The Daily Loper – April 21, 2008

Into The Outerspace Edition

Todays links of interest:

• Artistic License
  Hilarious, and one of those "can’t believe that nobody thought of this sooner deals. (via Boing-Boing)
• Tiki Bar TV – Episode 17 – Space Cadet
  Part 1 of a thrilling two-part series. Posting this for two reasons: 1) it has Nicki Clyne — Cally on Battlestar Galactica, silly! — as an alien who needs to get back to her home in The Outerspace. 2) Kirk needs to know about anything called "Tiki Bar TV."
• Despite Talk of Ethics Codes, Airbrushing Is Here to Stay
  Phew! We thought we’d have to see our celebrities as they are in real life and, frankly, that’s too scary to contemplate.
• The Replacements: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash / Stink / Hootenanny / Let It Be
  Pitchfork reviews the Rhino Replacements Reissues. And not even Pitchfork can give "Let it Be" anything less than a 10.0. It’s tempting to say that they don’t make records like "Let it Be" anymore, but honestly, they didn’t really make a whole lot like it at the time. Or ever.
• Dilbert’s new mash-up site lets you add your own punch line
  Like this idea, though we’re kinda surprised that Dilbert isn’t already written by committee.
• JK Rowling Is Wrong
  So says Kassia over on Booksquare. And Kassia is right.
• Tension Over Sports Blogging
  Wow, just when you thought the new media landscape had settled into a dull roar..
• New Joint Premium TV Channel Venture By Viacom/Paramount/MGM/Lionsgate; Why Les Moonves Is The Biggest Loser
  Are we enthusiastic about another premium cable channel that doesn’t offer much in the way of differentiation from other premium cable channels? Not really. Are we liking Nikki Finke’s headline? Well, let’s just say we’re in a "down with Leslie" mood this week.
• The industry’s battle with downloaders has damaged trust
  Who would thunk that treating your customers like criminals would have a negative impact?
• Boom in live music and video clips gives PRS licence to print money
  Hmm, turns out there are ways to make money in music without suing your cients. Who knew?
• Will Apple open a store in Second Life?
  As the Prism DuroSport continues to outsell the iPod in Second Life, it’s only a matter of time before Apple takes action. Let’s hope that Apple’s sales avatars are prepared for a retail war with DuroSport.