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Seriously, how can you *not* laugh at this? Hedgehog eating carrot…

by Matt Burgess on January 18, 2009

… ie. possibly the cutest thing ever.

Bill Murray… new “It” boy out on town?

by Matt Burgess on December 8, 2008

Quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever read. Or, quite possibly the most heart-breaking, depending upon your point of view. It’s always hard to tell, with Bill Murray. At around 3:30 on the morning after Halloween, two dozen twentysomething (…)

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The guitar I fell in love with this weekend… The Epiphone PR-4E

by Matt Burgess on November 30, 2008

This weekend I popped into Allan’s Music while the girlfriend was shopping, simply to pass away the time. It’s been a while since I’ve gone into a music store with the actual intention of buying anything, past guitar strings… after (…)

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Need a new laptop? Why not get a functional piece of art and save some lives?

by Matt Burgess on November 11, 2008

You know, as an African, I really, really like Product Red… more commonly known as simply (RED). They’re a powerful force for bringing about change in Africa, through their funding and distribution of Anti-Retroviral medicine to those dying of AIDS (…)

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Some good, some bad…

by Matt Burgess on November 5, 2008

This makes me sad… As a user on Reddit put it: “California’s Prop 8 likely to pass. Michigan allows medical marijuana. Florida bans gay marriage. ARKANSAS BANS GAY COUPLE ADOPTING BABIES WHAT THE FUCK” Indeed. Seriously though… the discrimination in (…)

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Americans, there are two things I have to say to you…

by Matt Burgess on November 4, 2008

1) I remember being a young boy in South Africa when Nelson Mandela was released from prison. I was probably a bit too young to appreciate that moment fully, but I remember watching his first speech since the release and (…)

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This makes me smile in so many ways…

by Matt Burgess on October 30, 2008

(if anyone knows the cartoonist of this piece, drop me a line and I’ll credit them… try as I might, I couldn’t find that information though. Also, I truly wish he hadn’t misspelled “truly”. Although, as a friend pointed out, (…)

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“Don’t Vote”… Round 2

by Matt Burgess on October 29, 2008

Hahaha… ok ok, sorry for the double up on video posts today, but I had to post this video. Not only do I really like the premise behind this series, but the Borat appearances sealed the deal for me… it’s (…)

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For my American readers… “American Stories, American Solutions”

by Matt Burgess on October 29, 2008

This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. I don’t feel the need to say anything more. But, I hope… after all, this all lies in your hands… (…)

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It’s official… I’m now an Australian Citizen

by Matt Burgess on October 29, 2008

As mentioned previously, I’ve been trying to become an Australian citizen. Well, today it finally happened… say hello to “Aussie Matt”…

The DMCA, and some other random tidbits…

by Matt Burgess on October 27, 2008

Apparently, the DMCA extends to live, legal recordings. This is pretty big if this turns out to be true, and is some seriously bad news for music blogs folks (such as mine, Burgo’s Music Blog… yes, shameless plug). Hopefully this (…)

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Where I’ll be in two days time…

by Matt Burgess on October 9, 2008

Iririki Island. Eat your heart out suckers. I’m offline from this afternoon, so be good kids. See you when I get back. (photo by Owen-JP)