Monthly Archives: June 2002

I’m headed to Vermont for a few days, so no posts until Thursday or so.

Today at 3:00 on WBUR, Fast Food and Animal Rights: McDonald’s New Farm.

I’ve been playing Neverwinter Nights since Sunday and it’s well worth the wait. The plot is solid so far (I’ve played through the first chapter), although not quite as engrossing as Baldur’s Gate II. Some of the dialogue leaves a … Continue reading →

Take a ride through the Big Dig on a golf cart.

Boston Phoenix on Minority Report. “The mixture of surreal urgency and cynical despair makes Dick’s work germane to every age, and especially so during Republican administrations.” Hehe.

Ebert does a little bit of fawning over Minority Report.

I got a low-quality version of my Bobba Fett wallpaper by getting Episode II off Gnutella and doing a screen grab. My other recent foray into internet piracy has failed, though. I left the book I was reading, A Deepness … Continue reading →

Time Magazine on Philip K. Dick.

Bush to Americans: Get Off Your Duffs and Exercise. “[Fleischer] said about 300,000 obesity-related deaths occur annually and five diseases are associated with obesity: heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes, claiming more than 1.7 million US … Continue reading →