SeeqPod claims to be “playable search” which isn’t a very clear concept. What that means is that it searches the web for audio, video, slideshows, finance, wikipedia and other rich multimedia content and plays/loads it conveniently within the search results page. While that doesn’t seem too useful at first, it is a great way for playing music and movies on demand. It is crucial [...]
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Bra Boys – Movie Review June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This surf documentary follows a local Aussie surfing tribe called the Bra Boys. It has won numerous Best Documentary Awards (X-Dance and EXTRA Filmink) and it is currently the highest grossing documentary in Australian history. It is narrated by Russell Crow which is an unlikely choice since Russell seems like a whole different kind of bloke than these counter [...]
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Bar/Nightspot Review of the Alibi Room Culver City June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By Seena Nikravan Alibi Room 12236 Washington Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 Tel: 310.390.9300 (located 1 block East of Centinela) On a Thursday night a few weeks ago, in excited anticipation of the coming weekend a friend and I decided to go to a local bar. Having tried out almost all of the available and [...]
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Wutang Chess ain’t Nothin to f*** with June 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The Rza from the Wu-Tang is constantly evolving his career. He started as producer/MC for the grimy New York crew, Wu-Tang. After establishing the Clan as one of the most powerful groups in hip hop, he went on to create aliases like Bobby Digital and mastermind the score for hit movies like Kill Bill. The latest evolution of the [...]
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What is a Twitter? June 4th, 2008 · No Comments
So… Twitter is a social networking site where people can post micro-blogs which are viewable by others in their network. What is a micro-blog? Twitter likes to confuse us more by calling them “tweets”, but I like to think of micro-blogging as when facebook asks you “What are you doing?”. You have 1-2 sentences to express yourself. On [...]
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Restaurant Review of B’s Wonton Noodle House Chinatown June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
727 N. Broadway #117 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 680-3838 Ahhhh…Wonton Soup. It was my chicken soup for sick or rainy days growing up. Although I never knew what was in a wonton as a kid, there was something comforting about wonton soup served up in a steaming bowl. Among a few other things, what really brought [...]
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