Four More Years
Well done for McCain for coming around on climate change. Us crazy progressives have been waiting for a conservative to man up for quite a while. Republicans are changing their tune because their fundamentalist/evangelical Christian base are slowly realizing that the rapture is going to be self-induced.
The American Consumer (1950 - 2008)
By Mike Sullivan
The american consumer just finished a marathon in a sprint. Since my Grandfather and his fellow GI's returned home from the Greatest War, material consumption in the U.S. has gained speed though 60 years and 4 generations of Americans. It was a good run. And it is with relief and a touch of nostalgic sadness to end the 50 year feast on the fruits of free market capitalism. Lets take a stroll down memory lane. 1950-1960: A Well-Oiled Baby Makin' Machine A commentary on the bust of the 50 years of seeming every higher prosperity in America and the last rites of conspicuous consumption.
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Stuff white people like, the Flight of the Conchords
By JP
Honestly, what's there to say? The Self-Titled album is a great collection of songs, but they failed to add the two best songs from the show: Bret You've Got It Goin On and Cheer Up Murray. In fact the only reason I am talking about this CD is to have an excuse to post the videos of those two particular songs. Still worth the purchase, funny, feel-good wit over some groovy music.
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Cable News Catastrofuck
By Mike Sullivan
CNN: Your Election Headquarters Not too worried about torture (which is illegal and un-Christian) Failing at Geography Manipulating US Media Trivializes Campaign 2008 By Robert Parry May 6, 2008 For The Consortium Every four years, during U.S. presidential elections, the same thing happens, except it’s always a little bit different. Some clever political operative injects “oppo” into the campaign – some little “scandal” that [...]
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Recipe for Creativity
By Mike Sullivan
1 problem 10 lbs detachment from ego 3 cups butter and flour A pinch of competitiveness 1 moderate amount of good cheese and wine 1 atom of god Set your pasion to º450 F and find a problem to work with. Throw all ingredients into a pot and let stew for 2 days. Set your table with the tools that you [...]
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Tapes ‘N Tapes - Walk It Off
By JP
Got an itch for some good old antsy indie-pop? Look no further than Walk It Off, the sophomore release from Tapes ‘N Tapes. Following up on their critically acclaimed The Loon, the boys from Minnesota have pushed their sound forward. The group falls under indie-rock, see: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but this genre is amorphous and TNT are doing a [...]
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There Can Only Be One…overused juxtaposition technique
By Mike Sullivan
Well done everyone, I’d say ESPN thought of it first but this format was actually developed by an intrepid art teacher at Seton Catholic High School.
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The Dodo’s — Visiter
By JP
Born of the same acoustic backed lo-fi pop as Ruby Suns and Adem, San Francisco based duo, The Dodo’s, latest release Visiter (3/18/08) uses smokey voices backed by a rockin 6-string and a focus on deep driving drums rather than splashy cymbals, to create an original hardcore sound. The best way to describe the follow [...]
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Practice everyday retirement
By Mike Sullivan
Author unknown. Found at toilette-paper.com via reddit.com A local fisherman in a small Mexican village was unloading his modest catch at the dock. An American tourist approached and complimented him on the quality of his fish. He asked how long it took to catch the 5 Tilapia. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and [...]
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