Song(s) of the Day # 4,357 Donny Osmond
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Thursday, 22 September 2011
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FULL TEXT: Troy Davis' emergency petition to the Supreme Court thkpr.gs/rbJ8Om #toomuchdoubt
exilestreet Mona Street
Another one, Georgia; watching from Melbourne, Australia. #troydavis #toomuchdoubt
Fugn'ell!!!
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church who has visited Davis in the past, was denied a chance to see the condemned inmate this afternoon.
"We did not get a chance to see Troy," Warnock said. "We reached out to the warden and the [Corrections] commissioner to no avail. We didn't get an explanation [why it was denied]. We wanted to do a pastoral visit, to offer comfort and last rights if you will, to pray. It's another insult to this injustice."
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Democracy Now Reporting from Georgia Death Row Vigil for Troy Davis (Livestream)
Even this repugnant motherfugger shouldn't be put to death!
jeremyscahill jeremy scahill
If Georgia executes #TroyDavis tonight, our whole nation should hang our heads in shame. #TooMuchDoubt
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R.E.M. breaks up
“To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.”Formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry (who left the band in 1997), R.E.M. was regarded as a pioneer of alternative rock. Following years of underground success in the early and mid-1980s, the band achieved mainstream status in 1987 with the single “The One I Love”. They spent much of the next decade atop the charts thanks to a string smash hit albums, including 1991′s Out of Time, 1992′s Automatic for the People, and 1994′s Monster. The band continued their dominance into the next century, especially with the release of 2008′s critically acclaimed Accelerate and their most recent LP, 2011′s Collapse Into Now.
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In their own words: The guys share their thoughts on why now.
MIKE
"During our last tour, and while making Collapse Into Now and putting together this greatest hits retrospective, we started asking ourselves, 'what next'? Working through our music and memories from over three decades was a hell of a journey. We realized that these songs seemed to draw a natural line under the last 31 years of our working together.
"We have always been a band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers who truly love, and respect, each other. We feel kind of like pioneers in this--there's no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off. We've made this decision together, amicably and with each other's best interests at heart. The time just feels right."
MICHAEL
"A wise man once said--'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.
"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.
"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."
PETER
"One of the things that was always so great about being in R.E.M. was the fact that the records and the songs we wrote meant as much to our fans as they did to us. It was, and still is, important to us to do right by you. Being a part of your lives has been an unbelievable gift. Thank you.
"Mike, Michael, Bill, Bertis, and I walk away as great friends. I know I will be seeing them in the future, just as I know I will be seeing everyone who has followed us and supported us through the years. Even if it's only in the vinyl aisle of your local record store, or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world."
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REM: end of an era
J. Edgar (Trailer)
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the trailer for Clint Eastwood's latest biopic "J. Edgar" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer, Judi Dench, Josh Lucas, and Jeffrey Donovan
Max Hattler: 1925 aka Hell
1923 aka Heaven + 1925 aka Hell won the Animate OPEN: Digitalis Audience Prize at animateprojects.org in 2011. 1925 aka Hell also won "Best Short Short" at St. Louis International Film Festival in 2010.
1925 aka Hell is one of two animation loops directed by Max Hattler, inspired by the work of French outsider artist Augustin Lesage. 1925 is based on Lesage's painting 'A symbolic Composition of the Spiritual World' from 1925.
The second loop, 1923 aka Heaven, is based on Lesage's painting 'A symbolic Composition of the Spiritual World' from 1923 and can be found here: vimeo.com/maxhattler/1923
The films were created during 5 days in February 2010 with students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark.
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maxhattler.com/1923
maxhattler.com/1925
Director: Max Hattler
Technical Director: Allan Lønskov
Sound: Adrian Dexter
Previz/Layout: Adrian Dexter
Modelling: Adrian Dexter, Allan Lønskov, Casper Wermuth, David Otzen, Jakob Kousholt, Kristoffer Mikkelsen
Animation: Adrian Dexter, Allan Lønskov, Casper Wermuth, David Otzen, Ditte Frandsen
Lighting: David Otzen
Rendering: Adrian Dexter, Allan Lønskov, David Otzen
Produced by maxhattler.com & The Animation Workshop
Year: 2010
Versions:
- 2 min. festival screening version
- forever-looping 1923/1925 double-projection installation ‘Heaven & Hell’
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