Monthly Archive: 2008 December

Coal sludge floods Tennessee (via msnbc.com)

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“It will look like a blizzard in the Arctic,” said Dickman, who moved to the area in 1975 and said he always suspected such a flood could happen. Others at the meeting carried anti-coal industry signs, including one that said “Clean Coal is a myth.” Officials at the utility have said the water is safe [...]

Louchelink: Coop

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Louchelink is a site by two excellent artists who interview and feature other artists…Coop is the latest…one day me?

The People’s Republic of America

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Sounds like a scary title. Sounds so…Chinese. But according to this video, a democracy is the last thing we want in America (ok, second or third to the last thing we want). Unlike we products of public schools, the Founding Fathers of our country knew the difference between a republic and a democracy. That difference [...]

Watchmen trailer #2 music overlaps GTA IV trailer music

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The overlap between the GTA IV video game and Watchmen movie fan-bases should be fairly large, but it doesn’t follow that they should use the same musical score. In early 2007, GTA IV was heralded by a gorgeous trailer with graphics that stunned players of previous installments of the game. The classical-sounding score was equally [...]

The Buzzwords of 2008 (via NYTimes.com)

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If political buzzwords in 2008 had a temperament, they would be erratic. But enough already. We’re suspending this story to return to Washington immediately. We’re appointing ourselves “buzzword czars,” bent on putting “strict limits” on their use and proliferation. Politicians discussing the economic crisis will be forbidden from deploying that horribly overbaked “Wall Street vs. [...]

One-Man Sabotage Operation Cuts Britain’s CO2 Output By 2 Percent (via Fast Company)

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…for the four hours the plant was shut down, Britain’s climate change emissions were decreased by about 2 percent. They’re calling the unknown activist the “green Banksy”… One-Man Sabotage Operation Cuts Britain’s CO2 Output By 2 Percent (via Fast Company)

Y.P.R.: 11 Words That Sound Offensive, But Aren’t

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#1: Shittah Incorrect usage in conversation: “I went to Fenway Pahk yestahday, and had to pay a dollah to use the shittah.” “Pissah!” Correct usage in conversation: “Noah built the Ark of shittah wood, and then packed thousands and thousands of animals into it.” “You’re an idiot.” “I’ll pray for your soul.” Y.P.R.: 11 Words [...]

AP Study Finds $1.6B Went to Bailed-Out Bank Execs – NYTimes.com

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AP Study Finds $1.6B Went to Bailed-Out Bank Execs – NYTimes.com

L STUDIO – Original films, videos and more, brought to you by Lexus

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Lexus (yes, the car maker) has put together a very interesting site with short films (mostly in a documentary vein) that must be some sort of effort to associate their brand with the style of a particular demographic… Check it out: L STUDIO

Dana Perino is a stud

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Even with a black eye (received in the Iraqi shoe-throwing mêlée) she can step up in front of the White House Press Corps and say that Bush has no idea how to fix the American auto industry without violating faith in a free market economy… My Way News Photo – BUSH

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