Links for 2004-10-04 [del.icio.us]

  • Jeopardy category: Blogs
    I'm not sure this would work in the UK just yet -- the most we'd get is 'What is a weblog?' I'm amazed at how detailed the questions are...
  • Shakespeare's Influence
    "A list of a few of the words Shakespeare coined, hyperlinked to the play and scene from which it comes."
  • Feeling the heat
    Barbara Ellen captures the alienation of office life.
  • Woo Takes On He-Man
    The once excellent John Woo is now signed on to direct a new 'Masters of the Universe' film. (a) What was he thinking (b) What was he thinking (c) It's got to be better than M:I 2
  • The Fine Art Of Flirting
    Why does this article feel like a recipe for turning into a slightly creepy man who grins and stares at people?
  • Film of the Day: Ladri di saponette (1989)
    'The Incicle Thief' is 'The Purple Rose of Ciaro' for neo-realist Italian Cinema. And funnier than that sounds.
  • John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Steve?
    Does the use of the Apple logo on ipods violate Apple Music's copyright? Sometimes I bet Steve Jobs wished he'd called the company something else.
  • Sony abandons copy-protected CDs
    'A spokesperson said only a small part of the population illegally copy CDs.' So who's actually got the message here?
  • Literary crushes
    Tinka blogs about who makes her pupils dilate. I would have to say Eustacia Vye from Thomas Hardy's 'Return of the Native'. Catherine Zeta Jones in that godawful TVM was hardly the embodiment.
  • Not this Eustacia Vye
    There is a rock band?
  • 'Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy
    The full text at Project Gutenberg if you're interested.
  • The Afhan Women's Vote: Whose Democracy Is It, Anyway?
    "Less than half the general electorate has registered, including only 700,000 out of 12 million women. At this writing, it is impossible to know how many women will run for office — or even dare vote."
  • SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million Ansari X Prize in Historic 2nd Trip to Space
    Now it gets really interesting
  • An Introduction to Naomi Klein's 'No Logo' in Flash
  • Turn your PC into a Dalek...
    Sound files for shutting down and stuff like that
  • Parminder Nagra Online
    Because everyone should have a fan site
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