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Recently, it has been rumoured that another film adaptation [of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four] is set to be released in 2009, however according to the IMDb it is still in development. According to Dark Horizons and Moviehole, Tim Robbins is set to direct the film version of a stage adaptation written by San Francisco Mime Troupe head writer Michael Gene Sullivan, which was performed, directed by Robbins, at the Actor's Gang in Los Angeles.Although I'm certain the film won't be nearly as powerful as the book, I'm optimistic to see what the future has in store for us with this film adaptation.
The Piri Reis map shows the western coast of Africa, the eastern coast of South America, and the northern coast of Antarctica. The northern coastline of Antarctica is perfectly detailed. The most puzzling however is not so much how Piri Reis managed to draw such an accurate map of the Antarctic region 300 years before it was discovered, but that the map shows the coastline under the ice. Geological evidence confirms that the latest date Queen Maud Land could have been charted in an ice-free state is 4000 BChttp://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_1.htm
...Yorke told Time, "I like the people at our record company, but the time is at hand when you have to ask why anyone needs one. And, yes, it probably would give us some perverse pleasure to say 'Fuck you' to this decaying business model."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead#In_...E2.80.93present
Starting in late September 2007, visitors to the band's website were redirected to a new website set up to take orders for the album, which was released in two formats. One form was a digital download for which the customer was able to name their own price...
Radiohead initially released their seventh album, In Rainbows, solely as a digital download, in October 2007. It was reported that on the day of its release, 1.2 million copies of In Rainbows had been sold as digital downloads. Radiohead, however, have not released any official sales figures for In Rainbows.
Explaining the reasons behind the album's unusual delivery, Jonny Greenwood said, "partly just to get it out quickly, so everyone would hear it at the same time, and partly because it was an experiment that felt worth trying, really." As for letting people name the price they pay for the album, he said "It's fun to make people stop for a few seconds and think about what music is worth, that's just an interesting question to ask people."
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Though Radiohead have remained quiet about sales figures for In Rainbows, Gigwise reports the band has sold 1.2 million copies of the album via their name-your-own-price scheme. But the group’s management maintains that the idea was merely a promotional stunt to boost sales of the physical CD.
Roger Tullgren, a Swedish heavy metal fan, has won a case to claim disability allowance because he is a fan of hard rock.
