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« January 2004 | HOME | March 2004 » February 2004 Brian Flemming's Weblog endorses Dennis Kucinich for president On March 7, 2000, I voted for a Republican, a novel experience for me. The 2000 presidential primary election was the first in which Californians could vote for a candidate not of their party. I don't necessarily agree that an... February 29, 2004 Two views of 'The Passion' Christopher Hitchens in Slate: The culture of blackshirt and brownshirt pseudomasculinity, as has often been pointed out, depended on some keen shared interests. Among them were massively repressed homoerotic fantasies, a camp interest in military uniforms, an obsession with flogging... February 28, 2004 Atrios reviews "Nothing So Strange" Well, I guess my work is done now. Atrios has given "Nothing So Strange" a brief review. I think he's right that there are parallels in the movie to the 9-11 investigation (a point star Laurie Pike also makes to... February 26, 2004 Arnold's memory problem One of the questions that San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom's action has provoked is this: What rules--California law or the California Constitution? It's a key distinction. The mayor says he is bound by the Constitution to give gays equal rights,... February 25, 2004 Lessig on dangerous mice The professor, whose new book is coming out March 25, has a characteristically insightful take on Grey Tuesday. He exposes the emptiness behind the record companies' assertions that when threatening copyright-infringement lawsuits they are simply protecting "artists rights." Lessig: Should... February 25, 2004 The Bad Plus: 'Give' The Bad Plus takes works written by others and treats them like its prison bitches, but somehow their interpretations get out to the public without legal trouble. February 24, 2004 All his targets are taking aim It seems the president just can't make enough enemies. With his support for enshrining an anti-equality provision in the United States Constitution, President Bush has gone and caused a passionate supporter to pen these words: This president wants our families... February 24, 2004 It's Larry Flynt Day, too Just noticed over at Rotten that Grey Tuesday is occurring on the 16th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Hustler Magazine v. Falwell. By a vote of 8-0, the justices decided on this day in 1988 that parody--even... February 24, 2004 Happy Grey Tuesday! Download "The Grey Album" by DJ Danger Mouse. Wired News: Grey Album Fans Protest Clampdown Negativland: Changing Copyright... February 24, 2004 'The unlawful Grey Album' It's not just "unauthorized"--no, that would be too accurate. DJ Danger Mouse's album is "unlawful." Like, oh, I don't know, a sawed-off shotgun or a vat of crystal meth. "Unlawful." Not just the distribution. Not just any commercial exploitation. Danger... February 23, 2004 Grey Tuesday is tomorrow Tomorrow is Grey Tuesday. Hundreds of websites, including this one, will be turning grey, and many, as this one already does, will offer DJ Danger Mouse's banned "Grey Album" as an MP3 download. (Summary and links here.) Naturally, EMI Music... February 23, 2004 Rev. Jesse Jackson endorses inequality Notice the restraint I'm showing in not bringing up the fact that Jackson befouled his own heterosexual marriage by committing adultery, which might make one wonder just how much he respects the institution he would protect from the mud people,... February 23, 2004 Chasing 'Shadows' Boston University film prof Ray Carney spent years searching for a print of the 1958 version of John Cassavetes' "Shadows." When I asked Cassavetes the whereabouts of the earlier print, he said he doubted it still existed. The likelihood of... February 23, 2004 He sees dead people Notice how I'm not making any comparison to Hitler, who also used outrageous scare tactics to manipulate people. NY Times: The governor told Tim Russert, the host of "Meet the Press," that when he was in San Francisco on Friday,... February 22, 2004 Danger Mouse speaks "I had to tell myself, right from the jump, 'Do not even have discussions with anybody about the legal ramifications of it. Don't think about it,' 'cause it would drive me nuts. I wanted to do this project and if I thought that kind of thing while I was doing it, it would have driven me crazy." February 22, 2004 'Feeling safe has become more important than actually being safe' That's a line from "Big and Bad," a fascinating article on SUVs by Malcolm Gladwell: The truth, underneath all the rationalizations, seemed to be that S.U.V. buyers thought of big, heavy vehicles as safe: they found comfort in being surrounded... February 22, 2004 The Brian insurgency I'm sorry, did I say one week ago that Brian Flemming's Weblog was #42 on the list of top blogs over at the Ecosystem? Subsequent events have rendered that claim inoperative. Brian Flemming's Weblog is, at this writing, actually #12... February 22, 2004 Chelsea Chelsea unknown - 2004 She was a good dog L.A. artist and fellow Slumdance blogger Nora Murphy has had a tough time of it lately. Her dog Chelsea died, and then life just got harder. She writes about it... February 21, 2004 Most disappointed visitor to this blog today... ...was likely the person who clicked through from this Google search. (NOTE: At this writing, this entry was the #2 result, but things change, so your mileage may vary.)