newsblurb: October 2002 Archives

Okay,... it's official. She's now the sleaziest person in music. Mick Jagger is dead; long live the queen.

Currently on the box: The Day I Went Away from the album "Sleater-Kinney" by Sleater-Kinney

"O'Neil is alleging that while she shopped there on Oct. 19, 1999, a creature that appeared to be a lizard jumped out of a tropical plant display, and she tripped over the animal. As a result, she experienced extreme pain and suffering, and permanent injuries, resulting in loss of earnings and the need for hospital care, according to the summons.
"The lawsuit does not tell how the creature got into the store, or what happened to it afterward."

-- Finger Lakes Times

I see the stupidity isn't limited to the big city.

"It's easy to fail in e-business; what's hard is failing magnificently. The Big Five music-recording companies have been transcendent in this respect. Their combined efforts have gone beyond killing their e-businesses and are close to destroying an entire industry."

-- globetechnology.com

Very cool article from a Canadian journalist, about all the insanely stupid things the record companies have been doing for the last decade.

About the Person

Patrick Calder is a graphic designer living in Washington, DC with one attack cat. He owns and operates The Design Foundry, a design studio in downtown DC. He takes pictures in his free time, and dreams of one day being an adult.

About this Archive

This page is a archive of entries in the newsblurb category from October 2002.

newsblurb: September 2002 is the previous archive.

newsblurb: November 2002 is the next archive.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.