Thursday, February 2, 2006

Split Enz Regroup For Tour Split Enz Regroup For Tour. This summer, New Zealand's most famous musical export Split Enz will reunite and tour for the first time in over 20 years. Unfortunately, they're saying that it's only a tour and no new Enz material will come of it, but beggars can't be choosers. The outside commitments of the six musicians mean there is no room for a return to the studio for Split Enz. "It takes a lot of energy to do that," says Tim Finn. "You just can't flit in and out of it. It would be really tricky." So fans will have to content themselves with the upcoming shows. "We're not selling anything. No one's hanging on it. Hopefully, when we play we can simply enjoy the music." [full story] [donewaiting.com :: music commentary] 10:32:06 PM

E-mail From the One Campaign Dear Gary: Today, Bono addressed the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C., reaching across divides to ask policy makers and faith leaders to do more to beat global AIDS and extreme poverty and calling on the U.S. to give an additional 1% of the budget to this fight. In a statement today, Bono said: "It must be an emergency when an Irish rock star is being invited to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast and the House Democrat annual retreat all on the same day. And it is. Because in this long day 6,500 Africans will die of AIDS and 110 million kids won't get to go to school. The good news is that politicians on both sides, and more importantly the people who elect them, are all joining as ONE against AIDS and the extreme poverty in which it thrives. The great news will be when the effective programs to beat AIDS and extreme poverty are finally fully funded." Thanks, The ONE Team http://www.One.org 9:39:20 PM

Pharaoh Tutankhamun Study: King Tut slain by sword in the knee. Researchers from Italy's Bolzano University say they believe Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun died from an infection caused by a sword cut. [Physics Org] 9:13:11 PM

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Paul Tillich Paul Tillich: the Apostle to the Intellectuals. Paul Tillich (1886-1965) was a German thinker who came to America in 1933 after losing his job for opposing the national socialism movement. Tillich was a protestant theologian and an existentialist philosopher and humanist who attempted to intellectualize religion and bring it to contemporary audiences in the age of science. His brilliant writings and speeches would typically weave together biblical passages with discussions of philosophy and science. In this most famous work, The Courage to Be, Tillich laid out his case of how man can resolve the existential crisis of facing non-being. In echoes of Soren Kierkegaard and Freud, Tillich attempted to explain how man could resolve the fear of nothingness with ultimate concern was to try to help man understand the real value of faith and meaning by divorcing the concepts from the myths and the religious and social dogmas which cramp the mind of modern man. [MetaFilter] 8:48:08 PM

Cambridge, Mass. to Get Free Wi-Fi. Cambridge, Mass. to get free Wi-Fi. Blog: The city of Cambridge, Mass. is the latest in a long line of cities to set plans for free Wi-Fi throughout the city.Through a... [CNET News.com] 8:40:18 PM

Karl Gerstner by Hatje Cantz Fantastic! Arnfried, thank you for the first G of GGK. If anyone else is interested, the book is being flogged here. [The Cartoonist] 8:26:41 PM