Archive for the 'Current Events' Category
Chicago's city sticker and the insane controversy
So it's been all over the news and internet about the now pulled design for the 2012-2013 Chicago city sticker. For those not from Chicago, I'll lay it out simple. Every year we who own cars in the Windy City have to shell out $100 to display a sticker on our windshield, or face fines. The designs for these stickers are usually made via a contest for local amateur artists.
This new sticker though has incited controversy due to claims that the hands in the image are somewhat like gang signs. This one I have to give a hearty "facepalm" about, simply because it's such a stupid logic.
Simon Cowell's DJ X Factor: Why It Could Be A Good Thing
It's been all over the internet this week that reality show producer Simon Cowell is looking to take his talent show formula to the DJ world. From what's been leaked, this will appear to work in a similar fashion to Idol and X-Factor, only with DJs competing (rather than singers/performers).
Already the DJ world has blown up into its predictable bevy of hate and angst for anything "pop culture" that dares to invade its private little realm. I admit I rolled my eyes at first, but after thinking about Cowell's other shows, I now think that "Traktor Factor" might not be a bad thing for DJ culture after all.
Enough with the attacks on "sexy" Halloween
Lately, I'm seeing many blogs and news sites coming out with their "great Halloween costume" ideas like one would see every year. What I notice now is how many are tossing in some kind of pot shot at any women who basically wear a "sexy ______" (insert name of character) outfit. I see the comments usually saying things like "grow up", "show some class", and even one who went out saying how much it demeans women in general.
Are you kidding? While I will write entries attacking when people live irresponsible and careless lives, I also live in the real world. I'm not speaking as some guy desiring to see scantily-clad women, but more just as a voice of reason stating that all the complaining in this matter won't change anything.
RIP: Steve Jobs
I will admit that I was shocked when I heard Steve Jobs had died last night. I was sitting on a train, with people looking at me strangely when I openly said "Oh my God!" It was only a month and a half ago when Jobs handed the torch to COO Tim Cook. At the time we all speculated on Apple's future, but assume Jobs would be around for 20-30 more years before passing. This was a big surprise to many.
I guess Steve's ailments were worse than we were led to believe. For those who might now know, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, and went on a long struggle with it, while at the same time still trying to run Apple. He finally stepped down as CEO in late August of this year.
A look at the Occupy Movement
I remember when I first saw the message pop up on the internet a week before it started. A group calling themselves Occupy Wall Street was going to set up camp on Wall Street and literally stage a protest similar to the Egyptian protest encampment in Tahir Square (Cairo). The movement hoped for 20,000 people, but ended up with 700 initially. While their numbers are growing, their message has become unclear in the eyes of many.
Steve Angello and his Dance Valley set
It's been the talk of the internet for the last week. I first heard through Patrick Wayne when he posted the video link on Facebook. Others chimed in, mainly DJs, about a recent set Steve Angello played at the massive Dance Valley event in the Netherlands. While the video has been removed from YouTube, a Netherlands-based video site still has the footage here.
As you can see, Angello is playing without headphones, dancing around, doing "Jesus poses" and any DJ can even hear blends happening when the man wasn't even on the decks. You can clearly see the controversy here as what appears to be a big and expensive headliner is doing what popstars have when they lip sync performances.
