May 14, 2002 -
Bush salutes 'White House Pest' Bono
- Ananova, Bono says he has a new nickname
around the White House: "The Pest." The U2 singer met George Bush in the
Oval Office to discuss Aids and Bush's new initiative on US aid to poor
countries. Afterwards, he accompanied Bush to a speech, then had another
session with White House officials. "I am a pest, I am a stone in the
shoe of a lot of people living here in this town, a squeaky wheel," he
said. "It is much easier and hipper for me to be on the barricades with
a handkerchief over my nose - it looks better on the resume of a rock
'n' roll star," he said. "But I can do better by just getting into the
White House and talking to a man who I believe listens, wants to listen,
on these subjects." Bush saluted Bono in the speech for his willingness
"to lead to achieve what his heart tells him, and that is nobody -
nobody - should be living in poverty and hopelessness in the world"...
May 06, 2002 -
Heads won't fall with video game bill
- By Margaret Kane, Special to ZDNet
News, A bill introduced in Congress
last week would make it a federal crime
to sell or rent violent video games to
minors. The Protect Children from Video
Game Sex and Violence Act of 2002,
introduced by Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif.,
would apply to games that feature
decapitation, amputation, killing of
humans with lethal weapons or through
hand-to-hand combat, rape, car-jackings,
aggravated assault and other violent
felonies. Twenty-one other
representatives co-sponsored the bill,
which was referred to the House
Judiciary Committee...
May 15, 2002 -
The
script for real-life ‘Star Wars’ - By Leonard David,
SPACE.COM, May 15, Report on space-based weaponry separates fact
from fiction. While the latest “Star Wars” sci-fi saga makes its way to
a cinema near you, a true-to-life space drama is unfolding as a new
breed of weaponry may soon populate the heavens...
May 11, 2002 -
Star Wars: A Vader Is Born - Review by Brad King, WiredNews,
Little Anakin Skywalker is all grown up, but the Jedi apprentice
can't seem to buy a break, and that means bad news for everyone around
him. His teacher doesn't think he's much of a student. Somebody keeps
trying to kill the girl he loves. His mother, well, she's half a galaxy
away, facing some horrible danger that causes Anakin to have recurring
nightmares. That's a lot for any 19-year-old to take...
May, 2002 -
Organization Moby - By Ethan Smith, Wired Mag, Tech-smart, self-effacing,
and supremely market-savvy, electronica superstar Moby isn't a cog in
the machine. He is the machine...
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