Archives for November 2007

Wrong Thurr: How Dupri, Jay-Z, and Universal Misunderstand iTunes

28 November 2007 | Entertainment | No Comments

ha!!!! Dupri: “All it
’ll take is for Warner Music to say, “You know what, I’m with you,” for us to shut ‘em down. No more iPods! They won’t have nothin’ to play on their players!”
read more | digg story

Read ‘Wrong Thurr: How Dupri, Jay-Z, and Universal Misunderstand iTunes’

Recording Industry in Even Deeper Shit Than We Thought

28 November 2007 | Entertainment | No Comments

In the December issue of Wired, Seth Mnookin sits down with Universal Music Group CEO/supervillain Doug Morris for a pretty excellent profile. In it, Mnookin paints the 68-year old Morris as a crotchety executive who’s upset that he can’t focus more on simple product and artist development because he’s too busy worrying about iPods, MP3s, […]

Read ‘Recording Industry in Even Deeper Shit Than We Thought’

Steve Jobs rated most powerful business person

28 November 2007 | Business | No Comments

Fortune magazine has ranked Steve Jobs as the most powerful person in business in its annual ranking of the 25 most powerful people in business. Of course, these types of rankings are very subjective. To support their ranking, Fortune points to Jobs’ deep influence on not only the computer industry, but Hollywood, music, retailing, […]

Read ‘Steve Jobs rated most powerful business person’

12 “healthy” foods that you can — and should — live without

19 November 2007 | Health | No Comments

Take a moment and consider this logic: 1. Fat-free foods are healthy. 2. Skittles are fat-free. 3. Therefore, Skittles are healthy. Make sense? Of course not. But it’s exactly the type of reasoning that food manufacturers want you to use. Just b/c the label says it’s good for you doesn’t mean it is. Here’s […]

Read ‘12 “healthy” foods that you can — and should — live without’

Vikings’ ROOKIE RB Peterson rushes for NFL-record 296 yards

5 November 2007 | Sports | No Comments

If this guy stays healthy, he might wind up being the best ever…
read more | digg story

Read ‘Vikings’ ROOKIE RB Peterson rushes for NFL-record 296 yards’