A Conversation with Justin Kan of Justin.tv
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
When Justin Kan clipped a mobile camera onto his cap, opening justin.tv, it was just another step along the way to the fully mediated life. By RU Sirius Full article »
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The Secret Ending of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Does it take a real act of movie piracy to explain Pirates 3? By Destiny Full article »
Venezuela: Dispatch from a Surrealist Autocracy
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Hugo Chavez was once Venezuela's media darling. Now he is the media. A dispatch from a concerned Venezuelan citizen. By Rodrigo Arcaya Full article »
Raising Hunter S. Thompson
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
In the play, "Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis," performer and writer "B. Duke" incarnates the Last Free American Writer. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Celebrity Breast Conspiracy
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Five tabloid examples that make the case. By Lou Cabron Full article »
The Future of America Has Been Stolen
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Investigative reporter Greg Palast says 4.5 million votes will be shoplifted in 2008, thanks largely to the "Rove-bots" that have been placed in the Justice Department following the U.S. Attorney firings. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Dustin Diamond vs. Sgt. Harvey
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
VH-1 delivers a video beatdown to the former child star through an angry Marine drill instructor. By Lou Cabron
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Give Me Immortality Or Give Me Death!
Friday, May 18th, 2007
According to transhumanist Michael Anissimov, there's an even chance that we're looking at immortality or existential destruction in the next 20-40 years. By RU Sirius Full article »
7 Worst Mother’s Day Gifts
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Mom loves you already -- so what have you got to lose? By Lou Cabron Full article »
Air Guitar Nation Rocks On
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
The road to airy stardom is covered in the hilarious film Air Guitar Nation, which is opening this weekend in movie theaters around the country. By RU Sirius Full article »
Keith Henson Back in Jail – Space Elevator Will Have To Wait
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Just before his epic conflict with the Scientologists, Henson was scheduled to talk at a European Space Agency conference on how Space Elevators could completely solve the carbon and energy problems. By RU Sirius Full article »
Ten Worst Spiderman Tie-Ins
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Spiderman 3 has to earn back the $250 million it cost to make. Here's the ten strangest and stupidest products that they hope will make it happen. By Destiny Full article »
Closing Pandora’s Box: The End of Internet Radio?
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Tim Westergen from SaveNetRadio.org is trying to keep Internet Radio alive and diverse. By RU Sirius Full article »
Pulp Fiction Parodies on YouTube
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Web pranksters have kicked down the door for a surprise attack on the 1994 film, re-imagining its dialogue in a series of surprising parodies. By Destiny Full article »
Pregnant Nympho Sex
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Nobody told me pregnancy entailed passionate, crazy, kinky boinking like this -- truth is, I feared my wife would just get fat, bossy, fetid, weepy, and frigid. By Jayden Devereux Full article »
Create an Alien, Win A-Prize!
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
The A-Prize offers to reward the first person who creates an "artificial lifeform" or reveals that one has been created. By RU Sirius Full article »
New Tool for Bloggers: Technorati Incoming Links Visualizer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
There's a new way of seeing a web site's popularity. Now let's have some fun with it. By Destiny Full article »
Should YouTube Hear Me?
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Is this the latest craze -- storming a corporation's headquarters and demanding that they listen to you? By Destiny Full article »
When Kurt Vonnegut Met Sammy Davis
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
In 1999 Kurt Vonnegut remembered "the golden age of magazine fiction." But a strange twist leads to a historic moment with young Sammy Davis Jr. By Destiny Full article »
Homeland Security Follies
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Security expert Bruce Schneier says that nearly everything the government is doing about terrorism is wrong. By RU Sirius Full article »
David Sedaris Exaggerates For Us All
Thursday, April 5th, 2007
As long as the reader has a good time, and as long as the writing is good, anything a creative writer does to get over in today's publishing environment is justified. By RU Sirius Full article »
5 Best Videos: Animals Attacking Reporters
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
They perform a public service by enlightening us about our cousin creatures. So why is it so fun when they get mauled and humiliated? By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Prescription Ecstasy and Other Pipe Dreams
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Have you ever walked into a pharmacy with a prescription for Acid and Ecstasy? You will. By RU Sirius Full article »
EFF Attorney Jason Schultz vs. Stephen Colbert
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Starting with a whiteboard and a teacher’s instincts, Jason Schultz makes the Michael Crook free speech case as clear as a flowchart — days before Colbert poorly attempted the same move. By Jeff Diehl
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Six Freakiest Children’s TV Rock Bands
Monday, March 26th, 2007
After the 1960s, both cartoons and live-action children's shows began including rock bands, and Saturday morning would never be the same. By Destiny Full article »
Google Heard Me, Now What?
