♪♫ Jim Jarmusch & Jozef Van Wissem - The Sun of the Natural World is Pure Fire

A short film by Diego Barrera that references mythology, the elements, and symbolism

Bonus:

♪♫ Carice van Houten (ft. Antony) - Particle of Light

Write like Mark E Smith

Paul Wilson, typographer to the stars, has pieced together the excellent but rather spooky Mark E Smith font:

• Download the True Type font for PCs here (self-extracting .exe file)

• Download the Mac version here (also self-extracting)

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(Thanx Alan!)

Akin: Forgiveness

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Fact Checking Niall Ferguson

Once,

twice,

three times...

Original Article

Virginia Republicans Call for Armed Revolution if Obama Wins in November

Lydia Lunch

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Atrocity (Sydney - 21 August 2012 to Sunday 26 August 2012)

Lydia Lunch

Drawing on the exploration of the eruption of repressed desires and polymorphic perversions into the everyday, hinted at in J G Ballard’s experimental novel ‘The Atrocity Exhibition’, from where the colloquial title is drawn, this collection of images explores the emergence of new manifestations of the psychosexual unconscious. Curated by Jack Sargeant & Linsey Gosper.
Alaska Projects
Level 2 of the Kings Cross Car Park, 9A Elizabeth Bay Rd Elizabeth Bay (directly behind the Kings Cross Police station).
Precinct
New South Wales
Australia
Artists

• Linsey Gosper
• Romain Slocombe
• Lydia Lunch
• Tyler Hubby
• Samantha Sweeting
• Monte Cazazza
• Usama Alshaibi
• Jack Sargeant
  

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Obama On Todd Akin: 'Rape Is Rape'

How Todd Akin And Paul Ryan Partnered To Redefine Rape

A crime upon a crime: Rape, victim-blaming, and stigma

Zurich

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Mark LeVine: After Pussy Riot, artists everywhere must stand up for each other

'Jesus Christ would set them free'
It's impossible to know yet whether the wave of international support received by the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot during their just completed trial impacted the verdict in any way. But it's clear that the plight of the three young women who each now face the remainder of two years' imprisonment has ignited the passion of US and European artists, from Sting to Madonna, who have publicly called for their freedom.
Western artists can and should support their Russian comrades. But the support received by Pussy Riot is sadly an aberration. As a rule, European and US artists have been strangely - and inexcusably - silent when it comes to recognising the plights suffered by their fellow musicians and performers around the world, where freedom of expression receives little protection, censorship is prevalent and artists routinely face the threat of prosecution and jail from their governments, and more dangerously, threats to their physical safety and even lives by conservative social forces...
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(Thanx Frank!)