Blogula Rasa

Reality-based in spite of my best efforts

Blogula Rasa header image 4

Sweet Home Chicago

April 16th, 2004 · Comments Off · Radio

It’s been an interesting day for AAR listeners in Chicago - the local station continued to broadcast in Chinese until at least 2pm according to the pre-show comments at Majority Report: The Network, Tonight, Next Week.
However, sometime around 3pm or so, AAR was back on the airwaves at WNTD AM950.
Listeners to Randi Rhodes show [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:

However, This Doesn’t Suck At All

April 16th, 2004 · Comments Off · Clan: McTiVo

John Cleese and Tim Curry have joined the cast of upcoming animated picture “Valiant. What is it? I hadn’t heard of it before, but based on this, it probably will not suck one tiny little bit.
The animated comedy tells the story of a wood pigeon named Valiant, who overcomes his small size to become [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:

Making A Faint Sucking Sound

April 16th, 2004 · Comments Off · Clan: McTiVo

The big screen movie version of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” may do just that, even if John Malkovich joins “Galaxy” cast.
He plays a heretofore unheard of character created for the movie by Douglas Adams in the screenplay he wrote before his death in 2001.

[Read more →]

Tags:

Florida Steps Up

April 16th, 2004 · Comments Off · Good and Joyful Things

BBC NEWS | Americas | Florida gays in marriage lawsuit
This puts Brother Jeb in the spotlight again.

[Read more →]

Tags:

Nihau Nihau

April 16th, 2004 · Comments Off · Radio

Chicago Tribune | Air America restored in Chicago
Well, as of 832am local time April 16th, it’s still in Chinese. I’ve got a little AM radio at work today, set very low, so that I can hear if/when they make the cutover.
Why? I don’t know. The situation is bizarrely fascinating.
I’ve been chatting [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: