I'm still alive?

It's pretty shocking to realize that it's been two and a half months since I last posted here. In my defense, I'd like to say that it only seemed like a week or so.

I'm finally done with classes, so I can concentrate on more important things - like taking classes over the summer, and working.

As the news clips on my home page change daily, there are a few issues that I have cared enough about to mention here.

As an off-and-on South Park watcher, I appreciate the writers' abilities to use satire to comment on current issues. I managed to catch Cartoon Wars Part II on Comedy Central the first day it aired. If you haven't heard anything about it yet, you can click the link, but long story short - Comedy Central censored an animated image of Muhammad giving a salmon covered football to Peter Griffin of Family Guy.

I really don't know what to say about that one - Comedy Central folded. I was disappointed. I could rant a bit about how much other stuff South Park has gotten away with without censorship, but that's not really the point. The cable channels should be able to show what they want to - if people don't like it, they won't watch.

What is disturbing is Comedy Central giving in to terrorist threats, letting them win.

I would recommend that you watch that episode (Cartoon Wars) if you get the opportunity.

Here is a direct link to a Windows Media Video of the unedited clip of Muhammad from Part II. (1.05MB)