Daily Archives: September 16, 2003

Piling on the RIAA

Boy, suing 12-year-olds sure was a great move for the RIAA, if by “great move” one means “great way to draw attention to their misleading claims and outdated business model”. Let’s take a look at some of the varied and … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Music | 11 Comments

The price of progress

Sure sucks to be a resident of Spring Valley, where the I-10 expansion will destroy its tax base in addition to uprooting a bunch of homes. Land is finally being cleared for the long-awaited freeway-widening project, and a chunk of … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 4 Comments

Back to business

Both chambers of the Texas Lege were back in business (however briefly) yesterday, though on the Senate side it was strictly show business. I’m not going to spend too much time on that aspect of it in this report, but … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Killer D's | 4 Comments

The Krugman Interview

If you haven’t read Kevin Drum’s interview with Paul Krugman, run, don’t walk, over there now. Top-notch stuff. I’m thinking it’s time to start hectoring CNN and MSNBC to give Kevin his own talk show. Who’s with me? Continue reading

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Insult to injury

It’s bad enough to read that the women’s professional soccer league WUSA is folding as a result of cash shortages, but this just rubs salt into it: “This is a sad day for women’s soccer and women’s sports,” U.S. international … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Other sports | 3 Comments