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Why is 25-year-old Aaron Stanton hiring programmers in Boise? After he wheedled a summit with Google, what's his secret project? By Destiny Full article »
Official Launch: 10ZM.TV
Monday, March 19th, 2007
Have you checked out MondoGlobo's new video show? You may have, and don't even know it! By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Twittering the Twitter Revolution
Friday, March 16th, 2007
Is Twitter a revolution -- or a doomed new technology for interrupting you? By Lou Cabron Full article »
Drugs and Sex and Susie Bright
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
It's everybody's favorite topic: Drugs, sex and chicks. As promised a few weeks ago, we now present part two of our interview with "sexpert" Susie Bright. By RU Sirius Full article »
“Dear Internet, I’m Sorry”
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
Even while delivering a video apology "to all bloggers, webmasters and other individuals" as part of a settlement agreement with 10 Zen Monkeys, he somehow seems determined to be the most hated man on the internet. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Whatever Happened to Virtual Reality?
Friday, March 9th, 2007
In the early nineties, Virtual Reality was all the rage. What happened? VR maven Jaron Lanier tells. By RU Sirius Full article »
Who are Second Life’s “Patriotic Nigras”?
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
In their first interview, online pranksters reveal the secrets of their attack on John Edwards virtual headquarters with flying penis monsters. They explain their philosophy about Second Life, how they operate -- and who they're voting for. By Lou Cabron. Full article »
John Edwards’ Virtual Attackers Unmasked
Monday, March 5th, 2007
The attackers who hit the Democratic candidate's Second Life headquarters have been identified. And they're gloating. By Lou Cabron Full article »
SF Writer Rudy Rucker: Everything Is Computation
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
In this interview, Rucker leads us through complex, technology-rich, multi-leveled worlds that teach us about how the world works through the eyes of a mathematician, a scientist, and a humorist. By RU Sirius Full article »
Sexy Adult Secrets in “Little Children”
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
The Oscar-nominated movie shows adultery in the suburbs. But did it lose its fire when moving to the big screen? By Destiny Full article »
When Lego Goes to War
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
As an educator who's been using Legos to teach kids for over a decade, I feel an urgent need to express where Lego has gone wrong. By Lego King Full article »
Sex Expert Susie Bright Lets It All Out
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Interview with Susie Bright: "avatar of American Erotica," sex scene choreographer for the Wachowski Brothers, and editor of The Best American Erotica 2007. By RU Sirius Full article »
5 Freaky Muppet Videos
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
The five-year run of The Muppet Show set the weird tone for a tradition they've continued to this day. By Destiny Full article »
Leaving “Lost” Limbo
Friday, February 16th, 2007
What's "Lost" are the viewers -- down 10% this week, after dropping 20% the week before. Something new at 10 Zen: "bubble commentary." By Destiny Full article »
How The iPod Changes Culture
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
When I sat down to interview Steven Levy, author of The Perfect Thing, I realized that most of the questions I'd prepared were about my ambiguities. By RU Sirius Full article »
Is Yahoo/Flickr DMCA Policy Censorship?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Photographer and blogger Thomas Hawk tells the story of his Flickr stream vs. Michael Crook. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
The 5 Sexiest Apple Videos
Monday, February 12th, 2007
Are Mac users sexier than other people? Or are they just flaunting their computer's superior video editing capabilities? Either way, these videos should bring a smile to your favorite Mac-loving gal or guy. (NSFW in parts.) By Lou Cabron Full article »
When Cory Doctorow Ruled the World
Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Science fiction writer and Boing Boing contributor talks about his new book, Overclocked. By RU Sirius Full article »
Keith Henson Talks about Memetics, Evolutionary Psychology & Scientology
Monday, February 5th, 2007
Given his battle with Scientology, this interview presents a broader view of Keith Henson. By RU Sirius Full article »
7 Things I Learned from Superbowl Ads
Monday, February 5th, 2007
Some much-needed commentary and perspective. By Destiny Full article »
“Scientology Fugitive” Arrested
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
On Friday, Arizona police arrested a 64-year-old man -- a fugitive since 2001 in a bizarre war that mixes free speech, copyright law, and the Church of Scientology. By RU Sirius Full article »
I Want Your Stump!
