Friday Random Ten: 2009-06-12


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. The Remembering / High The MemoryYesTales From Topographic OceansRock
2. Hell HoleSpinal TapThis is Spinal TapSoundtrack
3. Samwise The BraveLondon Philharmonic Orchestra & London VoicesThe Lord Of The Rings: The Two TowersSoundtrack
4. Big Bang BackwardsThomas DolbyThe Gate To The Mind’s EyeAlternative & Punk
5. GirlTori AmosLittle EarthquakesAlternative & Punk
6. Red SleepDavid Torn/Mick Karn/Terry BozzioPolytownRock
7. City of AngelsGabriel YaredCity of AngelsSoundtrack
8. I’m So CuteFrank ZappaSheik YerboutiAlternative & Punk
9. AbileneYesTormatoRock
10. Lifting Shadows Off A DreamDream TheaterAwakeMetal

A really stupid article

(via Lamest. Article. Ever.) Orbiter crashing into the moon There is a Japanese lunar orbiter named Kaguya that is scheduled to crash into the moon today at about 2:30 pm ET. Scientists hope to learn something about the moon’s composition by observing the debris that is kicked up. In many traditions, including astrology, the moon … Continue reading “A really stupid article”

_Futurama_ is being resurrected on Comedy Central

It’s official: ‘Futurama’ is reborn!: Holy Bender Bending Rodríguez! Six years after getting axed by Fox, Futurama is being resurrected on Comedy Central. A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television confirms that the cable net has ordered 26 new episodes of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s late, great animated series to air beginning in … Continue reading “_Futurama_ is being resurrected on Comedy Central”

Friday Random Ten: 2009-06-05


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. The JugglerWeather ReportHeavy WeatherJazz
2. The Revealing Science Of God / Dance Of The DawnYesTales From Topographic OceansRock
3. Living In The PastJethro TullOriginal MastersRock
4. Defying GravityKristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, EnsembleWicked: Original Broadway CastSoundtrack
5. BirdlandWeather ReportHeavy WeatherJazz
6. BreakawayAlan ParsonsTry Anything OnceRock
7. Peaches En RegaliaFrank ZappaHot RatsAlternative & Punk
8. Finally FreeDream TheaterMetropolis Part 2: Scenes from a MemoryMetal
9. One After 909The BeatlesAnthology 1Rock
10. Leaving Las VegasSheryl CrowTuesday Night Music ClubRock

The Stupid, It Burns!

(via Think Progress)

Todd Akin (R-MO) implied that his fellow climate change-denying GOP congressmen are more knowledgeable than Democrats because they have “passed high school science”:

AKIN: This whole thing strikes me if it weren’t so serious as being a comedy you know. I mean, we just went from winter to spring. In Missouri when we go from winter to spring, that’s a good climate change. I don’t want to stop that climate change you know. Who in the world want to put politicians in charge of the weather anyways? What a dumb idea. […]

Some of the models said that we’re going to have surf at the front steps of the Capitol pretty soon. I was really looking forward to that. […]

We’ve been joined by another doctor, a medical doctor but also a guy who graduated from high school science as well, from Georgia, my good friend, Congressman Gingrey. … So to have actually a guy who’s passed high school science is tremendously helpful. And Dr. Fleming from Louisiana.

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