Monthly Archives: February 2004

The Cat in the Hat has nothing on the Bat in the Cat. With genetic mix-and-match a reality in today’s bio-labs, exciting new combinations will soon appear in the nation’s pet stores. This one is ideal for summer homes infested … Continue reading →

The Dowbrigade is starting to get nervous. We have been securely ensconced at Boston University for so long, we have forgotten how to do anything else. How will be adapt to a life without students and stultifying meetings? (We somehow … Continue reading →

To an entire generation of girls growing up in America (and probably more than a few boys) Barbie and Ken were the true "American Idols". It’s tough learning one’s idols are human, but Barbie and Ken’s employer, Mattel, Inc. dropped a … Continue reading →

LONDON – Audio Books For Free, a British-based company is selling MP3 players which can be attached to an assault rifle. The "AK-MP3" player is built into the ammunition clip of a Kalashnikov. It can be swapped with the real … Continue reading →

It has begun, the mudslinging, dirt-digging and photoshopping of the Presidency.  In caves and digital darkrooms across the nation and around the globe, evil minds are plotting the image immolation of both Kerry and Bush.  Kerry is a gigalo.  Bush … Continue reading →

Jessica’s long-awaited, definitive article on RSS is finally out.  Trite but true: If you want the real dope, ask a librarian… The Winter 2004 issue of News Library News with the feature article I wrote about RSS is now online. … Continue reading →

LONDON (CP) – Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has been picked as the female star with the nicest nose in a survey conducted by U.K. company Waitrose. Berry beat Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz in the poll … Continue reading →

SEOUL – South Korea’s Food and Drug Administration on Thursday banned cheeky St Valentine’s Day chocolates shaped like genitals or couples making love. The administration said 15 firms including an Internet shopping site were targeted by the ban on lewd … Continue reading →

The Dowbrigade breathed a sigh of relief to learn that on Monday our venerable Alma Mater and Blog-host, Harvard University, had approved a SEX MAG, apparently to relieve the sexual tension which is rife on the Cambridge Campus and which … Continue reading →

The Internet pundits have been questioning the Dean media strategy for some time.  It just seemed that they were sucking up millions from the ‘net and shoveling it directly into the coffers of the Big Three TV networks for scads … Continue reading →

Had the Dowbrigade been one of the thousands of poor deluded Dean supporters who gave record amounts to this moribund campaign last week after recieving an email soliciting a financial refill specifically for Wisconsin, and flatly stating that Dean would … Continue reading →

Revolutionary Technology – The idea of a video aggregator has garnered some interest from diverse corners of the ‘Sphere. People who understand the technical side of aggregating video assure the Dowbrigade that the technology exists now, and needs only be … Continue reading →