February 2012
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theweightof:
1. Marilyn Manson
2. Michael Moore
3. Mark Mothersbaugh
4. Malcolm McLaren
5. Marshall Mathers
6. Mickey Mouse
7. Mark McGrath
8. Meek Mill
9. Meredith Monk
10. Mike Myers
An email from Rosa McElheny
an email sent by my friend rosa to my friend miles. genius.
“Banish the word “struggle” from your attitude and vocabulary. All that we do now...”
– Hopi Elders (via nirvikalpa)
Watch‘Daily Show’ asks Gov. Rick Scott to take drug test. Pure genius. Oh and before I forget, the asshole of the day award is a straight tie between Gov. Rick Scott and FL Rep. Scott Plakon.
WatchTaj Mahal Travellers On Tour
Filmmaker: Matsuo Ohno
Running time: 102 minutes
Year: 1973
16mm.
I saw this film last night along with Ima Nema, A Day in Zucotti Park, and NYMPH’s latest video for a song called UFO Over Dome Rock. The program was a march through the limits of the psyche. A beautiful durational action.
“Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when...”
– Jourdon Anderson in a letter entitled To my old Master, included in the Freedmen’s Book, a book of letters and other works of literature compiled by L. Maria Child in 1865
January 2012
“Let’s get one thing out of the way: Mexican immigration is an oxymoron. Mexicans...”
– Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and filmmaker. His book “The Lone Ranger and Tonto’s Fist Fight in Heaven,” was on the banned curriculum of the Mexican American Studies Program.
http://progressive.org/sherman-alexie
(via chicanainchoos)
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Stephen Colbert wasn’t kidding around about regaining control of the SuperPAC he relinquished of to Jon Stewart ahead of announcing his bid to explore a possible candidacy for the President of the United States of South Carolina.
On last night’s show, Colbert confronted Stewart, chasing him all the way from The Daily Show to the Colbert Report,...
newsweek:
apsies:
“To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication.”
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Huff Po (via rachelfershleiser)
This is the most beautiful...
“In a profession which specialises in hypocrisy, Mr Gingrich’s performance stands...”
– Newt Gingrich harried Bill Clinton for having sex with an intern 27 years his junior when he was having sex with a staffer 23 years younger than himself. His arrogance, meanwhile, verges on monomania. He once wrote of himself as the “definer of the forces of civilisation”. (via theeconomist)
What is Social Design? →
designthinkingpsu:
Check out this article by Ryan LeCluyse, a designer living and working in Baltimore. His thoughts on social design will be relevant as we enter our week on Design and Community.
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