August 2009
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Oy Tenenbaum! RIAA wins $675,000, or $22,500 per... →
likethereligion:
artistspaid:
Ben Sheffner / Ars Technica:
A Boston federal jury has ordered Joel Tenenbaum to pay a total of $675,000—$22,500 per song—to the major record labels for willfully infringing 30 songs by downloading and distributing them over the KaZaA peer-to-peer network. The figure is closer to the $222,000 award in the first Jammie Thomas-Rasset trial than the $1.92 million...
July 2009
Alien Ghosts, a poem
Do you believe in Aliens? Do you believe in Ghosts? Do you believe In Alien-Ghosts?
©2009, Tristan S. Cook
This poem was inspired by my belief in ghosts, aliens, and probably alien-ghosts. All things I am afraid of more than actual things like axe murderers, because a sturdy door lock can’t keep them out.
Zac: Apparently moustaches are all the rage here.
Me: They are in Williamsburg, too.
Ellen: Virginia?
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“There’s a tear in my beer ‘cause I’m cryin’ for ya dear.”
– Hank Williams
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Joel Tenenbaum admits in court he shared music... →
I went to elementary school with this guy. We performed a piano duet together in 3rd grade. The RIAA is ridiculous.
http://joelfightsback.com/
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“…what’s most interesting for the music business is that rights holders are...”
– The iPod Is Dying (Lefsetz Letter)
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“The JK Wedding Entrance” video pushed [Chris] Brown’s year old song...”
– The Case Of Chris Brown, A Wedding And 12 Million YouTube Plays (hypebot)
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Your credit card interest rate doesn't matter →
The Health Benefits of Rice Krispies (WSJ) →
(via likethereligion)
Rice Krispies have extra mental health benefits for me this month as I have agreed to make Rice Krispie Treats for Tristan if I lose his bet that I will cry at some point during this festival. As a result, I have maintained tear ducts of steel. I’m a big crier, but I’m an even bigger winner.
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skirts and dresses
For some reason, the difference between the terms “skirt” and “dress” seems to be only known by members of the female population. Here’s the top secret scoop for boys to set the record straight (according to Merriam Webster):
skirt: a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down
dress: an outer garment (as for a woman or girl)...
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“We’re living in a state of eternal Mondays.”
– Zac
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“Everyone is dying to see us.”
– Ronald Gospodarski, bio-recovery technician whose company specializes in cleaning up the messes left by dead bodies (NYT)
(via Zac)
WatchA forgotten video taken by my phone while upstate last month. My first attempt at transferring from my phone to the web, and probably last, since the quality is so low.
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“I’ve got to get back there. There’s no one womanning the door.”
– Adrienne M, house manager
“It looks nice. Popeye’s doing a great job. Give him some more spinach.”
– my dad on Tristan and Zac’s daily festival videos, after an earlier conversation when he said he thought Tristan looked like Popeye
“Last month Staten Island EMT Frank Musarella, 46, a retired NYPD detective, was...”
– Gothamist
I almost understand how a 14 year old girl might not think all the way through the consequences of her actions online, but this completely boggles my mind.
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“My wife had to read her magazine and books. It was an enormous inconvenience.”
– 73-year-old Hanuman Agrawal on not being able to watch 60 Minutes after the digital tv switchover (New Yorker)
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“This is the worst chicken sandwich I’ve ever had in my life.”
– Zac at Oasis
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“It has a bus full of Zooey Deschanels!”
– Tristan on why we should see 500 Days of Summer
