J.D. Salinger died yesterday.

Miramax Pictures dies today after coughing up blood for several years.

Philip K. Dick’s been dead for 25 years, give or take a couple of years, and he now has the same agent as Martin Amis and Philip Roth.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews watched Obama’s State of the Union address and opined, “I forgot that he was black tonight, for an hour.”

Newsday is a major newspaper from Long Island that is widely distributed within NYC as well.  They decided to make their web site subscription only, charging $5 per month.  After three months, they’ve signed up a total of 35 subscribers.

Peter Gabriel’s comments on each track of his new all-covers album Scratch My Back.  Yeah, it’s an all-covers album.  I also think it’s essential listening.

For some reason, up until this morning, Apple’s HK web site was not aware that the iPad had been announced.  Last night’s “major headline” was the Magic Mouse.  This morning the iPad is finally there.  Go here to put your name on a mailing list to be notified when you can pre-order this in Hong Kong.  (HK availability predicted to be June or July.  Note that at least initially, the iBook shop will be US-only.)  I was thinking that if I really decide to spring for this, I should plan a trip to visit my mom some time around March or April.  Or I could ask her to line up at the Apple store and get one and ship it to me – she’s 88 years old and doesn’t have too much to do these days, right?

Just a reminder, these two guys are playing live tonight and tomorrow night at The Bridge.  I have no idea if they’re any good or not.  But I’m going because I want to support another venue dipping its toes into the treacherous waters of presenting live music in HK.

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