A Thing a Week 2008

Here’s a fun read about Neil Gaiman’s take on Doctor Who, written before the series relaunched in 2005. You can find it here.

Elsewhere in the blog he throws his weight behind Paul Cornell to win the Hugo award for his Series Three Human Nature/Family of Blood two-parter. Which I, also, endorse.

So I was looking everywhere for something I had written waaay back in 1993 (and just thinking about that makes me feel very, very old), and I finally found it just the other day. And then, of course…. well, I’ll talk about that after the piece. Which you can see after the jump.

I’ll also add (at least) five more “Songs You Shouldn’t Play at a Wedding” thanks to suggestions from a few of you pretty soon.

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So long ago in a galaxy far away I was with some friends in a bar/dance club at the top of a hotel. In the restaurant was a wedding party, featuring the saddest looking bride in the history of weddings. As we were noticing this, the most inappropriate song ever started playing (it’s the first song on this list). This started a long conversation about what would be the worst songs to play at a wedding. I’ve kept the list in my head and updated it over time, so, for your pleasure, here’s the list I have, so far. Please feel free to suggest some songs in the comments.

1. “Papa Don’t Preach” by Madonna
(I almost went with the Kelly Osbourne version) Note that “Material Girl” also would work.

2. “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails
I couldn’t find the version I wanted, which is a country-style version of it. So the mash up with the original Star Trek cast will have to do Language = NSFW.

3. “Foundations” by Kate Nash
The most recent song on the list.

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I’m doing a test post to see if I can embed a youtube thingy here. Let’s try it, shall we?

Here’s a Madrigal-esque take on a Peter Gabriel classic.

This is a fun little opinion from the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Illinois, upholding an award of several hundred million dollars from the makers of the Q-ray Ionized Bracelet. And it cites Wired Magazine.

Updated:
The link above wasn’t working, so click here.

I hope this year is better than the last for everyone.