April 2009
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Your Guide to Climate Change Nay-Sayers →
“A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a prosecutor from filing child...”
– Federal judge blocks charges in Pa. ‘sexting’ case | AP
via Atrios (via sexartandpolitics)
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St. Vincent - Your Lips Are Red from Marry Me
Watchbliptv:
The Web Series: A Closer Look
The future of entertainment is the web show — but dow do you buy food, get extras and create a full web series on no budget? The creators of the critically-acclaimed, innovative internet series, Break a Leg share their experiences.
These guys can’t help but be funny. If you think you can handle the truth about web video shows, watch this…
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“Much of Anvil plays like a companion piece to The Wrestler, with very...”
– ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL review. | SpoutBlog
“We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.”
– Walt Disney, as quoted by Merlin Mann at his SXSW panel (via rickrey) (via schlomo)
Glitz
wreckandsalvage:
“The days of being a small club of intimates were over, and it’s been replaced with the glitz and glamor of a Hollywood scene. But that’s okay. We knew it was going to happen and we wanted it to happen.” Thoughts on the First Streamys « Kent’s Official Blog
Agree with the 1st point, firmly disagree on the 2nd. I never wanted a part of your Hollywood. Most of the...
“Military women are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by...”
– congresswoman jane harman, a congressional critic of the military’s handling of sexual violence, on a new report that the pentagon received 2,923 reports of sexual assault across the military in the 12 months ending Sept. 30 2008. “The Pentagon office that collects the data estimates that only 10...
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WatchTPM | Franken: We Will Be Seated — And By “We,” I Mean “Me”
Watchbliptv:
Anyone But Me - Episode 1 - Heavy Lifting
It’s really great to have Anyone But Me on blip. We welcome the opportunity to work with talented folks like Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward. Be sure to follow them via @AnyoneButMe.
Here’s what the Philadelphia Gay News has to say about the show:
“It’s refreshingly apparent in the first episode that this series isn’t cut from the same...
“We are all of us more or less echoes, repeating involuntarily the virtues, the...”
– Joseph Joubert, essayist
Modern translation: Life is a remix
(via wreckandsalvage)
“Considering their reputation as live provocateurs and lynch pins in the outre...”
– Pitchfork: News | Throbbing Gristle Schedule Extremely Rare U.S. Tour
“Funded by HuffPost and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the new venture will be led...”
– HuffPost launches investigative venture
Extremely happy that Jay Rosen is involved. I have very high hopes for this project.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-29) →
DJ /rupture (2)
Chicks on Speed and The Noheads (2)
The Beatles (2)
The Blow (2)
Glitch P-udding (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“The best artists defy categories, and the five young women who comprise Victoire...”
– eMusic Selects Q&A: Victoire
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WatchLYKKE LI - “Little Bit”
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Thomas Jirku -...
8-Bit Hip Hop Mashup: Jay-Z vs. Mario, T.I. vs.... →
What do you get when you cross old-school Nintendo 8-bit sound with hits from Jay-Z, T.I., and Kanye West? One of the most inventive, hilarious, and nostalgic mixes of recent memory. Producer Tugboat of the Mad Decent crew really goes in on this short mix that includes some of the biggest mainstream Hip Hop hits of the last several years. (via @fffffat)
WatchQuick vid of Chris Cater testing out some stuff for Throbbing Gristle’s upcoming US tour. Can’t wait to go! (via Tara Busch)
kateoplis:
Prince- A Case of You ( Joni Mitchell )...
wreckandsalvage:
Beck - Do You Realize (acoustic...
alanfm78:
For my girl.
Not sure who she is yet,...
this is not spinal tap: the story of anvil →
I wrote this after seeing the film last June. Read it, then go see the movie! I can’t recommend it highly enough.
“Wouldn’t it make sense to try to price it cheaper instead of squeezing the...”
– Music Industry Folks Worried About iTunes Variable Pricing | Techdirt
“Today there are 100,043,383 free images on the Flickr servers. 33% of them are...”
– Analysis of 100M CC-Licensed Images on Flickr - Creative Commons
I love Flickr. And I love Creative Commons even more. Here’s a collection of nearly 700 high resolution CC images I’ve curated on Flickr. They’re particuarly amazing when viewed on your HDTV via Apple TV, Boxee,...
“The most seriously flawed assumption [Siddharth Kara] makes is to equate human...”
– Ann Jordan, Foreign Policy In Focus | Sex Trafficking: The Abolitionist Fallacy (via melissa)