Canned Insight » Awesome http://cannedinsight.wordpress.com Specific musings about general ideas Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:53:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/d7150d19bbfc92bb84d63a47b12752d2?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Canned Insight » Awesome http://cannedinsight.wordpress.com This Book Pulls Punches http://cannedinsight.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/this-book-pulls-punches/ http://cannedinsight.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/this-book-pulls-punches/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 15:01:11 +0000 nealg http://cannedinsight.wordpress.com/?p=12 ]]>

A new one for your summer reading list: Seagalology: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal, a detailed study of your favorite pony-tailed, slightly portly 1990’s action hero’s oeuvre. While you may have to wait until June 10th for the release of this future New York Times best seller, you can fill up your Netflix queue with one of his many martial arts masterpieces.

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While Radiohead “pay what you want to pay” release of In Rainbows late last year called into question the relevance of online music distribution services and the true value of music copyright and intellectual property, Weezer’s new video for “Pork and Beans” off their upcoming release “The Red Album” is breaking the mold of big budget music videos produced solely for the MTV audience.  The new Weezer video encapsulates the best (and sometimes worst) aspects of self expression online, speaking directly to our YouTube generation.  Check it out:

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