January 25, 2000

Beat the Devil, starring Humphrey Bogart. The full thing. Streamed. Free.

The Third Man. The full thing. Streamed. Free.

Detour. The full thing. Streamed. Free.

His Girl Friday. Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. I could go on.

120 year history of the electronic musical instrument. (Thanks pjoe.)

Nike has continued its multiple ending ad campaign with a new set including Mark McGuire and other sports people I don't know. Is it me, or do the on-the-web endings seem like they'd be too violent to air on TV?

When will _________ be released on video? It's worth noting that many studios are now releasing DVD alongside VHS. Watch for rental-priced VHS tapes; most are immediately available at consumer prices for DVD (fo r now; someday soon we'll be renting more DVDs--or will we?).