Dropzone 3
One of my favorite Mac apps over the years has been Dropzone. It's a simple app that sits in your menu bar and allows you to perform a variety of actions with ease. It was recently updated to version...
The Greatest Speech in Sports History
Short. Classy. Optimistic. There has been no better speech in sports than the one given 75 years ago today from Lou Gehrig.
The inside story of the 'Ghostbusers' music video
One of my favorite films of all time is Ghostbusters, celebrating it's 30th anniversary this year. Screencrush has the inside story of the cameo-filled music video for Ray Parker, Jr's song Ghostbuste...
Miles Ahead
A Miles Davis biopic has been floating around Hollywood for years, but has never been made. With movies like Walk the Line and Ray hitting theaters, I thought for sure the film would be made. Mile Dav...
Kanye West for Mayor?
God, I hope not. Ben Shepard has launched the “Kanye 4 Mayor” campaign. The initiative includes a website, Kanye4Mayor.org, that features several pages of explanations on why Ye would be the best succ...
Batman v Superman Title and Logo Released
The new Batman/Superman crossover movie now has an official title and logo. The title of the movie is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I think it's now pretty obvious (as if the casting leaks for W...
Jurassic 5 release new song and video
It's been 8 years since one of the best groups in hip hop called in quits, but Jurassic 5 is back... sort of. They recently released a new song and video in preparation for their first US tour in 8 ye...
RIP The Blog
Jason Kottke recently had a post on his blog declaring the blog dead. Of course, it's not really dead, but the way we write, consume, and share content has changed drastically over the past several ye...
Upstream Color Available for Purchase
Shane Carruth's second movie (following Primer) is now available for purchase. Primer was fantastic, so I have high hopes for this film.
A New Mac
I'm beginning to look for a replacement for my 4 year old iMac. The current specs of my iMac suit me fine, 8 GB of RAM, 256MB video card (I don't game), Intel Core 2 Duo processor. I haven't really ru...
The Never Ending Saga of iTunes Launching Itself
Two years ago I reported how iTunes would launch itself on my iMac. After tons of research trying to find the cause, I think I found it. To recap what was happening, iTunes would launch by itself and...
Victims of Legitimate Rape Don't Get Pregnant
Or so says Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin. “First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. “If...
Uverse to Block 20 Cardinals Games Again This Season
You would think that the two sides, Uverse and Fox Sports Midwest, would have come to some sort of agreement in the offseason. Well, if you thought that, you'd be wrong. For the second season in a row...
The Death and Return of Superman
I was a huge comic book nerd when Superman died (and subsequently came back) in the comics. Like many other people, comic book nerds and regular Joes, I was shocked when DC Comics announced they were...
Dueling Good Days
As an amateur historian and hip hop aficionado, I found the research of what day in history is actually Ice Cube's "Good Day" fascinating. Murk Avenue breaks down the clues of Ice Cube's It Was a Good...
Pujols Signs with the Angels
"Do I want to be in St Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in STL and are jealous that we are in STL because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you leave a place like S...
Shaving Old School
Apparently the new thing in men's grooming isn't so new afterall. Shaving with a one bladed safety razor is becoming stylish again. Why, do you ask? Well, simply put, it gives you a better shave. It t...
The Future of Piece of Shep
In case you haven't noticed, I haven't posted anything here in a while. Even the last post was not really a post. I guess I don't have much to say, nor do I know what to do with this blog anymore. I s...
We'll Do It Live
You might have noticed that I had several test posts today. Normally, I do testing on a local server, but the issue I was trying to track down was a problem with my webhost. I had no other option so I...
Chinese villagers 'descended from Roman soldiers'
This is absolutely fascinating. Tests found that the DNA of some villagers in Liqian, on the fringes of the Gobi Desert in north-western China, was 56 per cent Caucasian in origin. Many of the village...