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Month: September, 2008

Modern media: run by children

Don’t believe me? Watch what happens when aFox News guest says “tits” on live TV: Gigglefest! To be fair, that’s a totally appropriate reaction…if you’re in grade three. And who piped in the random sound effect? Via Gawker.

Idiot of the week: Dana Larsen

Dana Larsen is a moron. The erstwhile NDP candidate ended his campaign yesterday, after a series of drug videos featuring Larsen were discovered. I use the word ‘discovered’ loosely, since anyone with an internet connection and google could have found them. Go here to watch Larsen smoke pot and drive around. For an hour and [...]

New GnR single…on Rock Band 2?

Well, someone tell Lucifer to turn on the furnace. It’s bound to get a little cold down there, now that we have the first “official” single from Axl Rose/GnR’s long-delayed opus, Chinese Democracy. The angle? Axl has decided to release it through Rock Band 2. Have a listen: A bit of sonic departure for GnR. [...]

Greatest. Interview. Ever.

This is possibly the greatest two minutes of interview-based footage ever. I suspect this came out a while ago, but it deserves to be enshrined here on Nunc Scio. For as long as my servers continue to draw power. Listen to the sweet glorious music as an Aussie senator attempts to explain the finer points [...]

The rough guide to Canada cultural funding cuts

At the request of good friend and audioblogger joshuavt.com, I’ve put together a quick and dirty guide to the Government of Canada’s recent funding cuts in the cultural sector. If you’re an artist, or work/volunteer in the arts community, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about these funding changes. And no doubt, one or several [...]

Sarah Palin baby name generator

Sarah Palin, besides being a fundamentalist nutbunny without an ounce of original though or insight, has some fantastically bizarre names for her children: Track, Trig (short for ‘Trigger), Bristol, Willow, and Piper. Now, thanks to the magic of internets, you can see what your name would’ve been if Palin was your mom with the Sarah [...]

Live TV + bank collapse = pranktastic

The CNN journalist reporting live from the rapidly dissolving Lehman Brothers apprently failed to notice the two gentlemen pretending to make out behind him: Bravo to those guys for a) faking/making out with such conviction, and b) making CNN really uncomfortable. These people just lost their jobs. Howsabout giving them a little space, network news?