NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "We have recently learned that another law school legal aid clinic has joined the fight against the RIAA. Student attorneys from the Consumer and Commercial Law Clinic of the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New ...
4 Dec 2008
With so many layoffs going down today, it's a good time to take a look at how, exactly, a layoff memo should be written. Actually, any time you're critiquing a flood of layoff memos is by definition a bad time. But we'll disregard that for the moment ...
4 Dec 2008
We've got a new Think Again column here called "War on the Press, Part III: Inventing the News for Fun and Profit ..." (This column is part three in a series on the legacy of the Bush administration's war on the press. Parts I and II can be found ...
4 Dec 2008
EAG Sports Management announced today that World Champion Boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley has signed with EAG to handle publicity and marketing. “Sugar” Shane Mosley has an overall record of 45-5-1 including an impressive 38 knockouts, never ...
4 Dec 2008
What follows is a scattershot bit of random thoughts, links, and images that showcase the lunacy that exists in the entertainment world and beyond. Folks who remember my old missives from the old Steady Leak articles should find this kind of stuff ...
4 Dec 2008
Dom Kennedy talks as if he has everything planned out. His life. His music career. And possibly even his death. His tattoo even reads, “In loving memory of hip hop”—a metaphor for how he wants to leave his mark on the game. “That’s how I ...
4 Dec 2008
NEWS is that Paris Hilton want to star in Tinkerbell, the Peter Pan spin-off being lined up by Disney Studios. WALT DISNEY: Damn, I can’t believe that freezing shit worked. Thanks for thawing me out.
4 Dec 2008
One of Seattlest's absolute favorite local hiphop groups, Cancer Rising , just released a new video for "Let's Start Some Shit (ft. Bruce Illest)" off their most recent album. There should be more Rock Band -themed rap videos. Let's Start Some Shit! F/ Bruce Illest from Nick Dale on Vimeo .
4 Dec 2008
They've already garnered Mojo 's #1 spot in the British mag's 2008 Top 50 , as well as #2 in Uncut and Q and #6 in Paste (thanks to Stereogum for compiling this shit). Now the Fleet Foxes are getting some local year-end love too. In this month's Sound Magazine , Robin Pecknold and Co. didn't get Artist of the Year (that went to Jake One , thankyouverymuch), but the Fleet ...
4 Dec 2008
The only thing Lily Allen has to fear isn't "The Fear", judging by the video for this song from forthcoming LP It's Not Me, It's You ; it's MOR. Apparently it really was us, not her, all along: If detractors of Allen's debut LP Alright, Still were supposedly put off by the colloquial wisdom of a shit-talking independent woman, there's a bit less of that here ("fucking ...
4 Dec 2008
Friday, Dec. 5... As the holidays near, so do traditions -- tearing out your hair and saying, "shit, I should have went shopping sooner," spring to mind -- but other more pleasant ones exist too. Christmas in Davidson has been a tradition since 1988. For three nights (Dec. 4, 5, 6) downtown Davidson becomes a Christmas-fused zone (setup on the Village Green, but stores on the main strip are open ...
4 Dec 2008
Buying Shit -- The Davis Square Resident-Business Initiative (DARBI) presents its annual Midnight Madness event, during which passersby are expected to spend orgiastically from 5 p.m. until midnight. Expect discounts on things from pasta to housewares. Beware of the carolers. Various locations, Davis Square, Somerville, 5 p.m. to midnight. Parties for Rich People -- Eastern Standard ...
4 Dec 2008
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4 Dec 2008
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4 Dec 2008
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4 Dec 2008
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4 Dec 2008
Does anyone have half clear half red taillights for their S13 coupe or hatch? My girlfriend has the ebay ones on her hatch, and they're dim as shit.
3 Dec 2008
Is This Some Creepy Shit or What??? Is that some Freaky Shit???? Nikolai Ezhov was also known to the world as "Stalin's Executioner" and "Dear Leader".... I am not certain, but when you start talking about "civilian security forces" and ...
3 Dec 2008