June 2009
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also, Agyness Deyn as Andy Warhol →
see also: Andy Warhol Paints Debbie Harry on Amiga (video) and audio of correct pronunciation of 43 major design labels’ names.
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Watch1998 Chevy S10 Burnout #2 - I saw this model of pickup today on 8th ave.
just a thought
“Bill Maher slams Obama” reminds me of Harper’s most recent cover article (Barack Hoover Obama by Kevin Baker), in which Obama is compared to Herbert Hoover, the president who ‘had the right idea but only dug the US deeper into the Depression.’ Both Baker and Maher think that Obama isn’t ‘getting things done.’ Maher suggests Obama should act more...
"Credit Union Marketer in South Carolina" →
Sonic Youths: Sasha Frere-Jones: Online Only: The... →
“Something was going on inside the music that I couldn’t put my finger on. Although the players seemed to be simply down-stroking with flat picks across the length of the strings, amazing things were happening in the sound field above our heads. Overtones danced all around the notes, getting more animated, turning into first Gamelan orchestras, then later a choir of voices, and finally a...
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WatchActor Out of Work - Annie Clark of St. Vincent (full size)(via S/FJ) Those eyes. Geez.
A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock... →
I also know that Iran’s women stand in the vanguard. For days now, I’ve seen them urging less courageous men on. I’ve seen them get beaten and return to the fray. “Why are you sitting there?” one shouted at a couple of men perched on the sidewalk on Saturday. “Get up! Get up!”
Another green-eyed woman, Mahin, aged 52, staggered into an alley clutching her face and in tears. Then, against the...
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More Spam Poetry
“But remember that professional specialists always command higher fees than generalists. prozac clinical drug development ambien benefits women derive viagra problems that would zoloft women with child”
- from the “Meaning Full Spam” series
i want you - marvin gaye feelin it. (via some...
Where Hunch.com "thinks" I should vacation. →
Copenhagen
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Surfin' USA (2009)- Paul B Davis →
single channel video with sound
In this piece I “surf” popular “viral” news and Web 2.0 sites while in Critical Text Mode in the Headgear, which helps me keep a distance from what I see on screen. The banality of the internet is something to be admired, but after 15 years of it, I have begun to occasionally ask a question or two. (via tom moody)
“@twitter Twitter is currently our ONLY way to communicate overnight news in...”
– @mousavi1388
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Google Voice’s Secret Weapon: Number Portability →
“Google is only testing the service for now, but we’ve heard from a source inside Google that they plan to roll out number portability as a general feature later this year. Once that happens, users will be able to move the phone number they’ve had forever to Google, and avoid the switching costs.
That means you can switch your mobile number to Google and then just use whatever device you...
Opposition Members Detained in a Tense Iran -... →
“Mobile phone text messaging has been blocked by the government so [that] groups of people can’t organize to meet one another.” NBC news correspondent in Tehran
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bChamp →
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As long as it’s posted elsewhere online,...
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“A stadium employee with the Philadelphia Eagles was fired in March after a Facebook post calling the team “retarded” for trading a star player. A North Carolina teacher was suspended in November for posting on Facebook, “I hate my students.” Three Harrison, New York, police officers were suspended in February after making untoward Facebook comments about their mayor. […] And two New...
Rhiannon FM101, class 3. Ok, that’s it for...