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Lady Gaga: Pop Star for a Country and an Empire in Decline
Seeded on Fri Aug 6, 2010 9:12 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
"If there are zeitgeist moments for products, movie stars, and even politicians, then such moments can exist for weaponry as well. The robotic drone is the Lady Gaga of this Pentagon moment."
The Internet Diet
Seeded on Fri Jul 9, 2010 12:17 PM EDT (Slate)
In his new book, The Shallows, Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind. He begins with a feeling shared by many who have spent the last decade online. "I'm not thinking the way I used to think," Carr tells us.
Peak Wood: Nature Does Impose Limits
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 2:22 PM EDT (Miller-McCune)
Awesome and brief history of humanity's rapacious appetite for wood.
Why Are So Many Christians Conservative?
Seeded on Fri May 21, 2010 11:28 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
The Jesus of the New Testament spent his public career preaching about the nature of God and our relationship to God, but also about how we should deal with each other. He repeatedly blessed mercy, gentleness, peacemaking, community, and taking care of each other.
Corey Doctorow - "Saying information wants to be free does more harm than good"
Seeded on Fri May 21, 2010 2:13 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
"Information wants to be free" has the same relationship to the digital rights movement that "kill whitey" has to the racial equality movement: a thoughtless caricature that replaces a nuanced, principled stand with a cartoon character.
Warning, Your Cell Phone May Be Hazerdous To Your Health
Seeded on Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:32 PM EST (gq.com)
Though the scientific debate is heated and far from resolved, there are multiple reports, mostly out of Europe's premier research institutions, of cell-phone and PDA use being linked to "brain aging," brain damage, early-onset Alzheimer's, senility, DNA damage, and even sperm d …
Palin's book comes with bag of nuts at Santa Cruz bookshop
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:30 PM EST (mercurynews.com)
SANTA CRUZ -- By golly, a downtown bookstore has found a way to poke fun at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and draw attention to her new book released this week, "Going Rogue: An American Life."
Children of the Marathon Recall a Forgotten Time
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:03 PM EDT (The New York Times)
This is an amazing story of 8 and 9 year-olds running marathons back in the 70's.
Stop Means Stop: How do we get bikers to obey traffic laws?
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:03 PM EDT (Slate)
"Heading home from work yesterday, I ran five red lights and three stop signs, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and took a left across two lanes of oncoming traffic. My excuse: I was on a bike. "
Palo Alto police 'horrified' there's been another suicide on Caltrain tracks
Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:51 PM EDT (Santa Cruz Sentinel Local)
"Monday night's suicide comes on the heels of three Gunn High School teenagers committing suicide in four months on the train tracks — the last one in August. Ryan said he knew of "six to eight" more attempts that were prevented.
Transcript: Ahmadinejad Speech at the UN General Assembly 9-23-09
Seeded on Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:44 PM EDT ( Ironic Surrealism v3.0)
Here is a transcript of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's recent speech at the U.N. From the U.S. media, we get the impression that he's an angry madman, but his actual words strike me as insightful and sincere.
In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble
Seeded on Fri May 29, 2009 3:22 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Further indication that nuclear may not be the magic bullet to resolve our environmental crisis and energy needs.
In Search of Silence: One man's quest to find the quietest places on earth and keep them that way
Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 9:10 PM EST (Utne)
As a sometimes composer of music who often feels overwhelmed by the din that surrounds me, I can identify with Gordon Hempton's quest to find places without human noise.
"Slumdog Millionaire": A Hollow Message of Social Justice
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:24 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
I haven't yet seen the film, but I've been skeptical of all the praise that's been heaped upon it. This article tends to reinforce my skepticism.
Urban Composting: A New Can of Worms
Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:15 PM EST (The New York Times)
Here's a nice story about people in NYC composting in their homes.
You Otter Be in Pictures: Sea Otter with a Video Camera
Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:18 PM EST (Santa Cruz Sentinel Local)
"...on Feb. 3, the San Francisco-based freelancer found himself on the other end of the lens -- with an otter at the viewfinder."
I Was Kim Jong Il's Teacher -- Then He Had My Family Killed
Seeded on Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:29 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
This is a compelling article by an expatriate North Korean professor who taught for many years at the academy for the Party elite, providing rare insight into one of the world's most secretive societies.
Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live
Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:42 AM EST (The New York Times)
By propounding "Darwinism," even scientists and science writers perpetuate an impression that evolution is about one man, one book, one "theory." The ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi said, "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." The point is that making a …
Renowned author John Robbins says he lost life savings in Madoff scheme
Seeded on Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:44 PM EST (Santa Cruz Sentinel Local)
Six weeks ago, renowned vegetarian author and Soquel resident John Robbins was painfully reminded of what he's always known to be true.
Baghdad's Roaring Twenties
Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:18 PM EST (Utne)
"A new CD takes listeners back to the streets of a forever lost, fabulous-sounding Iraq" Some might be surprised to learn (I know I was) that, in the early 20th century, almost all the musicians in Baghdad were Jewish, and a considerable Jewish community thrived in Iraq.
Decoded: 'The clay tablet that tells how an asteroid destroyed Sodom 5,000
Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:04 PM EST (the Mail online)
keep one eye on the sky at all times-we could be next
Emails show journalist rigged Wikipedia's naked shorts
Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 2:34 PM EDT (The Register (UK))
According to this article, Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com has been trying to warn anybody who would listen about the danger posed by the practice of "naked shorts" by financial industry players, a practice which has contributed to the current financial crisis.
What Happens When We Die?
Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:47 PM EDT (TIME)
A brief article regarding ongoing research into out-of-body experiences again raises some issues that many scientists and rationalists prefer to ignore, namely: is there more to our consciousness than simply the matter and chemical processes that make up our bodies?
Meeting with a Remarkable Man: A Talk with Robert Anton Wilson
Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 1:11 PM EDT (Reality Sandwich)
I have to admit that I've not actually read any of Robert Anton Wilson's books, but a couple close friends of mine are quite avid devotees of his (one used to attend salon nights at his apartment in Capitola for the last few years preceding his death) so I've gotten a bit of his …
Danish Rockstar Uses Nazi Slogan to Protest Smoking Ban
Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:57 PM EDT (Deutsche Welle)
A pro-smoking campaign launched in Denmark by one of the country's best-known rockstars features a notorious Nazi slogan. The country's modest Jewish community is refusing to take offense.
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