VBVW for May 9, 2008: Big Brothers
• The Very Best
Dmitri Medvedev has been sworn in as president of Russia, replacing Vladimir Putin, the paroxical leader who set the country on course while overseeing a corrupt government. Putin was immediately appointed Prime Minister so he can keep the country on course while overseeing a corrupt government.
When New York taxi driver Mohammed Khalil returned the $4 million Stradivarius left in his car by concert violinist Philippe Quint, the fiddler said thanks by performing for a gathering of cabbies in a Newark Airport parking lot. Apparently not a single driver knew the way to Carnegie Hall.
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library, successfully sued to keep the FBI from obtaining customer information without a judge’s order. Federal agents sought user data from the library’s Wayback Machine, fearing it took users back to a time when citizens freely questioned government.
• The Very Worst
As if the post-cyclone situation in Burma (aka Myanmar) weren’t bad enough, with death-toll estimates soaring to 100,000, the ruling military leaders have been slow to compromise their isolationism and accept international aid. Its like the junta are wearing bracelets that say, What would Kim Jong Il do?
Goldman Sachs has predicted that the cost of oil will see a “super spike” by the end of the year and hit an incredible $200 per barrel. This wouldn’t be so worrisome if Goldman hadn’t been so spot-on last time around, predicting the $100 per barrel breach well in advance.
Remember when MTV was a great channel? Me neither. But now the network is awful in a whole new way, producing short shows that intentionally fool viewers into believing they’re watching real content though the spots are solely designed to sell product. I want my MTV. To go off the air.