10 books that are harder to read than 'Twilight'

The Twilight books have turned a generation of adult women away from People magazine and on to books, word books! The only problem is, this phenomenon comes with a sense of smugness among readers who consider themselves intellectuals because they often finish a book within a weekend or even a day.
However, did you know that Twilight has a grade equivalent score of 4.4? What this means is that the vocabulary and sentence structure of this book are best suited for people who read at a 4th grade level, mainly 4th graders. I did some research and the following books scored the same rating or higher for grade equivalency and therefore are just as difficult to read and comprehend as Twilight.

HERE
(Thanx to the Lochster)

Fernando Torres - Ignite Accuracy

What happened against Spurs guys? C'mon let's start again tonight against Stoke!

That's better.

Ah?

Via 'A Journey around My Skull'

Snake Charmer - Rachel Brice dances to Bassnectar/Kraddy

Bassnectar /Kraddy/Rachel Brice

Francis Bacon & William Burroughs London 1989

Photographs by
John Minihan.

William S Burroughs on the 'Cut - Ups'

The present sound of London

@ 'The Morning News'

Robot prostitutes tipped to tempt future tourists

It sounds like science fiction, but robot bar staff, hotel rooms that change colour, cruise ships as big as aircraft carriers and even robot sex are part of the future for travellers, a tourism conference has been told.
@ 'The Independent'
via Kate Kendall

Insanewiches

More here.

New Logos

پ.ن : کپی برداری و توزیع برای عموم آزاد و استفاده از انها به برادران سازمانهای مربوطه توصیه می گردد.
Blogger Gorizsabz has designed new logos for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and NAJA (the police forces). The caption says: “No copyright whatsoever and open for sharing. The use of the logos by the brothers working for both organizations is advised.”
@ 'Tehran Bureau'

Dean: Public option a must for health care reform

Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean is arguing that there can be no meaningful overhaul of the health care system without a public option for coverage. [...]

Dean discussed the situation on NBC's "Today" show amid indications the Obama administration is backing away from its insistence on a public option in the face of vocal opposition. Referring to the public health option, the former Vermont governor said, "You can't really do health care reform without it."

@ 'Yahoo'

HA! (You got to educate/agitate & organise...)

"Once again, the most organized event at the convention was the anarchy workshop."
What did they expect?

Protesters want Yoo fired from Berkeley

Anti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor who co-wrote legal memos that critics say were used to justify the torture of suspected terrorists. Campus police arrested at least four people who refused to leave the university's law school building. The demonstrators said John Yoo should be dismissed, disbarred and prosecuted for war crimes for his work as a Bush administration attorney from 2001 to 2003, when he helped craft legal theories for waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques.

@ 'HuffPo'

Repost:
"Can you tell me where the Human Rights class is?"

The TRUTH about Amsterdam

"Most people know that the Fox channel isn't the most objective news source on American TV. But in a pretty recent broadcast Amsterdam is so falsely portrayed as a city of crime, drugs and anarchy, that I had to show the facts."

Check the drug related stats at the end of the clip and then tell me that prohibition works.

Smoking # 30/1

Via 'notes from somewhere bizarre'

Insound - I think I love you!

Here.

I have to say that I am more than impressed by the service from Insound.
I have Richard Hell's 'Destiny Street Repaired' vinyl album on pre order and then I noticed that they also have this t-shirt in their catalogue.
Insound have a policy that they do not take the money out of your account until the order is actually shipped, so I thought I would e/mail to see if it was possible to add this 't' to the order and maybe save a little on postage, which is quite a lot to Australia (tho' it has to be said they are cheaper than I have seen in other places.)
Anyway I received a message back within a couple of hours (if that) from the ever charming Kimberly saying that it had been added and that even if they were posted separately they would only charge postage for one item!
What can I say?
Unbelievable...and do check Insound out as they also offer free mp3's from some of their ever building catalogue.

Congratulations Adele!

Sly Stone living on welfare?

Funk legend Sly Stone is living on the dole, according to a new film, staying in cheap hotels and campervans. A forthcoming documentary by Willem Alkema alleges that Stone was betrayed by manager Jerry Goldstein, cutting off access to his royalties.
@ 'The Guardian'

Reulf

No stranger danger to Bob

If you are going to use a former prime minister to highlight cultural and social differences between Australia and the U.S. pick carefully. On Friday night delegates to the annual American - Australian Leadership Dialogue in Melbourne were taken to the MCG for a match; as a bonus, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou organised for them to go out on the ground at half time for a photo. After the match a participant by the name of Bob Hawke was headed for the team bus when a car came by, its young driver calling out "Hawkie, you're a bloody legend." Came the reply "Well if I am such a bloody legend, why don't you give me a lift back to my pub?" Moments later the erstwhile PM rode off into the dark with perfect strangers. As one US participant noted, "That could never happen in America."

James Jeffrey - 'The Australian' 18/08/09

Drawings show Diego Rivera Gallery San Francisco 1998

Jedsada Tangtrakulwong

The Way of All Flesh (Coup de Grave March 1986)

(Click to enlarge)
Via 'Notes From Underground'
Thanx to Trevor B for the heads up!

'Drugstore Cowboy' trailer

It's time to legalise drugs

"Undercover Baltimore police officer Dante Arthur was doing what he does well, arresting drug dealers, when he approached a group in January. What he didn't know was that one of suspects knew from a previous arrest that Arthur was police. Arthur was shot twice in the face. In the gunfight that ensued, Arthur's partner returned fire and shot one of the suspects, three of whom were later arrested..."

@ 'Wahington Post'

Well thought out piece by two former police.
This blog has called many times for the legalisaion of ALL drugs.
Prohibition has proved itself not to work again & again...

“Narcotics have been systematically scapegoated and demonized. The idea that anyone can use drugs and escape a horrible fate is anathema to these idiots. I predict in the near future right wingers will use drug hysteria as a pretext to setup an international police apparatus. I’m an old man, and I may not live to see a final solution of the drug problem.”
-William S. Burroughs in 'Drugstore Cowboy'

'Horse's Ass'

Girlz With Gunz # 77

The world's first USB powered chainsaw

HERE

Important message for Harvey Broadway (Orange County CA)

You are a complete idiot!

WTF! The tree looks taller?

Er...thanx Fifi!

Aphex Twin live Turin 2009

Kiwi (An oldie but a goldie that the Spacebubs has never seen before)

Kiwi (An oldie but a goldie that the Spacebubs has never seen before)

Spank!!! # 8 (Melissa P)

'100 strokes of the brush before bed.'

Fugn hell

Thanx Mogadonia!

'Enter The Void' trailer

Gaspar Noé

Update:
Just received an e/mail from Ed Spear who stars in the film and you can follow his blog here

HA!

Well it was better than listening to Gnidrolog!

I have just put the first two Ducks Deluxe albums up at 'Pathways'.
One of my old time favourite bands from the pub-rock scene in the UK just before punk exploded.
Check 'em out!

'Let Yourself Feel' by Esteban Diácono

Music 'Ljósið' by Olafur Arnalds.

You can drag a horse underwater but you can't make it shrink!

Thanx Richard!

Back to the garden, without the shock, or all that mud

Tie-dye and peace symbols were everywhere at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Saturday, and many of the people wearing them were pointing at a grassy hillside and saying, “When I was here in 1969. ...”
@ 'NY Times'

I've said it before & I will say it again...fugn hippies!