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Acrotomophilia, or amputee love, is rare. These folks, sometimes called devotees, feel a sexual, ecstatic joy when fantasizing about or faced with a limbless person. By m. christian Full article »
Girls Are Geeks, Too
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Are women geeks the exception that proves the rule, or the vocal edge of a phenomenon that gets suppressed or ignored? Interview with the editors of the book, She's Such a Geek. By RU Sirius Full article »
Jimmy Wales Will Destroy Google
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Interview from The RU Sirius Show with the founder of Wikipedia. By RU Sirius Full article »
20 Secrets of an Infamous Dead Spy
Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Watergate mastermind Howard Hunt lived for nearly 90 years -- enough time to pile up a lifetime of spy stories. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Did Bush Spin Like Nixon?
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
The great question now regarding the Iraq debacle isn't: Should we stay or should we go? The more important question is: Have we learned anything? By RU Sirius Full article »
Why Chicks Don’t Dig The Singularity
Friday, January 19th, 2007
By focusing on technology, sex and relationships, author Joe Quirk is broadening the audience for the study of the genetic roots of human behaviors. By RU Sirius Full article »
Kneecaps, Eyeballs and Livers for Sale: The World Organ Trade
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Worried about bodily decay? If you're starting to notice the effects of beer, grease and couch-potatohood on your longevity potential, no need to wait around for human cloning. By Etelka Lehoczky Full article »
A Selection of Obscure Robert Anton Wilson Essays
Friday, January 12th, 2007
Links and excerpts. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Robert Anton Wilson 1932-2007
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
This time around, it appears that Mr. Wilson has actually left corporeality, appropriately on 1/11 (at 4:50 am -- you hardcore number freaks can get to work on the meaning of that one... I do see a five in there!). By RU Sirius Full article »
iPhone Debate: I’m a Mac vs. Bill Gates
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
48 hours after the iPhone was announced, is it a techno-revolution or just media hype? We imagine a fierce debate between the Mac guy and Bill Gates. By Lou Cabron
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Hallucinogenic Weapons: The Other Chemical Warfare
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
An Interview with Dr. James S. Ketchum, author of Chemical Warfare: Secrets Almost Forgotten, the story of how he helped the Army Chemical Center research psychedelics and deliriants for use as non-lethal weapons. By RU Sirius Full article »
Screech’s Sex Tape Follies
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
We discover holes in the Saved by the Bell sex tape story, but get answers from comic Dustin Diamond about its bride, her bridesmaid, and the wife he never married. By Lou Cabron
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The Web 2.0 Guide to Loving Neologisms
Monday, January 8th, 2007
Don't be a neologophobe! By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Paul McCartney On Drugs
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Lizzie hated babysitting for the McCartneys because they were slobs (messy house) and because there were "drugs all over the place." By RU Sirius Full article »
The Chicks Who Tried to Shoot Gerald Ford
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
As a nation eulogizes Gerald Ford, we remember the crazy 70s figures who tried to kill him. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Porn Star, the Diva, and the World Wide Web
Monday, January 1st, 2007
Singer Mariah Carey has challenged porn star Mary Carey in a trademark dispute. But the web would rather argue about which one is sexier. (possibly NSFW) By Destiny Full article »
Virtual Screech, Sexual Superstar
Friday, December 29th, 2006
In which we re-enact the sex tape of former child star Dustin Diamond. By Jayden Devereux Full article »
George Bush vs. Spider-Man
Friday, December 29th, 2006
Comic book superheroes are already giving speeches against secret government detention. We've arranged the ultimate cage match — between President George Bush and Spider-Man. By Destiny Full article »
World Sex Laws
Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Sex laws around the world are as diverse as indigenous spices -- an acceptable Scandinavian romp might get you barbarically executed in another region of the globe. (NSFW) By Hank Hyena Full article »
Ten Video Moments from 2006
Thursday, December 28th, 2006
2006 saw new issues emerging around sex, privacy, media and politics — sometimes, all at the same time. Those startling moments are captured in 10 online videos. By Destiny Full article »
Has Michael Crook Harassed You?
