Month February 2005

Another one bites the dust

From a friend, Michael Mitchell This morning I will go across the street to The Seal Rock Inn where he lived whilst finishing Fear and Loathing and I will order Corned-beef hash with poached eggs; his favourite breakfast. I will…

Author Hunter S. Thompson kills himself

Hunter S. Thompson, the counterculture author of “Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” has committed suicide, the Associated Press reported. He was 67. Thompson invented gonzo journalism, and influenced countless writers and…

Hello?

So why are so many bloggers, as well as major media, so utterly focused on the Gannon affair? Ah well, a bit of sleazy sex always gets our media buzzing in mock horror. Meanwhile John Negroponte, a man who at the…

Auto makers offering podcast features

A sign. I got so hooked on listening to podcasts in rental cars with mp3 CD players that I went to a car audio shop yesterday to see what the aftermarket had to offer. When I told them I’d want…