... February 20, 2004 George W. Bush nose job story on "Late Show with David Letterman" Here now is my favorite story of the week: a rumor that President George Bush had a nose job, that he had some kind of plastic surgery, he actually had a nose job. And I was thinking, well, if this is true it would be the first new job he's created since taking office. February 20, 2004 We get letters From: "matt" Date: February 20, 2004 12:31:36 AM PST To: vagrant@slumdance.com Subject: YOU ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST MORON ON THE WEB WHAT IN THE WORLD OR HOW IN THE WORLD DO PEOPLE LIKE YOU LIVE LIFE!!! WHY DO YOU... February 20, 2004 Grey Tuesday is tomorrow Mark your calendar: "Grey Tuesday" Civil Disobedience Planned February 24th Against Copyright Cartel DOWNHILL BATTLE (February 18, 2004) -- A coalition of websites will join in an online protest to offer free downloads of a critically acclaimed album that is... February 19, 2004 "Nothing So Strange" DVD now shipping internationally Just an update: One week after the debut, the BitPass exclusivity period is now over, which means we can offer about 1000 more options for shipping the DVD, including shipping to apparently any country on the globe. (The first DVD... February 19, 2004 "The state should want the truth; instead they wanted a trophy" Here is a gripping first-hand account of what it is like to experience the hours just before your execution by the state. Cooper's tale and the statement from Jesse Jackson are from the San Francisco Bay View: Ritual of death... February 18, 2004 R.I.P. DIY Queen Sarah Jacobson 1971-2004 R.I.P.... February 18, 2004 Resolved I will give money to Democrats who use Blogads. Because it works. I gave $25.18 to Ben Chandler's campaign, and he just won (in a Republican district!). At this rate, for only $13,420.94 I could create a 100% Democratic House... February 17, 2004 Download "The Grey Album" by DJ Danger Mouse Fortunately, since Grey Tuesday happened the album is a lot easier to find. Here's what Illegal Art recommends: February 17, 2004 iTunes/Pepsi critique in the Register Andrew Orlowski writes up "We Will Bury Them With Their Own Confusion" in the Register, complete with quotes from the comments thread. Guess who said this one? Apple's products have had a huge, and positive, influence on my life. That's... February 17, 2004 "This transmission is coming to you" So said Houston Mission Control to Apollo 8. And so said Brian Flemming's Weblog to the Mainstream Media with its exclusive! report on President Bush's plastic surgery. And how did the Mainstream Media respond just one week later? "Transmission acknowledged.... February 17, 2004 QUICKTIME MOVIE: "Anatomy of a Fake" This 11-min QuickTime movie tells the story behind the Nothing So Strange reality hack of the 2000 Democratic National Convention. The cast and crew "borrowed" the scenery and people surrounding the convention and used them as a backdrop for Nothing So Strange's fictional story. February 16, 2004 "Anatomy of a Fake" February 16, 2004 "Anatomy of a Fake" -- small version "Nothing So Strange" is a feature-length faux documentary about the investigation into the assassination of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.... February 16, 2004 The little blog that could Brian Flemming's Weblog is currently ranked #42 in traffic here at the moment. (Not to mention near the top here, at the moment.) God knows why you would, but if you ever want to see traffic information about this site,... February 14, 2004 Mathew Gross, flying solo Mathew Gross, who founded the Blog for America, has left the Howard Dean campaign. The American Prospect has an interview with him. Excerpt: How has it changed you? Are you more cynical or disillusioned than you were going into the... February 14, 2004 "Penal Code Lite" "Gov. Bush refuses to discuss his possible past drug use, but he is not shy in championing some of the harshest drug laws in the country." February 14, 2004 The President's criminal record The mainstream media is tip-toeing lightly around this issue, but it seems pretty likely to me that the President has a criminal record dating back to the early 1970s. There is not yet iron-clad proof that would stand up in... February 13, 2004 Presidential rhinoplasty scandal aflame! Thanks to Wonkette! for the link yesterday to my exclusive! report on President Bush's nose. And now the established expert site on celebrity knifings, Awful Plastic Surgery, has picked up on it: Did George Bush have a nose job? It... February 12, 2004 Filmmaking as catharsis Director Greg Hittelman just let me know about a