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Now is your chance to support the free speech rights of bloggers and webmasters by simply telling us your story. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Worst Vlogs of 2006
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Video blogging is a phenomenon so new, it's blazing a trail to new levels of awful-ness. Here's five vlogs that prove it. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Recommendations for Truly Last Second Gifts
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Sure, it's down to the wire, so online buying isn't an option, but that doesn't mean you have to be stupid about it. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Thou Shalt Realize the Bible Kicketh Ass
Thursday, December 21st, 2006
What if The Bible were happening right now? That's the question Douglas Rushkoff has been trying to grapple with in Testament, a series of graphic novels that transpose Biblical stories into contemporary narratives. By RU Sirius Full article »
Atheist Filmmaker Issues ‘Blasphemy Challenge’
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
If Brian Flemming has his way, we'll get a real War on Christmas, complete with atheistic shock troops confronting believers with the non-logic of their dearest religious beliefs. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Satanic Cosmology of Jack Chick
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Although the spewers of fire 'n' brimstone are not exactly rare nowadays, they focus only on small corners of a sprawling theological castle tended by Lord Chick. By Andrew Hultkrans Full article »
5 Retarded Online Christmas Videos
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
2006 was the year Christmas confronted "filmmakers" and "comedians" who began uploading strange new perspectives to YouTube and Revver. Aren't we blessed? By Destiny Full article »
Author Slash Trickster “JT LeRoy”
Monday, December 18th, 2006
Laura Albert, or, the woman known as the man JT LeRoy, is a simple gal who likes food, good friends and the odd, occasional, scandalously-complex, literative meta-performance; apparently in that order. By RU Sirius Full article »
ABCNews + Amanda Congdon – Rocketboom = Whuh?
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
When a busty blonde video blogger leaves Rocketboom for ABC News.com, anything can happen. Unfortunately, it didn't. By Lou Cabron
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A Christmas Conspiracy
Monday, December 11th, 2006
I had swallowed the blue pill and could see the plot for what it was -- a conspiracy to thin the population by driving the most emotionally vulnerable of us to blow out our brain stems when the Heat Miser shows up. By Steve Robles Full article »
Christmas 2.0: Subverting the Holidays With Re-dubbing
Monday, December 11th, 2006
Some very naughty children are defiling Christmas. Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown and A Christmas Story have been re-dubbed with X-rated dialogue and metal music. By Destiny Full article »
The Crooks of the World Hurt Copyright, Free Speech
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Michael Crook himself is not much of a threat to free speech or copyright. However, the Michael Crooks of the world, are. By Jonathan Bailey Full article »
Wonderful Wizardry of ‘Woz’
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
An Interview with Gina Smith, co-author of Steve Wozniak's autobiography, "iWoz" By RU Sirius Full article »
The 5 Faces of Bush
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
Is the media telling a secret story by using carefully-selected news photos? By Lou Cabron Full article »
They’re Dreaming of a Boobs Christmas
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Radio stations celebrate the spirit of Christmas by promising to enlarge women's cleavage. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Google is Trying to Get Into Your Pants
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Google is running ads with a jingle that boasts, "I've got Google maps in my pants." Is it deliberately bad, or is this a rare Google mis-step? By Destiny Full article »
Is It Fascism Yet?
