You are looking at posts that were written in the month of May in the year 2008.
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Scraps.
Categories: Words, Badness.
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Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Scraps.
Categories: Music, Albums.
I don't have a hell of a lot to say about it, but I'm among the many (it seems) who think the new Portishead album is terrific. I'm only a moderate fan of their old work -- like but not love -- so the departure from their old sound doesn't bother me. And I think the extent of the departure has been exaggerated. Still, it doesn't surprise me that a lot of old fans are down on it -- see the reviews at Rate Your Music, for example* -- and I'd expect that you, Donald, might not go for it.
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Scraps.
Categories: Music.
Name That Tune game seventeen goes live at Popdose today at 12:30 PM Eastern. Come over and play!
Posted on May 11th, 2008 by Scraps.
Categories: Words, Badness.
ESPN's website has a headline on their front page right now that reads:
Ex-O.J. friend: Simpson admitted killing his wife
Leaving aside the small matter that the source would be better described as "O.J. ex-friend":
It is irritating that ESPN regularly refers to "his wife" rather than "his ex-wife". The distinction isn't trivial, and muddying that distinction has been one of the ways that some of Simpson's more repellent defenders have sought to manipulate emotional response to the case.
But it is doubly irritating when ESPN takes care to refer to the source as an ex-friend, yet still refers to Simpson's victim as his wife.
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Scraps.
Categories: Music, Songs, Elsewhere.
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