From our previous post on the World’s Greatest Music Collection that was on sale on Ebay, we bring you good news.
According to Yahoo! News, a buyer in Ireland won the auction for a little over $3 million USD.
Now Paul Mawhinney (pictured at right) can afford to retire. He owned and ran a record shop [...]
I’m pretty sure nearly all of you out there have heard of the iPhone before, so I won’t waste too much time talking about it.
Basically, it’s a fancy touchscreen phone from Apple that can run all kinds of crazy applications. It’s also about $500, so definitely not within the reach of the average consumer. [...]
Music has long been a part of political struggles all over the world. From the use of spirituals for slaves in the Southern US, to the folk songs of Willie Nelson during the Vietnam war, to the songs sung by black protesters in apartheid South Africa.
This music was the turning point for so many [...]
In case you guys haven’t heard about 2 girls 1 cup, it is literally one of the grossest things that has ever been on the internet. Ever. And I mean seriously.
I don’t even want to describe to you what those girls do, but it’s not cool. I haven’t even been able to [...]
Over the last several years a number of Canadian provinces have flirted with implementing proportional electoral systems. These systems award seats in legislatures to political parties based on the support they receive in elections. For example, say a political party wins 30% of the vote in a Canadian election. Under a proportional electoral system that [...]
The CIA, as you all know from watching one too many spy movies, has always had a thing for wacky plans to assassinate or damage world leaders in some way. This is especially true for that pesky Fidel Castro, who has been a thorn in their side for all too many decades.
CNN has compiled [...]
The World’s Greatest Music Collection - eBay (item 140206309501 end time Feb-21-08 06:00:00 PST)
There is only one day left on this auction, so by the time you read this it may be too late. But this is incredible.
This guy claims to have one of the largest private music collections in the world, and [...]
Musharraf’s party admits defeat in Pakistan elections | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Before you all get too excited, this does NOT mean that Musharaf is gone from power. The president is elected in a separate election. The parliamentary elections merely mean that his party has pretty much been swept from power. The [...]
Castro resigns as president, state-run paper reports - CNN.com
This is tremendous news! Fidel Castro, who has outlasted over 10 US presidents, has decided to resign his role as president of Cuba.
Some of you may remember the famous Cuban Missile Crisis which was arguably the most memorable thing about JFK’s presidency. In that little [...]
How can you get more OG than these guys?
Recalling our discussion the other day of the old Grey Album mashup, I think it’s about time to introduce you all to something a little newer.
I have no real idea who did this, or where it came from, but somewhere in the depths of the internet there [...]
Dre on the piano, and the Dogg Pound on the mic.