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Because Monday is always a good time to start thinking about the weekend - who's for girl pop night Cherry Bomb at the Betsey on Friday? It's very fun. And it's run by Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne, who are playing at the free festival in Finsbury Park on Sunday alongside Kelis, Jamelia, the Noisettes and various others; decent acts seem to start around 3pm.
Anyone signing a petition for more Harry Potter books is a mug as well as a muggle. For one thing, we don't even know yet whether there can be any more books after Deathly Hallows; personally, I'll be surprised if Harry makes it out alive. But beyond that...what would make anyone think that a retail conglomerate with an obvious vested interest is a better judge of when to end a series than its creator? A creator who, whether or not you agree with her every plotting decision or tendency to write increasingly sprawling books, has consistently demonstrated principle and good faith in her handling of her creations?
After about half the time, I already have more friends on Facebook than on Myspace, and Facebook doesn't even have bands. Which, I would imagine, is a significant component in its triumph, and heavens know I don't want the bands all following the traffic. Sites need to stop trying to be all things to all people; just as neither Myspace nor Facebook really works for blogging, so attempts to add music to Facebook seem forced, whereas music is Myspace's one genuine strength. There's room for the three to co-exist quite happily, so long as they're content to operate in different niches and don't get greedy. Of course, this being an era in which capitalism is slipping into the economic equivalent of compulsive eating, I might as well ask for the interfaces to be sorted out so they'll operate on flying pigs, but I can at least note the existence (for now) of the possibility.
I think yesterday can go down as the first basically successful picnic of the season, especially since the weather's mutability only kicked in about when I was planning to head off anyway. And all that without being too hot, either. That's how sunny days are meant to be.
Anyone signing a petition for more Harry Potter books is a mug as well as a muggle. For one thing, we don't even know yet whether there can be any more books after Deathly Hallows; personally, I'll be surprised if Harry makes it out alive. But beyond that...what would make anyone think that a retail conglomerate with an obvious vested interest is a better judge of when to end a series than its creator? A creator who, whether or not you agree with her every plotting decision or tendency to write increasingly sprawling books, has consistently demonstrated principle and good faith in her handling of her creations?
After about half the time, I already have more friends on Facebook than on Myspace, and Facebook doesn't even have bands. Which, I would imagine, is a significant component in its triumph, and heavens know I don't want the bands all following the traffic. Sites need to stop trying to be all things to all people; just as neither Myspace nor Facebook really works for blogging, so attempts to add music to Facebook seem forced, whereas music is Myspace's one genuine strength. There's room for the three to co-exist quite happily, so long as they're content to operate in different niches and don't get greedy. Of course, this being an era in which capitalism is slipping into the economic equivalent of compulsive eating, I might as well ask for the interfaces to be sorted out so they'll operate on flying pigs, but I can at least note the existence (for now) of the possibility.
I think yesterday can go down as the first basically successful picnic of the season, especially since the weather's mutability only kicked in about when I was planning to head off anyway. And all that without being too hot, either. That's how sunny days are meant to be.
