Spirit Of The Cross thinks they're the only game in town. I'm still waiting for someone to explain the whole Gay Christian Fundamentalist thing to me.

Went and toured the damage scene this morning. Didn't bother taking pictures cause it wasn't anything that hasn't been all over the internet already.Was interesting tracing the path as it cut a swath from Old Town, magically skipping over the Five Points intersection (which I'm glad for, not only because my mother was there - and wasn't kidding ( Read more... )

Just got a look at Pitchfork's "20 Greatest Songs of the 00s". Apparently they perceived the decade as one big party with white powdery lines adorning every available surface. Not a trace of Wilco, Interpol or anything approaching emotional resonance or power save for a brief token nod to Arcade Fire's "Neighborhood #1". Not even White Fucking ( Read more... )

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200910/3093/Earth-in-near-miss-asteroid-encounter

Okay, this is the kind of shit I think needs to be looked at (as in, how did this go unnoticed until after the fact?)

One more beautiful Bush legacy:

AP: Army Reports Alarming Rise In SuicidesWASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January - a count that could surpass all combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan last month ( Read more... )

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"Never in the history of the world have we faced so much complexity combined with so much incompetence in understanding it's properties"
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

...The news from abroad is:

ICELAND HAS COLLAPSED

ABC News article: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6731223

Video report:

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At this point, I'd say, anyone who continues to wrap themselves in comforting blankets of distraction and denial does so at their own risk, at the very least because even USA Today is projecting that this ( Read more... )

On the upside:

Ledger got the nomination; Fincher, Van Sant, and Boyle (three of my fave filmmakers) are ALL up for best director (for those who don't know, it was Danny Boyle who brought us 28 Days Later and Trainspotting); Milk is racking up the noms; A PIXAR movie (WALL-E) is nominared for "Best Screenplay" (...give yourself a minute to digest ( Read more... )

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Not a big fan of her music, but boy, does she know how to blog.