@evgenymorozov: Openness always good, control always bad? Crazy!

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Conscious interviews 'Player Hating: A Love Story' director Maggie Hadleigh-West

Trailer:

Are Homophobes Just Repressing Their Homosexual Desires? New Study Says Yes

...and now a few words from Mr Bachmann! 

Syrian forces fire on Turkish refugee camp

Let's read Mrs Assad in Vogue again shall we? (..."wildly democratic" family-focused couple who vacation in Europe, foster Christianity, are at ease with American celebrities, made theirs the "safest country in the Middle East," and want to give Syria a "brand essence.")

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Well they've got an essence about them that's for sure... 

Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion

???

(Thanx Tony!)

Ollie Olsen - Location

You don't read women authors do you?

John Cooper Clarke - Beasley Boulevard

My friend TimN managed to lose his vid of JCC's performance of this update to 'Beasley Street' from the other night somehow and is in a fowl mood!!! 
Gentrification don't you just love it???

John Cooper Clarke - (Not) Lydia Lydia (Northcote Social Club 4/4/12)

(Photo and vid by TimN)

Melbourne Autumn (Fairfield 9/4/12)

(Photos by TimN)

Truth

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Wayne Coyne: WTF is goin on!!!

 
And then...

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'A good walk ruined'

New Tiger, Old Stripes

New Song ♪♫ Paul Kelly - Seagulls of Seattle (Club Cafe Pittsburgh 3/3/12)