Are we not Scrat?

No!

January 22, 2016 at 6:34PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Remember him?

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

He has a new movie.

The soundtrack reminds you of Elfman's piece for Pee-Wee's breakfast machine, but doesn't have the panic-at-the-circus oompah-oompah sound that characterized Elfman's early work. (Aside from the first Batman score, I'm not a big fan, but I think Elfman was trying to channel Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" on that one, at least in spirit, and succeeded.) The score is by Mark Mothersbaugh, a Devo member who's made quite the career in soundtracks.

One of the movies he's scoring now is the 57th "Ice Age," movie, which has this description: "Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters as well as a new enemy who is a brother to one of their old foes."

"Ice Age" in space. Okay.

GELT Turns out that inventing a currency out of digital pixydust isn't a long-term proposition for growth. Or, to put it another way, money walks, bitcoin talks:

And:

The author notes this:

It is? Would the author prefer that the convenience provided by card payments be gratis?

JUNK This piece describes the downfall of a store you might not have heard about, or care about:

Boo and/or hoo. The description made me think of Spencer Gifts, mall purveyor of gag gifts and pin-up posters; made me wonder if Spencer is still around. I read on:

Answers that. The story has the details on why Kitson's failed, if you're one of those who enjoys a good tale of overreach and retail failure. Contains graphic desciptions of "crumbly leatherette."

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