Doing It and Doing It and Doing It Well: May 2010

Music...illegal?

In 1984, a film was released called "Footloose" starring Kevin Bacon, who plays a teenager living in a small suburb of Chicago in which the local reverend, played by John Lithgow, has banned music, deeming it sinful. It was a smash hit. About a month ago, a radical group of Somalian fundamentalist's named Hizbul Islam (shown above) declared that all music is "un-Islamic". However, this is not the plot line of a movie...it is actually happening. "Serious consequences" have been promised to anyone who disobeys. As a result, all radio stations have been forced to cut any and all music from their broadcasts. This includes opening jingles of any sort, for, say, a news reporting station, which have now been replaced with "sounds such as gunfire, the noise of vehicles, and the sound of birds". Music is arguably one of the sole elements left on our planet which is fundamentally universal, as in nondenominational, nonpartisan, nondiscriminatory, unprejudiced, etc. If we can't even have that, then what do we have? Read more about the situation in Somalia here: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/25/somalia-radicals-declare-music-un-islamic-and-radio-goes-tune/

R.I.P. Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper

1968-2010

1936-2010

Skinny Fiddy

Some disturbing images of an extremely gaunt looking 50 Cent have been surfacing lately, like the one above. 50 has told the press his 54 pound weight loss (!) is for a role in the movie "Things Fall Apart" in which he plays a football played who becomes diagnosed with cancer. It's funny, 50 doesn't seem to have the same appeal at 160 pounds...hmmm...

World's Biggest Dodgeball Game NYC

On May 12th, Samsung invited over 1,500 people to come to the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan and participate in the world's largest dodgeball game to promote their new phone "The Reality". Watch this video, it's crazy...I so regret not going!!!

p.s. There were 700 dodgeballs...certified insanity.

Merry Early Christmas Harold & Kumar

In case you were wondering, it's National Hamburger month. In honor of such an occasion, White Castle has decided to create and manufacture hamburger-scented candles made to look like the classic White Castle box. "The candle has a top note of diced sweet onions and crisp pickle, the middle notes are beef patty, cheese and ketchup, and bottom note is a warm burger bun. It all comes together to create this amazing aroma of a White Castle Slider." Is this supposed to make people want to buy these? Because it personally made me gag. Anyways, if you're interested, they go for ten bucks a pop. Read more here: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2010/05/07/2010-05-07_if_you_luv_the_smell_of_burger_white_castle_candles_selling_fast.html#ixzz0pM2iHGye

I, I, I/I am your butterfly/I need your protection/Be my samurai

If you haven't yet come across this video in your internet travels, you must watch it immediately. Ppssibly the most bizarre thing I have ever seen (not an exaggeration). Upon completion my mind was pretty much blown into a million pieces.