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
I thought it would be interesting to ask a few folks representing a variety of views whether they think America is now a fascist state. By RU Sirius Full article »
Is Iraq really THAT bad?
Monday, November 27th, 2006
This roundup of YouTube clips is meant to give a sense of what it's like for the people who are killing and getting killed in Iraq -- a view that one can't possibly get from the mainstream newsmedia. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Robert Altman’s 7 Secret Wars
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Robert Altman brought a disturbing magic to everything he filmed -- but it's the obscure and controversial films that are most interesting. By Destiny Full article »
5 Lamest Charlie Brown Cartoons
Monday, November 20th, 2006
Charlie Brown was still loveable, even when he failed, so let's appreciate his five lamest cartoons. By Destiny Full article »
Counterculture and the Tech Revolution
Sunday, November 19th, 2006
The connection between the contemporary global economy and the countercultural attitudes of the 1960s and 70s. By RU Sirius Full article »
Sorry ’Bout That, Nick!
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
We like Nick Douglas. A lot. He's funny, playful, unafraid to say crazy shit. So we naturally stayed as up-to-date as we could with the situation surrounding his departure from Valleywag. Little did we know the role we played in his exodus. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Where in the World is Nick Douglas?
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
We talked to all the players -- Nick Denton, Nick Douglas, Rocketboom's Andrew Baron and Amanda Congdon, and even Dave Winer. By Destiny Full article »
Mondology Volume 1 Free Audio Download
Monday, November 13th, 2006
Some of these readings, mash-ups and tunes tap gently on your head; some tickle your funny bone; and some, we hope, will drill a hole right through your skull. By RU Sirius Full article »
Election Fallout: 24 Hours Later
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
The drunken celebrations are over, with startled Democrats realizing that they've finally won. Now it's time to cast woozy eyes on the shimmering future ahead and the crazy campaign behind. By Destiny Full article »
Crook’s Internet Club
Monday, November 6th, 2006
The Internet's most hated figure, Michael Crook, belonged to the Internet Club in high school, where he trained students "on how to use the Internet properly." By Lou Cabron Full article »
Great Moments in the War Against DMCA
Friday, November 3rd, 2006
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has inspired a whole helluva lot of abuse in its short tenure. But it's also inspired playful reactions meant to instruct, annoy and protest. By Destiny Full article »
Interview With Valleywag Nick Douglas
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Spilling the goods on Oracle's Larry Ellison, Google's Marissa Mayer, and all manner of California reporters, geeks, and venture capitalists. By RU Sirius Full article »
EFF and 10 Zen Monkeys vs. Michael Crook and DMCA
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is representing 10 Zen Monkeys in a civil lawsuit against griefer Michael Crook for abusing the DMCA and violating our free speech rights. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Libertarian Chick Fights Boobs With Boobs
Monday, October 30th, 2006
While most of the dialogue during this campaign has been sex-negative, there have been a few cases in which women candidates have tried to use their ample bosoms to attract positive attention. By RU Sirius, Full article »
Haunted by Chipmunk Ghosts
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
A troubled son endures another generation with Alvin and the Chipmunks. By Destiny Full article »
Steve Robles
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Steve Robles is a writer based in San Francisco. He’s been a contributor to Getting It, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Eros Zine, Time Out, and various other publications. And sometimes Robles plays co-host on the RU Sirius Show podcast.
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5 More Nasty Campaigns
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
"You can't say I want to win the war but not be willing to fight the war," Karl Rove says. Nearly $60 million has been spent on a massive stockpile of television artillery. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Detention and Torture: Are We Still Free, or Not?
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
Just as great as the vitriol coming from presidential critics right now, is the mixture of signals from the activist media regarding the Military Commissions Act signed by Bush last Tuesday. By RU Sirius Full article »
