{"id":191,"date":"2006-04-13T14:37:27","date_gmt":"2006-04-13T21:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/2006\/04\/13\/the-dork-report-for-april-13-2006\/"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:27:01","slug":"the-dork-report-for-april-13-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-april-13-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dork Report for April 13, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can a virtual band break up [no longer online: enjoyment.independent.co.uk\/music\/features\/article357310.ece]? The latest Gorillaz newsletter features the following response from Murdoc: \u201cAbsolutely gobsmacking! I know whatshisface gave us a hand with the record and, yes, a great big round of applause to him and his Gorillaz &#8216;tribute act&#8217; concerts in Harlem, but who the hell is this bloke to say when it&#8217;s time to pull the plugs on MY band? Seriously. And incidentally, I think I may be overstepping the mark here, but I personally can&#8217;t really see a next album for Blur. &#8216;Think Tank&#8217; was probably the best album they could make, so maybe a couple of gigs in Las Vegas then I&#8217;d put the whole thing to bed. Unbelievable!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obligatory Snakes on a Plane updates (featuring reporting by Herpetologist Andrea): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A goldmine of badness on Defamer [no longer online: defamer.com:80\/hollywood\/snakes-on-a-plane].<\/li><li>Even the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20101215081559\/http:\/\/mcsweeneys.net\/2006\/4\/10keinathnuske.html\" target=\"_blank\">literary magazines<\/a> are piling on.<\/li><li>New Line finally catches up with the official teaser site [no longer online: snakesonaplanemovie.com]<\/li><li>Robot Snakes on a Mutha%#&amp;@in&#8217; Plane! [no longer online: cnn.com\/2006\/TECH\/science\/04\/12\/snake.robot.ap]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How companies get product placement for \u201c<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060621203753\/http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com:80\/thr\/marketing\/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002343793\" target=\"_blank\">free<\/a>.\u201d (guest submission Sponsored by Andrea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch, nay, <em>smell<\/em> The New World <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a31625\/the-new-world-pioneering-smell-o-vision\/\">in Smell-O-Vision<\/a>. (guest submission from Olfactorally Pleasing Andrea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally! Confirmation that The Beatles are <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060418015552\/http:\/\/today.reuters.com:80\/news\/articlenews.aspx?type=musicNews&amp;storyid=2006-04-13T123427Z_01_L13184248_RTRIDST_0_MUSIC-MEDIA-BEATLES-DC.XML\" target=\"_blank\">remastering their catalog<\/a>! <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080511192154\/http:\/\/www.beatles.com\/letitbe\/choose.php\" target=\"_blank\">Let It Be&#8230; Naked<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060515135116\/http:\/\/www.beatles.com:80\/one\/\" target=\"_blank\">1<\/a> sound nothing less than glorious&#8230; I can&#8217;t wait for the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a loyal Lost <s>addict<\/s> watcher since the very beginning, but have strangely never thought to check it out online. Just for starters (featuring reporting by But-Now-I&#8217;m-Found Andrea): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s episode recaps are, well, entertaining.<\/li><li>This summer brings <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130302153942\/http:\/\/www.freewebs.com:80\/thelostexperience\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lost Experience<\/a>.<\/li><li>Some <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091001012057\/http:\/\/www.channel4.com:80\/entertainment\/tv\/microsites\/L\/lost\/main.html\" target=\"_blank\">interactive experience thing<\/a> I bookmarked ages ago and forgot about. Or maybe the Dharma Initiative planted it on my computer?<\/li><li>An incredible <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090417032612\/http:\/\/www.oceanicflight815.com:80\/\" target=\"_blank\">official site<\/a>, so much cooler than the blah ABC site [no longer online: abc.go.com\/primetime\/lost]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Great Scott! The Jerry Seigel estate was awarded the copyright to Superboy [no longer online: comicbookresources.com\/news\/newsitem.cgi?id=7054]? As the comics industry is about as historically evil as the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191221083358\/http:\/\/www.negativland.com:80\/albini.html\" target=\"_blank\">music industry<\/a>, this is remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctor Who Season Two kicks off Saturday! Lots to look forward to, including even a <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091026201436\/http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk:80\/doctorwho\/news\/cult\/news\/drwho\/2006\/04\/10\/31130.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">spinoff show<\/a> for kids. [no longer online: bbc.co.uk:80\/doctorwho\/news\/cult\/news\/drwho\/2006\/04\/10\/31130.shtml]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new study on gender and reading finds some shocking, <em>shocking<\/em> results: evidently men are all about \u201c<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/books.guardian.co.uk\/news\/articles\/0,,1747821,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">angst and Orwell&#8230; puberty reading<\/a>\u201d while women reach for either Mr. Darcy or the \u201c<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/books.guardian.co.uk\/news\/articles\/0,,1369764,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">slash your wrist corner<\/a>.\u201d And let\u2019s not even get into hardcover\/paperback tendencies. (guest submission by Bibliophile Andrea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key component in everyone&#8217;s disaster survival pack: a genuine 19th Century Vampire hunting kit [eBay listing no longer online]. (guest submission from Dave)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can a virtual band break up [no longer online: enjoyment.independent.co.uk\/music\/features\/article357310.ece]? The latest Gorillaz newsletter features the following response from Murdoc: \u201cAbsolutely gobsmacking! I know whatshisface gave us a hand with the record and, yes, a great big round of applause to him and his Gorillaz &#8216;tribute act&#8217; concerts in Harlem, but who the hell is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-mini","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dork-report"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa9lhB-35","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":376,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-august-16-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":191,"position":0},"title":"The Dork Report for August 16, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"August 16, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Behind the Typeface: Cooper Black (no longer online: veer.com\/ideas\/btt). 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About 1998 or so, I designed one iteration of his official-unofficial fan site. A breathtaking ABC memo on preferred human misery for Extreme Makeover. Didn't they see Thank You for Smoking? 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(click on \"Experience the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition\") Awwww... throw a pity party for the victims (no longer online: msnbc.msn.com\/id\/15175836\/site\/newsweek\/) of \"guerrilla comedian named Sacha Baron Cohen\", aka Borat (no longer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;The Dork Report&quot;","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":565,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-december-29-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":191,"position":3},"title":"The Dork Report for December 29, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"December 29, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Gorillaz iTunes exclusives: Feel Good Inc, Dare, Dirty Harry, and El Ma\u00f1ana.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;The Dork Report&quot;","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":577,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-january-4-2007\/","url_meta":{"origin":191,"position":4},"title":"The Dork Report for January 4, 2007","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"January 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"That sound you just heard was this Dork Reporter having a geekgasm. 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