Rave Culture, The Music Issue The Decline of Western Civilization is a haphazardly thrown together documentary on the Punk Scene in LA in the 80s. The whole scene is one giant ball of angst, fury, and being really fucked up. A friend who grew up then and there said, “I went to a show, andContinue reading “The End of the Year: Glutter in Musical and Political Context”
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China Detains Another Cyber Activist – HK Group
Hong Kong Sat Dec 20,12:39 PM ET Reuters Internet Report to My Yahoo! HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has detained a cyber activist for posting pro-democracy essays and poems on foreign Web sites, the latest in a string of detentions or convictions of Internet dissidents, a human rights group said on Saturday. Separately, China hasContinue reading “China Detains Another Cyber Activist – HK Group”
RIAA Setback: Peer to Peer is not Public
Socio-political Rants The [RIAA] invoked a 1998 digital-copyright law to force Internet providers such as Verizon Communications to turn over suspects’ names…… but the law does not apply to peer-to-peer networks, where infringing material is stored on individual hard drives rather than public Web sites, the appeals court said. Court Throws Out Net Music LegalContinue reading “RIAA Setback: Peer to Peer is not Public”
Psychedelic Trance at 9am in Sai Ying Pun?
Rave Culture This morning I woke up to strains of old skool psychedelic trance from giant speakers. It made me smile, float in and out of consciousness, think of lollipops, big silver jackets, wrap around sunglasses and really dirty sneakers. Trance at 9am in the morning? Did I pass out on a beach? Did IContinue reading “Psychedelic Trance at 9am in Sai Ying Pun?”
Angry Little Girls: I want No War!
Plugs and doodles click to englarge Lela’s Angry Little Girls or the CSFKAALAG (Comic Strip Formerly Known As, “Angry Little Asian Girl”)ALAG reader since: 1998
Follow Up: US Treated Saddam Like a Cow
Socio-politico rants This is the follow up to: U.S. Treated Saddam ‘Like a Cow’. Can you understand why I am depressed now? I thought about what Tyler said, “Destroy his image and legacy of fear, let the nation have a chance at a new beginning” (rest of his post below) as I thought he madeContinue reading “Follow Up: US Treated Saddam Like a Cow”
Recap: Article 23 Protest. The First Nine Days
Hong Kong Someone reminded me of this. What most of you don’t know is Glutter Started on July 1st 2003. What I did was log what happened day to day with the protest and both the democratic awakenings of Hong Kong and myself on this blog. Those might have been the most important nine daysContinue reading “Recap: Article 23 Protest. The First Nine Days”
What I want for Christmas.
Socio-politico rants That no one will die of diarrhoea, malaria or malnutrition especially for those under five. Is that asking too much in this day and age? I don’t think so. Borrowed From: Byoi in Hong Kong
My Cantonese is Better than Your Cantonese.
Hong Kong: Identity Issue Today, I decided it was time to splurge and spend some money and go eat food at my neighbourhood coffee shop, the expensive one. I ended up spending a lot of time talking to the kid who works there and he started telling me how he was trying to save upContinue reading “My Cantonese is Better than Your Cantonese.”
Meth, Nike, Another One Down
Socio-politco rants Nike use to have greenhouse gases in their Air Nikes. They don’t anymore. The stuff that keeps a lot of people from knee injury, let them bounce in comfort, and embroil teens in fashion hell, no longer contributes to the giant big hole in the Ozone Layer. One of the guys who implementedContinue reading “Meth, Nike, Another One Down”
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