[lifestyles of the...]

by jebni on August 28, 2003

Chris, who sits next to me: “I wonder what Nas and Kelis are doing right now?” +  +  + Shane of the Exciting Life (pray for us) asks whether I like Tweet. Yes, and on your recommendation in the first place. I (…)

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the real cancun

by jebni on August 26, 2003

Check out the hot action: We call for decentralised actions everywhere during the WTO Ministerial in Cancun from September 10th until 14th. At the same time we want to celebrate as a global movement. We want to continue our search, (…)

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sodding bollocks of the gods!

by jebni on August 25, 2003

Allo, Angel Season 5 geezers. Meanwhile, Alyson Hannigan and Kelly Rowland trip out:

by jebni on August 24, 2003

I’m so tired. Sometimes I feel like I’ve got nothing left to give. It’s shit. Some of you know about my alarming dependence on energy drinks — ever since I got involved in new media brand-building shenanigans, I’ve been lost (…)

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the summer of the apocalypse

by jebni on August 21, 2003

In the mid-’80s, I thought the world could have ended at any moment. Like many other children, I was waiting for the Blinding Flash of Light. All the time. There’s been plenty written about nuclear war tropes in pop culture (…)

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holy flaming axxe

by jebni on August 20, 2003

On the Prince/Slayer controversy, I will only say this: And as for the whole “transgressive authenticity of stencilling” controversy that Nik and Az have been exploring, I’d say only this: whoever’s coopting what, just keep doing dangerous things, whatever form (…)

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put on your fiction suit

by jebni on August 20, 2003

This is the best blogging idea I’ve heard in a long time.

apollonia is the chosen one

by jebni on August 19, 2003

Shane, you might think that the Slayer’s scythe has metal hair band guitar connotations, but I’d say that the truth lies a little closer to home… So when Apollonia gives Prince his “axe” in Purple Rain, she does it with (…)

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are you feeling me

by jebni on August 16, 2003

Watching the fairly unremarkable Romeo Must Die on TV, but getting all sad about Aaliyah nonetheless.

cone of noise

by jebni on August 14, 2003

Personal music players are great, whether they’re walkmen, iPods, whatever. Because you can do dumb things that you’d never do in a public sonic space. Like listening to the first few bars of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” twenty-six times (…)

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