Our ever-diligent reporter Jau is presenting a world-exclusive article about the mayhem that was last week, scroll to the end for it.



As you might know, Greg has been working on the Cornell Evolution Project. Together with William Provine he has released the results under the title Evolution, Religion and Free Will (PDF here). The conclusion:

"Only 10 percent of the eminent evolutionary scientists who answered the poll saw an inevitable conflict between religion and evolution. The great majority see no conflict between religion and evolution, not because they occupy different, noncompeting magisteria, but because they see religion as a natural product of human evolution. Sociologists and cultural anthropologists, in contrast, tend toward the hypothesis that cultural change alone produced religions, minus evolutionary change in humans. The eminent evolutionists who participated in this poll reject the basic tenets of religion, such as gods, life after death, incorporeal spirits or the supernatural. Yet they still hold a compatible view of religion and evolution."



The documentary "Punk's Not Dead" has finally been completed.

" First, we have a contest up where people can win their way backstage to watch Punk's Not Dead with the bands (Bad Religion! Pennywise!) at the Ventura, CA Warped Tour on June 30th and the Fresno, CA Warped Tour on August 22nd. They must already have Warped Tour tickets - otherwise, we can't get them backstage! If they don't, they'll win a PND t-shirt and poster instead.

Secondly, we have some theatrical screening dates! We're self-distributing the film, so we'll be getting more and more dates as theaters agree to show the film. Keep checking the website for updates."



Along with Bad Religion, the Circle Jerks have been confirmed to play at the following three dates of Warped:

6/29 - Pomona Fairgrounds - Pomona, CA
6/30 - Seaside Park - Ventura, CA
7/01 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA



Sound The Sirens features a so-called leak filter where they review Bad Religion's New Maps Of Hell.

Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell

Proof that these geezers have still got it. Surprisingly adept release that reinforces the idea that Bad Religion, gray hairs and all, are more relevant and important than 95% of bands polluting the airwaves today. (Out July 10th)

Recommended downloads: ?Honest Goodbye,? ?Dearly Beloved,? and ?Heroes & Martyrs.?



And again, a plug for the Answer Wiki: Please help us! A "How To" guide can be found here as well as on the Help page of the Wiki.



*Updated: Thanks for letting me post this in the weekly, Su. Everyone, this is was her idea, so if it's bad don't yell at me ;D

"There Will Be A Leak"
by Jau_Peacecraft


Dawn.

I knew the temptation would be strong. After all, I was the only one I knew of asking for the Amish to deliver my pre-order via horse buggy. Along the way, were others I knew would be scavenging the internets for a leak, deciding that the album must be heard as soon as possible. While I watched on with my stubborn, High Fidelity purist demeanor, the masses grew restless.

The leak? Where was it? Maybe it won't appear until 3 days before it's released? 7 days perhaps? That wouldn't be much of a leak, especially in comparison with the numerous leaks being hurried across the 'tubes monthly.

Whispers of conspiracy began: Did some people have the leaks and weren't sharing? HERETICS! This is the internet, sharing is caring, sharing is the law (or against the law, depending on your annual income). There is no room for your sinister rouge, your secret guise.


Flames, quotes, and serious business followed. The social squabbling continued, but all seemed too preoccupied by a question in their minds: When? When will it leak? The answer came in the form of a few random posts here and there by a stealthy agent whose identity remained unknown; hidden, behind the shadows he came from. This ninja leaked the first leak on the internets.

Hark! A cry of hope! The masses rejoiced, but the celebration was brief: this leak was a faaaaaaake! "Unacceptable!" cried the consensus. T'was only 32 kps, it has no substance!

Confusion. Finally it leaks, but at the cost of quality. Quantity or Quality; another searched coincidence for the purpose of dramatic effect. An irony relished in times of confusion so as to not fall into madness! Why must we, the masses, suffer?

Unrest. Social squabbling continued; by now it seemed like a formality. Nobody was truly angry at each other, we were all just trying to pass the time. Time: that's all there is until a 192 kps copy showed, but disappeared as quickly as it arrived.
What is this? The leak is stubborn, yet some force seems to be holding it back. It is the Leak Illuminates? Or is it the lack of available advanced cd's? Or perhaps some cruel fate of the internets; so accustomed we are to leaks we could make a 7 day forecast, yet this one eludes us all?


Hope. Eventually, a leak sprung up at OiNK. THIS, was the true leak, it had to be; music snobs know what they are doing, they use .FLAC for Pesci?s sake! Alas, this leak too disappears.

Transcode? You are kidding me. No, I am not, but you are having a conversation with yourself without the proper quotations within this article. Then, another leak appears; will it end The Great Wait? It remains longer than the previous, but the OiNK residents call foul, they smell a transcode.
They smell blood; this leak was not pure, and not welcomed. The user is stripped of ranked, and resigned to write a letter of apology to OiNK, revealing in the process that the leaker was none other than Billy Dee Williams !


Time. More passes, as the fakes trample all over the internets. It's agony; while keeping true to my sacred oath, I tempt violation by listening to copy of the single from the 32kps; I stopped midway realizing how close I came.
Then, as if a wave of justice were called by Neptune himself, the once outed 192kps transcode appears on again on the internets. Then another; piratebay, mininova, valiantly battling head-to-head with the other fakes. The masses froze; it's time to turn the tide! Battle cries of victory begin to reverberate across the internets: "OPERATION!" The fake seeds began to wither into internet obscurity, a thread was even lost in the process, but the true leak was finally winning! Then, as if sensing the enemies hesitation, OiNK unleashes the over-kill: a scene release, averaging 224 kps.

With the energy of a thousand suns, the once thought nefarious & stealthy fakes shriveled before victorious warriors. Civility gradually restored, as more and more en masse got their copy of the true leak. Rave reviews in forms of rudimentary english flooded the gates; even the bitter who could taste nothing sweet had something to cheer about. A great battle had finally been won.

And now I sit here and wait, bored to the extreme. Perhaps, nothing is plainer then the madness in the internets today. Time & disregard will keep me occupied until the album finally arrives. But for now, I have a new enemy to conquer: the true leak, only a mouse click away. I'll need to keep my sanity; for the enemy always strikes first.

Dusk.