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Jesus is just alright

Aararat’s finest , Freefalling, has asked for my opinion on Hillsong . As a fellow who professes no faith of a religious sort (but plenty in the potential goodness of rational thought), I feel that my best response is to restate that wouldn’t even consider attending the church until they book wonder band Sonseed. More via the Intertubes: I will add the comment that the Hillsong crowd, primarily young people, make me a little uncomfortable. Teens that embrace religion with unbridled enthusiasm independent of a) familial pressure; b) trauma of some kind; or c) chasing the hope of love (or something far filthier ) kind of freak me out. I've never had the call, so I'm probably not qualified to comment. I was always far more interested in footy, reading books, and looking at girls to go to reflect on my relationship with some allegedly omnipotent and omniscient being. Good luck to ‘em I guess, but I would remind them to please not go on and on and on about it. It’s boring and it...

Weezer, "Pork and Beans"

For your entertainments, here is the new video clip for the song "Pork and Beans" by the popular music combo, Weezer. For mine, they make they have been making the most interesting video clips for the past 14 years, and this one is no different. Whether it is reconstructing Happy Days on "Buddy Holly" , man/monkey love in "Island in the Sun" , or resurrecting the Muppets in "Keep Fishin'" , they can always be counted on to deliver something worthwhile. Here, they delve into another of my interests, teh internets! Here, the band offer their homage to some of the famous internet memes, and I quite like it.