Today, I managed to write nearly a page of fairly solid scientific-sounding stuff, thanks to Jay-Z, the Beatles, and the man who brought them together: Brian Burton.
Although, to be fair, I was also, ehem, preparing for the season premiere of blatant sexism, racism, and misogyny for a lot of the day, so gin could have a lot to do with my success.
What can I say about “The Grey Album” that hasn’t already been said? Absolutely nothing, I’m sure (not that it’s stopped me in the past). For those of you unfamiliar with the mash-up, the internet works. Also, watch this video:
While Greg Gillis seems to be a way more popular media subject re: copyright laws, Burton created quite the stir with this album, which is sort of a mashup bridge. Although Burton maintains that he made “The Grey Album” for artistic reasons, not to challenge the way we think about intellectual property, it’s hard to imagine a better springboard for a discussion of the issue, a discussion that we might actually even be able to have at a time when I haven’t been screaming at my television about what a terrible mother/all around human being Betty Draper (or whatever her name is now that she’s been to Reno) for fifteen minutes straight.
Kind of like Jay-Zeezer, only more interesting.
And yea, we need to have a talk about Betty. And also Peggy’s new ‘do and ‘tude.