland on. I'd like to thank Rogers for replying to my e-mail within a day, just like they said they would -- first customer service company that I'm subscribed to that offered that quick of a response.  There was a small error on my first bill, and they not only fixed it, but gave me twenty-five extra minutes free per month on my wireless phone -- I was getting ready to sign up for online billing, but this deal had just expired.  Thanks again, Rogers -- I don't ask for much, but please be superior to Hell Canada and Moronotron.  (Bell Canada and Videotron)  [I blame the companies in general, not the mostly-great employees] (I didn't even have to call like most places make you do -- with automated crap included, it's too expensive for me to press "1" for "service", "2" for "technical support", etc., now that I pay for AirTime.) Mosquitos infected with the West-Nile Virus were found around Oka, Quebec -- West of Montreal, I think -- so I'm going to start wearing insect repellant.  I still think the media is scaring us more than they should but news is slow, unless you love debating Iraq and Jean Chretien's future. comment [] 8:46:52 AM | permalink