Archives – 2000 – October – 09  

One of the crucial questions for mankind
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— 9 Oct 2000 Tom Comment

One of the crucial questions for mankind over the coming century will be the ethics and dangers of Artificial Intelligence. Are we about to become extinct, crushed under the metal heel of a race of super-robots like in the films? Well, I can’t […]

X is for….”Xylophone Track”
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— 9 Oct 2000 Tom Comment

X is for….”Xylophone Track” by the Magnetic Fields. When people write about this band, the emphasis tends to fall on Stephin Merritt’s songwriting, but one of the reasons 69 Love Songs is such a favourite – and one of th[…]

POP-EYE 8/10/00
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— 9 Oct 2000 Tom Comment

POP-EYE 8/10/00
One of the good things about the BBC’s pop footage archive fest, Top Of The Pops 2, is that it reminds us of an era when pop stars weren’t afraid to dick about in front of the cameras. Virtually any performance from the la[…]

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  6. "Dave Sim sticks the landing." That is my feeling too. As frustrating and borderline unreadable as the last 50 issues…

  7. One thing I think you missed and one thing I have to shamefacedly admit: 1) The Krazy Kat homage, brief…

  8. " ... it’s also an ominous indication of where he’s going as a creator. He’s laying out dialogue so as…