Notes

2002

• Standing By

  23 Apr 2002 · Create lego-style figures, like this rather poor rendition of Porkins, the aptly-named (and ill-fated) X-Wing pilot from Star Wars. If only there was a…
• Papercuts

  23 Apr 2002 · An excerpt from Nicholson Baker’s latest non-fiction work, Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. Related: Nicholson Baker Fan Page; American…
• No Nathaniel, No

  23 Apr 2002 · The complete lyrics from Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – the ultimate in-car entertainment for children of the late 70’s.
• Joining Tiny Dots

  23 Apr 2002 · Pondering the original source of the phrase “and besides, the wench is dead” after noticing it in the author’s notes for Walter Tevis’ The Hustler and the…
• Angels Versus Aliens

  21 Apr 2002 · Neon Genesis Evangelion – Perfect Collection released on DVD in the US.
• Visions of Sugar Pastry

  21 Apr 2002 · 3 Beads of Sweat are set to re-release ye olde Mountain Goats compilations on CD: Bitter Melon Farm, Ghana and Protein Source of the Future…Now! (listen…
• For Force

  21 Apr 2002 · New Fridge song – Surface Noise And Electric Piano (MP3, 6,251Kb). Related: Eph reissued (with Kinoshita Terasaka, Of EP and remixes).
• Bring On The Clones

  21 Apr 2002 · Plagiarism.org appear to be crawling anglepoised with their sinister-sounding SlySearch. Cue paranoia.
• Collared

  21 Apr 2002 · Two gory Battle Royale t-shirt designs from airside.
• Working As A Cocktail In A Waitress Bar

  19 Apr 2002 · Whammstein – a covers band, concentrating on the very best in shouty grinding industrial and 80’s covers. Related: drinking whilst on antibiotics.
• Plug Me In

  18 Apr 2002 · Stuck for something to do this Thursday evening? Of course not. After all, you’re the busy, thrusting, socially well-endowed type! However, should you…
• Basscadet

  18 Apr 2002 · ATP have confirmed that Autechre will curate next year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties in the UK (as mentioned last month).
• Dining Out

  17 Apr 2002 · High impact Visa Asia commercial (WMV, 1,850k) featuring Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Zhang Ziyi. Also: short “making of…” movies and wallpapers.
• Spookyland

  17 Apr 2002 · Roman Dirge – a Tim Burton-esque animator (to do him a disservice). Related: Invader ZIM DivX.
• I’m The Operator

  16 Apr 2002 · Retrobeep – the obsolete and vintage computer museum at Bletchley Park.
• Words Of Advice

  16 Apr 2002 · Feeding off the naked lunch – Irvine Welsh on Burroughs, Trocchi, the “relationship between drugs and the artistic muse” and new play William Burroughs…
• By The Stumps

  14 Apr 2002 · The origin of London’s place names (numerous but scanty details) and London Place names (fewer names with more detail). Books: A Dictionary of London…
• Black Books

  13 Apr 2002 · Confessions of a slush pile reader:
• Hubert Selby Jr

  13 Apr 2002 · Reading from his latest novel Waiting Period (excerpt) at the SBC on Thursday 23 May.
• Superfast Service

  13 Apr 2002 · The Fast Food Nation section on Penguin’s UK site (including interview with Eric Schlosser, extract and charming e-cards). Related: Fast Food Nation…
• Googling Free

  13 Apr 2002 · Google announces Web APIs (will hopefully lead to people making good use of the things that they find). Related: slightly obsessive (in a good way) Google…
• Ricket To Tide

  8 Apr 2002 · Anglepoised presents LJ Kruzer’s Since I Took A Taxi (MP3, 5,828k) – a stunning reworking of Bob James’ Angela (Theme from “Taxi”). Praise: “Ooh. It’s…
• Not That It Matters

  8 Apr 2002 · Robyn reviews the final episode of the current Black Books series on Screenburn.
• So You Wanna

  8 Apr 2002 · Fake being an indie rock expert?
• From the no-excuses dept.

  8 Apr 2002 · Strunk’s The Elements of Style available online at the excellent Bartleby.com. Other useful texts: Emily Post’s Etiquette in Society, in Business, in…