May 2012
28 posts
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WatchYoung African men find a new way to take on the Western media stereotypes of Africa.
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The best #popLeveson jokes
I will remind you again, Miss Morrissette, that we are pursuing irony here and not mere inconvenience.#popleveson
— janinegibson (@janinegibson) May 11, 2012
“Mr Dylan, you claim the answer was ‘blowing in the wind’. I put it to you that it was illegally intercepted.” #popleveson
— iucounu (@iucounu) May 11, 2012
“Mr Gaye, I’m not asking you to reveal your...
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In France, Still Waiting for the Internet Election
A film crew is granted exclusive access to a video conference between President Obama and outgoing French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. It’s an iconographic attempt that recalls the famous picture taken of the Obama administration witnessing live footage of the raid on Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. It’s a PR stunt, of course - and Sarkozy betrays any attempt at subtlety.
He mutters a few words...
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Watch“I feel so relieved to be at the stage I’m at in my life right now. Because you know if I want to wear my glasses I’m wearing my glasses. If I want to wear my hair back I’m pulling my hair back. You know at some point it’s just not something that deserves a lot of time and attention.”
- Hillary Clinton addresses ‘au naturale’ moment
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The Life of Julia: An anti-Romney infographic... →
The Life of Julia is a web project that highlights the ways that Barack Obama’s policies would theoretically benefit a woman throughout her stages in life and how Mitt Romney’s proposed policies could leave women out in the cold.
“You seem surprised at Eliot’s irreconcilable ambivalence; don’t you share this...”
– Becoming Obama
“I would not dismiss them. I think one wants to subvert them.”
– The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on women’s magazines.
In news that will not shock you in the slightest, I agree. And I know more than a couple of ladymag editors who feel the same way.
(via rachelhills)
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“Barack Obama is not cool, and it is journalistic malpractice to describe him as...”
– A guide to Barak Obama’s coolness for politicians and journalists.
Al Qaeda Gripes About Its Fanatical Internet... →
Sheesh, give us at least some credit for collapsing your economy, America.
Gadahn was happy to see Americans suffering from a faltering economy, but he was angry the media wasn’t giving Al Qaeda more credit. “[A]ll the political talk in America is about the economy, forgetting or ignoring the war and its role in weakening the economy,” Gadahn wrote. Describing a press conference...
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“In Sudan and South Sudan, China and the United States are working together. In...”
– Hillary Clinton at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue opening session in Beijing. May 3, 2012
“We live in 2012 when men increasingly have no rights. Too many a woman thinks...”
– I gnashed my teeth.
The Guardian: Russia Today’s rape apologia for Ched Evans reflects the country’s attitude.
“PlanIT Valley’s hyper-efficient model promises to be bright green. A white paper...”
– Salon.com
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“Approximately 15 percent of all healthcare workers and 25 percent of all...”
– Salon: Healthcare’s foreign invasion.
April 2012
27 posts
WatchBus 174 is a powerful, thought-provoking and harrowing documentary on the life of street criminal Sandro Rosa de Nascimento, and the events that led to his highjacking of bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro in 2000. If you haven’t watched it, you really should. When it was released in 2002, the New York Times voted it “one of the best films of the year.” Overall, it won 23 prizes...
“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of...”
– Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)
“Some wonder whether the entire focus on national space programs and manned...”
– Has mankind quietly abandoned its future in space?
Quick Nuclear Weapons Pop Quiz →
politicalprof:
As we make noises about attacking Iran because of its alleged nuclear weapons program, a pop quiz:
1. How many countries that possess a nuclear weapon have ever used one against another country?
2. How many countries that possess a nuclear weapon have ever used one against another country possesses a nuclear weapon?
3. How many “nuclear” countries that the United States has...
“I hear the six scripts that made the cut this year are: Chris Mundy‘s Low Winter...”
– Awesome ideas for potential AMC shows.
Nepotism! This is so much bullshit. I... →
crispin-glover:
newsweek:
Nepotism!
This is so much bullshit. I debated whether or not to reblog this, because I don’t really want to give it any more notes or attention. But I don’t think people understand what a hot load of misogyny this mock poster is blowing. There is no doubt that privilege gets us everything in life. But there is also no way that HBO is going to give someone a TV show...
“The right to bear arms comes from our creator, not from our government,” he...”
– Gingrich promises NRA he’ll take the right to bear arms worldwide
The top 10 dying industries in the United States →
A new report (pdf) from IBIS World looks at 10 industries in the United States that are demonstrating, as the researchers put it, “exceptionally sour performance.” Some are suffering from trade competition, some — like video rental — from the advent of new technology. Here’s the list:
1. Photofinishing 2. Newspaper publishing 3. Appliance repair 4. DVD, game, and video rental 5. Money market and...
If you can correctly pronounce every word in this...
Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I will keep you, Suzy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy. Tear in eye, your dress will tear. So shall I! Oh hear my prayer. Just compare heart, beard, and heard, Dies and diet, lord and word, Sword and sward, retain and Britain. (Mind the latter, how it’s...
