“7/27/2010, 12:04pm EST”
(via reddragons)
The comments in red ain’t perfect, but you get the point. Really, just that “logically impossible” comment isn’t quite true.
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“7/26/2010, 11:29am EST”
“We are familiar with groups whose abuse we expose attempting to criticize the messenger to distract from the power of the message. We don’t see any difference in the White House’s response to this case to the other groups that we have exposed. We have tried hard to make sure that this material does not put innocents at harm. All the material is over seven months old so is of no current operational consequence, even though it may be of very significant investigative consequence.”
—Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, rebuking the White House’s knee-jerk contention that last night’s carefully planned leak of over 90,000 documents relating to the war in Afghanistan has harmed America’s national security. (Broken record, anyone?) What’s it like to live in a world where somebody — anybody — is acting as an intelligent, truth-seeking watchdog over the military and foreign affairs elements of world governments? I’m excited to find out. —Dan
“7/20/2010, 5:45pm EST”
“I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”
—Winston Churchill. I think the dogs and pigs are just being nice.
“7/20/2010, 12:35am EST”
dashedlines: Arrested Development Action Trailer HD TV
“I’m going to war!”
“7/19/2010, 1:30pm EST”
“Health-care spending in the last year of life by the top 1 percent of Americans is nearly twice the annual income of the typical American household.”
—Ezra Klein - The Economics of Dying in One Graph (via rubenfeld). If I find myself dying at a time when my life has been well lived, then my death will be a short, inexpensive process — in other words, a dignified one.
“7/19/2010, 1:25pm EST”
Judging by the above trailer for new feature film Bold Native (official website), we finally have an intelligent fiction-film representation of the animal liberation movement in America. As many art house films do, Bold Native is touring the U.S. on a limited basis. Lucky for me, the film is playing in New York on Monday, July 26th. If you’re in the New York City area, RSVP here and buy your tickets here — I just bought mine! Only $11, a steal in New York.
—Dan
“7/16/2010, 11:07am EST”
old-school-epiphany : glasscoffin: vegun: ianpaxson: capsuleloft
As this comic points out, the reason why people oppose gay marriage has little to do with “reason” at all. It’s about emotion — an inter-related swirl of envy, insecurity, fear, and a resulting hatred. This is cosmically hilarious, since the first thing that comes to mind for anti-gay bigots when they hear the word “gay” is a so-called “fag” — a limp-wristed, feminine man who isn’t really a “man” at all, who doesn’t do “manly” things like, I don’t know, destroying and killing things just to prove they can. All these “manly” people fearing the “limp-wristed fags” — the humor is all too apparent, and still it’s too sweet for my taste.
There is no good reason to oppose gay marriage. There is no “good-faith debate” here about public policy, where competing sides have comparably plausible or persuasive cases to make. The reality is that the people who oppose gay marriage — who refuse to get out of the way of others’ harmless happinesses and fair treatment under the law — have a psychological problem and should be classified as such.
—Dan
“7/15/2010, 11:15am EST”
xveganivanx: fuckyeahvegheads: (via pranbandi)
there’s no way this is true.
@xveganivanx: You’re correct — Beggin’ Strips are not vegan. Too bad :-/
“7/15/2010, 11:00am EST”
Flying Lotus in MmmHmm, featuring Thundercat. Directed by Special Problems. Commissioned by Warp Films. Track taken from the album ‘Cosmogramma’, out now.
This is an incredible music video. I usually find “psychedelic” to be a disappointing term, because nothing ever seems to live up to the promise of a mind blown. But I think the term applies here.
“7/14/2010, 2:37pm EST”
One of our projects, The Yolk, is back for Summer 2010. The Yolk is an underground music venue and lounge that creates intimate, one-of-a-kind live music experiences featuring below-the-radar artists that we love. RSVP on Facebook and join us for a good time!
REDWING BLACKBIRD played The Yolk last summer and they were so wonderful that we jumped at the chance to have them back. This time they’ll be joined by fantastic acts OUT LIKE LAMBS and BOY WITHOUT GOD.
As always, The Yolk brings you great up-and-coming bands in an intimate setting — and, of course, there’s also our famously awesome rooftop to enjoy. So mark your calendars for the 23rd — we’ll see you then!
:: Performances by REDWING BLACKBIRD, OUT LIKE LAMBS, and BOY WITHOUT GOD
:: Friday 7/23 @ 170 Tillary St #403 in Brooklyn
:: 9pm Doors, 9:30pm Music
:: FREE (optional $5 donation to pay the bands)
BAND LINKS
http://www.myspace.com/redwingblackbirdnh
http://www.myspace.com/outlikelambs
http://www.boywithoutgod.com/
(via The Yolk)
“7/09/2010, 11:34am EST”
“It’s odd how little we’ve heard lately from the skeptics who deny that climate change is real. What’s the matter, people? Heat stroke?”
—Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
“7/03/2010, 2:20pm EST”
“Dr Stephen Byrnes published an article in the Ecologist magazine claiming that vegetarianism is unhealthy and is destroying the environment. He boasted of his high animal fat diet and robust health – and, unfortunately, died of a stroke at 42. There were more than 40 scientific inaccuracies in the said article, including the direct misquoting of scientific studies.”
—Justine Butler, writing for the Guardian, in an article debunking the oft-heard, corporation-propagated myth that soy is unhealthy for human consumption. Read the article, then go ahead and enjoy that soy!
“6/29/2010, 12:23pm EST”
This aerial footage of the Gulf oil spill sheds new light on the devastation being wrought off the southern coast. Thanks to videographer John Wathen and pilot Tom Hutchins (sp?) for getting past the inexcusable corporate/government media blackout.
Never leave home without it.
