November 2011
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I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world.
– Mike Bloomberg
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Basquiat
Written and directed by Julian Schnabel, with an amazing cast:
Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Parker Posey, Courtney Love, Tatum O’Neal, Sam Rockwell, Michael Wincott, Paul Bartel and Vincent Gallo.
Also on Netflix
One of my favorite films.
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This Thanksgiving, there’s more than one big turkey at Mason’s place.
A classic holiday episode of Life From The Inside.
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Why Americans Won't Do Dirty Jobs →
It’s a hard-to-resist syllogism: Dirty jobs are available; Americans won’t fill them; thus, Americans are too soft for dirty jobs. Why else would so many unemployed people turn down the opportunity to work during a recession? Of course, there’s an equally compelling obverse. Why should farmers and plant owners expect people to take a back-breaking seasonal job with low pay and no benefits just...
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Kermit the Frog Interview
Journalist, entertainer, amphibian, Kermit the Frog is in Studio Q for a feature chat about his humble beginnings in the swamp, his partnership with Jim Henson, and his role in his latest feature film “The Muppets.”
Such a great interview!
“Time’s fun when you’re having flies.”
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Feds Passed On NYC ‘Lone-Wolf’ Terror Case →
A law enforcement official told Tom Hays of the Associated Press that after reviewing the evidence, the FBI found Pimentel did not have the “predisposition or the ability” to carry out the terror plot.
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Lobbyist Memo Seeks To Undermine Occupy Wall Street (via glitchthemachine)
The memo comes from Clark, Lidle, Gidulbek and Cranford. Cranford and Gidulbek are former aides to John Boehner. The document lays out a plan to attack Occupy Wall Street on behalf of the American Bankers Association.
The GOP gets it. The lobbyists get it. The bankers get it. They understand what OWS means. So, enough...
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Brian Eno’s Moogfest 2011 Speech
The headphone jack is on the bottom, so you can’t plug in headphones and rest it...
– Marco Ament, on the Kindle Fire
To all the people that think disclaiming "Not...
sexartandpolitics:
ericmortensen:
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Saying things like, “Hey white person. Yes you. You’re racist.” is a great way to feel superior, particularly if you’re a white person saying it, but it doesn’t help anything, even if you’re right.
If the goal is smug self-satisfaction, then mission accomplished. If the goal is to be less racist and disrupt racism in others, try watching:
Jay...
To all the people that think disclaiming "Not...
sexartandpolitics:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
The titles of “racist” and “not racist” are not like self-identification, where it can be whatever you want. Think of it more like your blood pressure. You either have high blood pressure, or you don’t. No amount of claiming you don’t have high blood pressure will make your blood pressure lower. It is just a biological fact, or…it’s not. You don’t say...