The Daily Loper – July 7, 2008
Posted by Lopy in Hot Topics on Jul 07, 2008
Wise Madonner of the Flies Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Author traces how Kama Sutra became worldwide epic
Uh, because it’s got all of those sex positions?? - Steven Tyler Laid Off From Aerosmith As Band’s Jobless Rate Hits 20%
Well, hopefully, he’ll still have all of that income from the Aerosmith version of Guitar Hero. - Man out-spits father, claims pit-spitting title
And you thought your family reunions were bad. - How English Is Evolving Into a Language We May Not Even Understand
"Good" English is probably one of those fantasy things, like military intelligence. Sorry, couldn’t resist. - Immune to Critics, Secret-Spilling Wikileaks Plans to Save Journalism … and the World
Los Angeles Times, please take note. - NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B
There is something not quite right about this. Are we the only ones who worry that The Weather Channel’s uncompromising view of reporting the weather as it is might be tainted by the never-ending chase for higher disaster ratings? - Electronic Papyrus – The Digital Book, Unfurled
You know how you know that the New York Times doesn’t take the future seriously? They filed this story about flexible e-paper under "novelties". Sigh. - John McCain: “I hate the bloggers”
The feeling is mutual.
