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The increasingly inaccurately-named blog of journalist and futurist Chris Taylor. Either the most sporadically brilliant amateur blog, the most brilliantly amateur sporadic blog, or the most amateur sporadic brilliance on the Web since 2001.
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Daily Blah FAQ
Who are you?
I'm the newly-appointed Future editor at Business 2.0 and the former San Francisco correspondent for Time Magazine.
Wow, so does this mean everything you write reflects Time Inc's opinion? Or do you perhaps have some sort of standard disclaimer to the effect that it doesn't?
Naturally, the opinions contained in this blog are not those of my employers. In fact, some opinions may be the polar opposite of my employers. Some may be the same, for all I know. Hey, it's not like I ask my employers their opinions about everything in the news, okay? Let's just say that if this were a Venn diagram with one circle marked "my opinions" and the other one marked "my employers' opinions", there would doubtless be some overlap. But neither I nor my employers are able to pinpoint exactly where that overlap is.
What is this Daily Blah thing?
An experiment for a column I wrote about blogging back in December 2001. All these years later, I haven't been able to kick the habit.
Do you write any other blogs, by chance? Could that have something to do with the fact that Daily Blah isn't always Daily?
Yes -- the Future Boy blog for Business 2.0. And yes. If you want true, editorially-mandated daily coverage from me, that's probably the best place to look.
Mister, you talk funny. Are you one of them furrners?
Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.
I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."
No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.
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Daily Blah for... Friday, May 21, 2004
Sing Song
Here it is: the complete song list for Karaoke Revolution 2, the sequel to the videogame I tapped as Time's top pick of 2003. It's due out in July, and I can't wait (rumor has it the game comes with a new duet feature). I'm downloading these titles as we speak. Anyone who comes round our place had better get their singing voices ready (actually, this game helped me discover I know an inordinate amount of people with good pipes). I especially can't wait to make my male friends discover their inner Britney Spears. But why only one Sinatra hit?
Baby One More Time Jesse’s Girl
Born To Be Wild Lady Marmalade
Cry Let’s Get It On
Drift Away Miss You
Every Breath You Take My Girl
Friends In Low Places Papa Don’t Preach
Genie in a Bottle Perfect
Heartbreak Hotel Rich Girl
Here Without You Rock and Roll All Night
Hot Stuff Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
I Believe in a Thing Called Love Sweet Home Alabama
I Hate Everything About You The First Cut is the Deepest
I Will Survive The Joker
I’ll Make Love to You Toxic
I’m With You Virtual Insanity
Irresistible We Are Family
It’s My Life White Flag
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
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