links for 2006-06-01
June 1st, 2006 | Uncategorized
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A gun-toting stalker, who claimed she was pressured into a lesbian affair by members of a hippie-style commune on Staten Island, opened fire on its co-founder
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at the abrupt lowest temperature transition at which silicate enters a new state-called the quantum critical point- the 3-dimensional material ”loses” a dimension to form a Flatland
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Turner Classic Movies will begin airing “TCM Underground,” a cult movie feature that will come on late at night, hosted by Rob Zombie
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Simon Reynolds interviews Green Gartside

The thought of Rob Zombie having a conversation with that Osbourn guy who usually hosts TCM make me happy.
Here’s a link to the always entertaining Annalee Newitz’ article on her brief stay st the Ganas commune. Too bad about that mad gunwoman. Newitz seemed to think it was a pretty nice place, if I recall.
http://www.nymetro.com/news/features/16711/
re: ganas — I can’t put any stock in the worth of an article that uses phrases like “the crazed suspect” and “the snaggle-toothed Johnson.” But hey, what’s the NYP for, anyway, if not ridiculous sensationalism…
Just heard from my friend that lives on the commune. I suspect security will be a new buzzword for them.