Thursday, 24 March 2011

I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today... A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future...
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Egypt govt passes law criminalizing protests

The Egyptian government on Wednesday passed a law criminalizing protests and strikes. Under the new law, anyone organizing or calling for a protest will be sentenced to jail and/or a fine of LE500,000.
The new law will be enforced as long as the current Emergency Law is in place, said the Council of Ministers in a statement on Wednesday. The Emergency Law has been in force since 1981 following the assassination of former President Anwar Sadat.
The new law will apply to anyone inciting, urging, promoting or participating in a protest or strike that hampers or delays work at any private or public establishments.
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Since the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, Egypt has witnessed nationwide labor strikes and political protests. Among those protesting have been university students, political activists, railway workers, doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, journalists, pensioners, and the police force.

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How bad has it gotten at The Washington Times? They published an Op-Ed on Libya by ... Ted Nugent. http://bit.ly/e3SFAS

The Blitzen Trapper Massacre

Rainn Wilson, or the weird yet hilarious guy we all know as Dwight Schrute from the US version of The Office, stars in this short film, The Blitzen Trapper Massacre, as a homicidal fan who awkwardly tries to join the band but inevitably gets rejected.
Co-written by Wilson and Blitzen Trapper band member, Brian Adrian Koch, and co-directed by Wilson and Joshua Homnick, this short film follows Wilson (with his creepy facial hair and even creepier disposition), getting rejected by the band and the wacky killing spree which he consequently embarks on. From bites to the jugular to putting smashed glass in a sandwich, Wilson crosses the band members off his hitlist one by one, and ends his massacre by performing a cover of their track Furr, covered in blood, to a rather unimpressed and enraged audience.
Hilarious and ridiculous, this short film should act as a warning to other bands planning to say no to fans.
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How deadly is the radiation from Japan?

Yedioth’s military correspondent: signs of ‘planned escalation’ by IDF in Gaza

Nuclear Accidents and All, Coal Is By Far the Deadliest Energy Source

Exxon Valdez 22 years on

Minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez super tanker ran aground and began leaking oil in Alaska's beautiful and biologically rich Prince William Sound. Today, the sound's herring fishery has not yet recovered, and heavy crude oil can still be found on some beaches just below the surface sand. The lingering lessons of the Exxon Valdez spill are more vital than ever as we contemplate drilling in the extreme, remote and ecologically fragile U.S. Arctic Ocean.
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First pictures emerge of the Fukushima Fifty as they battle radiation poisoning to save Japan's stricken nuclear power plant

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Thurston Moore - Benediction

As mentioned earlier this month, May 24 marks the release date for the new 2XLP / compact disc / digital album from Thurston Moore, ‘Demolished Thoughts’. The Beck-produced 9 song collection is an achingly beautiful work that ranks amongst Moore’s most nuanced and personal. Though we’re still a ways off from revealing Thurston’s touring plans for the summer, we’re pleased to reveal the first MP3 from ‘Demolished Thoughts’, the album’s opening song, “Benediction”.
“Benediction” [192kbps mp3]
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Bill Callahan - Baby's Breath

Master folksmith Bill Callahan’s new LP, Apocalypse, is poised for arrival this April 19th. Above is the second track off that LP, described by a press release thusly: “After the album opening salvo of ‘Drover’, the dust settles to reveal - in ‘Baby’s Breath’ - a man on a plot of land which he has chosen to settle. He walks between weed and flower, represented here by dueling guitar lines that could only be described as ‘Middle Western Blues.’” The description goes on in heady, lofty prose, but I think it’s best just to have a listen. It’s brilliantly produced, sparsely arranged, and cinematic in tone, while deftly intertwining a variety of folk modes, all girded by Callahan’s formidable baritone. You can download this single for free at record label Drag City’s website.
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