The Frustrated Bunny

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Author: Hillary

Technology

Vinyl sees unlikely revival

C|Net: Crave Talk: All hail the analogue revolution It sounds like an unlikely revival, but vinyl is scratching and crackling its way back to the top. Seven-inch vinyl records are once again a popular format for some indie singles’ sales in the UK. Sales of 7-inch singles have risen to well over one million this year. The last time things looked this good for vinyl was 1998. This article was written from a U.K. perspective, but vinyl has seen a similar resurgence in the States, as well. I recall that one of the biggest complaints that music collectors had about...

Science Fiction

Trek gets no respect

Yesterday afternoon, it came to my attention that, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Trek, Paramount had gone the trouble of digitally remastering all 79 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, and it would be airing on several local TV stations around the country. My reading comprehension must not be too good, though, because I missed the part where the News.com article mentioned that the episodes would begin airing this weekend. It was only when I was re-reading to make a post about it that I discovered that most stations aired the first of the episodes (which are...