Wednesday, 7 August 2013

How's that gun thang working out America?
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Three-word slogan generator: create your own political catchphrase

Taken: The Use and Abuse of Civil Forfeiture

Welcome

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Teen Who Killed Entire Family Now A College Psychology Professor

HA!

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Linder Sterling/Tim Walker: Forgetful Green (2010)

Linder Sterling: We filmed "Forgetful Green" on the morning after the 13-hour "Darktown Cakewalk." We were all in a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. The filming took place at the oldest rose growers in England, under 40 degrees of midsummer heat. The weariness of the "Cakewalk" pilgrims shows in every frame. Tim Walker captured everything perfectly — he used a Super 8 camera for the first time ever, and we all had made a prior agreement that whatever the weather, we would make the film on that day. Rain would have been very beautiful, too — Richard Nicoll's costumes would have stood their biggest test yet. They'd already triumphantly survived the transition from the catwalk to the cakewalk, and to have seen the costumes rain sodden would have been spectacular.
Tim Walker: It really surprised me how she got these young actors and actresses to feel completely uninhibited ripping off all their clothes! Her gentle encouragement enticed a display of human sexuality, lunacy and chaos.

Wild Girls: Kathy Acker rewrites William S.Burroughs

Between the imagined and the virtual there are the dreams and visions of William S Burroughs. Here the author of Blood and Guts in High School re-reads Burroughs’ classic novel and finds that before virtual reality there were the Wild Boys

♪♫ The Smiths - The Complete Hacienda Films (1983)

The complete trio of 1983 Hacienda gigs & Brixton Ace London
 Hacienda Nightclub Manchester 4th February 1983
1. These Things Take Time
2. What Difference Does It Make 02:52
3. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle 06:37
4. Handsome Devil 10:55
5. Jeane 14:06
6. What Do You See In Him 17:29
7. Hand In Glove 20:52
8. Miserable Lie 23:56
~
Hacienda Nightclub Manchester 7th July 1983 29:04
1. You've Got Everything Now 29:20
2. Handsome Devil 33:29
3. Reel Around The Fountain 36:20
4. What Difference Does It Make 42:17
5. Wonderful Woman 45:36
6. These Things Take Time 48:54
7. I Don't Owe You Anything 51:39
8. Hand In Glove 56:01
9. Miserable Lie 58:44
10. Accept Yourself 1:03:29
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Hacienda Nightclub Manchester 24th November 1983 1:07:28
1. Handsome Devil
2. Still Ill 1:11:08
3. This Charming Man 1:14:36
3. Pretty Girls Make Graves 1:17:28
5. Reel Around The Fountain 1:21:14
6. Miserable Lie 1:27:43
7. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 1:33:09
8. What Difference Does It Make 1:36:47
9. Hand In Glove 1:40:40
10. You've Got Everything Now 1:43:41
11. These Things Take Time 1:48:07
12. This Charming Man 1:50:36
13. Accept Yourself 1:54:29
14. Hand In Glove 1:58:27
~
Brixton Ace London 4th June 1983 2:01:57
1. Handsome Devil
2. Reel Around The Fountain
3. Wonderful Woman
4. These Things Take Time
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Incidentally; The November 24th evening gig was on the same day that the band had made their legendary debut on Top Of The Pops performing 'This Charming Man'.

Johnny Marr on The Smiths making their Top of the Pops debut

Moritz von Oswald Nils Petter Molvær announce 1/1 collaborative LP

The polar bear who died of climate change

Sesame Street: Sons of Poetry



Americans abroad eh?

One yank and it's off!

♪♫ Robert Palmer - New Day Rising


Robert Palmer covers Hüsker Dü classic. Live at San Diego State University Ampitheatre. Spring 1987

Straight Outta Lindisfarne (Monk Business)

Niels Shoe Meulman

'Calligraffiti': The graffiti artist inspired by medieval scribes

Using DNA To Trace Michelle Obama’s Past

Data mining giant’s misleading boast

Fucking Hippy!

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Molly Crabapple: Sketches from the Trial of Bradley Manning

HERE

XKCD #1190 - Time: The Animated Film


Xkcd and 'Time'

How We Lost Yemen

Of course we would

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Tim Wright R.I.P.


Tim Wright, Pere Ubu and DNA Bassist, Dead

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman: The LIndisfarne Gospels


Dutch artist Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman has been commissioned by Lindisfarne Gospels Durham to create 5 original pieces of work across the North East, based on the words and imagery of the Lindisfarne Gospels book. Meulman is an international artist and graphic designer who designs large scale calligraphic work in the built environment. For the Gospels, Meulman will create 5 pieces of work at 5 sites across the North East from 4 August
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‘Trayvon Got Justice’: Ted Nugent Goes Bonkers On ‘Numb-Nuts’ Critics Who ‘Hate Freedom’

Stunning concept art reveals NASA's 1970s vision for humanity in space

Snowden Didn't Exactly Wreck the NSA, New Terror Warning Shows

Whistleblower, Leaker, Traitor, Spy

'Defeated' al Qaeda Experiencing a 'Renaissance'

What a fugn surprise eh?

Jack Charles VS E.L.K.

Jack Charles is feeling a little insulted. The federal arts funding body, the Australia Council has demanded the actor prove his Aboriginality before considering his grant application to write a book. Renowned stencil artist and Archibald Finalist Luke Cornish (E.L.K.) has decided to lend a hand by painting Jacks portrait for the 2013 DOUG MORAN portrait prize
Directed & Produced by Jacob Oberman
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Hmmm!!!

The Origins of the Moonwalk



Sapphires protest 'racist' cover

Jimmy B Goode

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E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials

Can I get a restraining order against Jack White too to stop my ears being assaulted?

U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans

Patti & Iggy (Creem)

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Monday, 5 August 2013

♪♫ The Saints - Live At Paddington Town Hall Sydney (21/4/77)



Set List:
1) This Perfect Day
2) Run Down
3) Erotic Neurotic
4) Demolition Girl
5) Nights In Venice
(Thanx Simon!)

A Tipping Point Against The Copyright Monopoly Regime Is A Lot Closer Than You Think

Breach or Debate

Rapping to preserve a nearly extinct Arctic language

♪♫ Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. (1968)


This is a vintage live performance by Jeannie C. Riley of her hit song, "Harper Valley P.T.A.", written by Tom T. Hall.
Riley was raised in Anson, Texas. This song immediately became a gigantic hit for Riley and went to number one on both the Billboard Pop and Country charts, a feat not repeated until 1981 when Dolly Parton released "9 to 5". Riley and the song became an overnight sensation, and the song earned her the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and the Country Music Association Single of the Year award. Riley also became one of the very few country artists ever nominated in the major pop Grammy categories of "Best New Artist" and "Record of the Year".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Valley_PTA

How a simple three-digit number helps websites stick it to online censorship

Eleanor Saitta: Ethics and Power in the Long War


Gay Talese’s First Mac: The Godfather of Literary Journalism on His Secret Love of Typography

It’s time Google came to grips with how it enables the surveillance state

Murdoch makes his feelings known from day one