Word: webbed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What else does this professor enjoy doing on the weekends? A big clue comes in the form of his Web page, www.geocities.com/SoHo/6816, the home of his band, the Redundant Steaks. The group, which Vaux formed with three other classmates in his undergrad days at the University of Chicago, has produced four major projects to date. "Columbian Inventions" (a collection of songs in honor/protest of Columbus Day), "Buster Crabbe" (celebrating the life of the actor who played Tarzan, Superman, and other macho characters in early movies), "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: The Twelve-Tone Rock Opera," "Liquid Dwarf, Rusty Dwarf" (an album...
...many questions must regular people ask to identify a tune by the Redundant Steaks? Judge for yourself. Songs from each of their CDs are available on the MP3.com website, but Vaux warns, "You can listen to it on our web site if you're a glutton for punishment...
...What's next for the Redundant Steaks? "We're working on a 12-tone rock opera based on Mister Roger's Neighborhood." Convinced the show is sinister, Ribeye dedicated an entire Web page to a parody of the show. Unfortunately, neither Mister Rogers nor his lawyers found the page very humorous, and it has been removed. The Steaks have since concentrated their efforts on the rock opera, which features puppets. "Puppets are always sinister because their eyes don't move and/or they have wooden heads and fake hair," he deadpans. "And in Mister Roger's neighborhood they're rendered even...
...Redundant Steaks' web page reveals another of Vaux's hobbies--basketball. As a member of the varsity team at the University of Chicago, Vaux once appeared in Sports Illustrated. Apparently a career in basketball wasn't in the cards, however. "This coach was awful. I learned a few Albanian curses from him, but that was his only useful function...
...order to maintain the Berkman Center Web site, Zittrain must stay abreast of issues surrounding the intersection of law and cyberspace. Swiftly moving from site to site, unfettered by blinking advertisements tempting a click, Zittrain is a pro. When asked to describe his personal surfing technique, he laughs, "It's a take-no-prisoners style...