Philadelphia Weekly article on his film Willful Infringement. It's a good film, and a good story behind the making of it. After spending four years dealing with Disney's suit for $110... February 12, 2004 Buried The "Nothing So Strange" DVD release has provoked a deluge of email. Sorting through it when I can and will try to respond to all. But if you don't hear back from me for awhile, that's why. It's not because... February 12, 2004 Free stuff FYI, the online bonus materials that come free with the NOTHING SO STRANGE DVD are also free right now to all for a limited time. You can hear the alternate commentary David James and I did recently. It's an MP3... February 11, 2004 Blogads are fun "Nothing So Strange" is running Blogads to promote the DVD release. Because I actually know what a blog is, I have been put in charge of this particular portion of the ad campaign. It's an awesome responsibility. I had lunch... February 11, 2004 GEORGE W. BUSH NOSE JOB? These President Bush pictures are undoctored. The nose? Not so sure. February 09, 2004 "Nothing So Strange" DVD now shipping internationally Bigger version. Want one? The DVD is now shipping. And once again, on the whole Amazon issue: I know the listing says it isn't available for a year. That's what Amazon does when an unknown entity like us tells... February 09, 2004 Respect bootleggers My pal and the co-founder of Slamdance, Dan Mirvish, gets some pixels at Wired News today for his site Respect Bootleggers.... February 09, 2004 Does China have any tea? Uh, if by "gap" you were referring to the Grand Canyon, I guess the answer would be yes. (via Kos)... February 09, 2004 First "Nothing So Strange" DVD review Variety calls MaryAnn Johanson "one of online's finest" film critics, and, considering the nice things she says about "Nothing So Strange," I wholeheartedly agree. February 09, 2004 Does this blog make me look gay? No sooner did I put up this blog's new look than I get this email: From: Tigerdavison6@aol.com Subject: (no subject) Date: February 6, 2004 To: vagrant@slumdance.com i just figured a fag like you would like† a real man like arnold,... February 07, 2004 Me vs. the New York Times The New York Times contacted me today about "Silence (remix) ©2004 BRIAN FLEMMING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED." I'm totally not kidding. The reporter, David F. Gallagher, is writing an article on the silent tracks sold at the iTunes Music Store and... February 06, 2004 QUICKTIME VIDEO: James E. Saldana's "Fight Back!" Filmmaker James E. Saldana spoofs the iTunes/Pepsi ad. February 06, 2004 Smaller version of Saldana's "Fight Back!" This is the smaller version of the "Fight Back!" spoof described above. February 06, 2004 Silence (remix) AUDIO DOWNLOAD. I remix all nine completely silent songs that Apple is selling at the iTunes Music Store. February 06, 2004 Court to music industry: Watch your language Dear Los Angeles Times, I know that uncritically adopting the biased and extreme language of the MPAA and other entertainment entities is really good for the whole not-shitting-where-your-sources-and-advertisers-sleep aspect of your existence. But according to the Official Rules of Pack... February 05, 2004 RIAA chief Cary Sherman molests 14-year-old girl Hey, I didn't say sexually. Just got an email from someone taking (slight) issue with my criticism of the use of the word "prosecuted" in the script that Pepsi and Apple wrote for the 14-year-old girl they used in the... February 04, 2004 Default injustice Check out "Injustice by Default," a fascinating article by Matt Welch about men who are incorrectly fingered as deadbeat dads, then find their credit ruined and wages garnished by the state. Actually, that understates what happens to some of these... February 03, 2004 It's "obvious" why George W. Bush got an honorable discharge In a Washington Post article on George "AWOL" Bush: White House communications director Dan Bartlett said yesterday that although no official record can be found, "obviously, you don't get an honorable discharge unless you receive the required points for annual... February 03, 2004 Mingering Mike found A while back I asked, Who is Mingering Mike? The New York Times found out. (via Boing Boing)... February 02, 2004 Eddie Clontz, Weekly World News editor, dead at 56 Keythe Farley just emailed me to tell me that Eddie Clontz is dead. No word on when he's scheduled to be sighted alive in Tallahassee. Eddie Clontz believed in Bat Boy: The Musical before anyone else--other than the authors--did. With... February 02, 2004 Free Cinema is coming, honest I know I promised freecinema.org would launch in January, but unfortunately I created the whole site in iBlog, which broke on me all of a sudden and still isn't functioning. I just have bad luck with blog software. I'm working... February 02, 2004 QUICKTIME MOVIE: iTunes-Pepsi ad remixed A video "remix" of the Apple "1984" commercial and the recent iTunes/Pepsi ads. February 01, 2004

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