Recently, I was approached by Verne from DailyChallenge to put together a video they had shot of themselves completing the challenge for November 28, 2008 – “Walk down the street with a sign that says, ‘Donate a High Five’”. Here’s the description and the result:
On November 28, 2008, the Daily Challenge team set out with [...]
Posted on November 29th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Alright, so I kinda missed Friday by 30 minutes, but it’s okay, I had a busy day. This week, Headlights’ 2008 album, Some Racing, Some Stopping.
Here is their description from Wikipedia:
Headlights is an American indie rock band from Champaign, Illinois. The band was formed following the dissolution of Absinthe Blind, when members Erin Fein, Seth [...]
Posted on November 29th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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I stumbled upon this article from Digg. It discusses DC Comics and their decision to kill off Bruce Wayne in the coming issues of the Batman comics. It cites the following reason in its decision:
Comic book companies, like record labels, have found that the death of a big star is great for sales. When Superman [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Another week, another album! This week, I’m sharing Bowerbird’s album – Hymns For a Dark Horse.
Here’s a description straight from Wikipedia:
Bowerbirds are a nu-folk band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The band members are Beth Tacular, Phil Moore and Mark Paulson. Their debut album, Hymns For a Dark Horse (Burly Time Records, 2007), received favourable reviews. [...]
Posted on November 21st, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Welcome to the newest segment on JonLim.ca – Featured Album Fridays! I’ve decided to take every Friday and utilize it for something useful – sharing music that you may not have heard before.
This week – DeVotchKa’s How It Ends album. I selected it because I heard How It Ends from the Last Day commercial for [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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Below is the extended version of the Gears of War 2 television commercial – The Last Day. I believe it’s the same team who did Mad World from Gears of War 1.
This is rather old, but it has to given its fair dues.
Beautiful. Enough said.
Posted on November 10th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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While surfing Digg for some news, I ran accross this story about an Ex-MPAA and IFPA Anti-Piracy Enforcer who was shot dead and is being investigated for the possibility of it being an assassination. This is a terrible story, and yet here are a few comments from the article:
Comment 11:
well at least my korean axx [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2008 by Jon Lim
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