Trent Reznor & Peter Murphy Kill It

Here's something I wish happened more often: Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy teaming up along with some fellow musician friends to do some radio performances. The match up of Reznor and Murphy is so perfect I'm almost puzzled why a collaborative album or EP hasn't ever happened. Guess it's just not something they've had time for. Simply doing these radio songs in 2006 was enough. But these four performances are so great that it would be really cool if they just compiled all the radio performances they did together for a CD/DVD package and let us have that. Course, then we'd have to pay money for it, and who wants to do that anymore?

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce by Slavoj Žižek

I saw this video in my literary theory class today and thought it was awesome. This is my first exposure to the thought and theory of Slavoj Žižek, and I like it. I think the animation in this video really helps, too. It's interesting to think that we might need to reexamine our definition and application of charity, as well as consider the consequences of our charitable actions. Consumer charity is something I've been thinking about lately, and Žižek's thoughts have given me even more to think about. Check out the video, if you like.