Luis Carlos Montalván: Iraq Vet Doubts 'New Veteran' Loyalty to McCain (1)
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To gain the sympathy and cooperation of the American people come election day, the robust presidential candidate McCain machine is working hard to quiet the anti-McCain fervor among "new veterans" that until recently has lurked just beneath the surface of America's watchful eyes. Trumped only by the looming Bush/McCain-caused national economic catastrophe, the topics of war, foreign policy, and veterans issues are at the forefront of the debates. To undermine the growing "new veteran" discontent ...
The Need For Speed (1)
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Beyond the well-known examples of social media Web sites like Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and others, what exactly is social media? Beyond the obvious characteristics of user-generated content, many-to many interactions, conversations with peers, raw and uncensored, etc. what are the defining characteristics of social networks that are not generally talked about? Why are they valuable? YouTube is a top social network site; but why? Its technology is straightforward — a place to upload videos, plus ...
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Thursday night, the final night of Republican Convention celebration here in St.Paul, we were invited to a closing party called "It's a Wrap" sponsored by major D.C. lobbying firm Patton Boggs LLP. It was also sponsored by Ford Motor Company, EnCana Energy, Sands Las Vegas Casino Corporation, Oracle, DDC and Fierce, Isakowtiz & Blaylock. The party was held in the majestic Landmark Center here in St.Paul, just a few steps away from the Xcel Energy ...
Palin a reformer? (2)
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wants the American public to believe that she is a strong reformer and a logical teammate for Republican candidate Senator John McCain. Because of her relative freshness to the national political scene I thought I'd put together some background on her reform record. Flip-flopped on "Bridge to Nowhere" project. Under Palin, Alaska has requested 31 earmarks worth over $197 million according to Senator Ted Stevens' website. As mayor of Wasillia, Palin ...
Montage Master Revealed Tonight (1)
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For many designers and illustrators, the German visual satirist John Heartfield (with scissors in hand above) is a hero. Born Helmut Herzfeld in 1891, he anglicized his name to protest German involvement in World War I and went on to invent the political photomontage. He was also co-founder of the publishing house Malik Verlag with brother Wieland Herzfeld and George Grosz. But aside from a few books, only one film, John Heartfield Fotomonteur (1977), was ...
The Search for the Perfect Alt Bingo Board (1)
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Is this better, yall?Does it do a better job of 'branding'?What is missing? What ever happened 2 shutter shades?Should somebody make a new game gimmick besides BINGO? Or would it be too complex to convey something like 'ALT MONOPOLY', 'ALT HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS', 'ALT SORRY!', 'ALT LIFE', 'ALT OLD MAID', 'ALT WII TENNIS', 'ALT CONNECT FOUR', 'ALT CROSSFIRE', 'ALT CHUTES AND LADDERS' 'ALT DUCK HUNT' or 'ALT OPERATION'?[Picture submitted by 'Anonymous' cmmntr #142048]I play this ...
MTV is discovering stuff that's alt. Does that mean it's not 'alt' n e more? [BEWARE OF THE MAINSTREAMERS] (1)
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Lately, MTV has been doing these in-depth investigative journalism pieces about parts of the world no1 has ever heard about. I wanted to share these rlly informative pieces with yall, because I assume that if you read this blog, you are one of the most culturally-connected persons within your local community. You are a first-line tastemaker, and you deserve to know about [EXCLUSIVE] stuff like this.Please note that these videos are [HIGHLY RECCD], not only ...
Seen n e g00d music videos lately? (1)
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I enjoy blggng about 'new-ish' music videos in a recap-mega-post format because most 'made for youtube' era music videos are not newsworthy enough to blog abt by themselves, unless your music video is about coloured kids terrorizing a city.Van She - "Changes"
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"'crappy/underwhelming college video art that your friend in art school who wants you to appreciate, but you know he did all of the work for it in the final 3 hours before deadline while under the unnecessary influence of adderal+marijuana' genre." hillarious
Everything's Falling Down (1)
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SCARLETT JOHANSSON RELEASES EP, COVERS CUREScarlett Johansson, much storied already in these pages (postings?) for her recent album of Tom Waits covers entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head, has just released a new live EP covering songs from said record as well as "Boys Don't Cry", the Cure classic. Given the live setting, one might think the songs wouldn't translate as well without the David Sitek production touch. However, these tracks remain whoozy and beautiful ...
Facebook, MySpace Ignore Location On iPhone At Their Peril (5)
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Facebook and MySpace, the two largest social networks, eagerly launched new iPhone applications last Friday. Both quickly shot up the top apps list. Apple has since turned off the download count feature, but Facebook is no. 7 on the free list, MySpace is no. 11. But while both applications are useful for heavy users, they won’t drive new users to the services because they failed to leverage the killer iPhone feature - location awareness. The ...
Weekend Vid Picks: iPhone 3G’s Day of Drama (1)
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Anyone with a Twitter feed knows that Friday was a day of woe for iPhone devotees, as the launch of the 3G, along with major upgrades for old-school iPhones, has seen its share of bugs. First off — were you even able to get one? Or was this almost-pornographic video of the 3G’s arrival at AT&T stores nothing but a cruel tease? If you did get one, perhaps you did what countless others did, and ...
the weekend in Dance w/ David Bruno (1)
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DOWNLOAD: EROL ALKAN PRESENTS DISCO 3000 (MEGAUPLOAD) DOWNLOAD: JUSTIN MILLER + JACQUES RENAULT ANIMAL HOUSE (DFA MIX FOR FACT MAGAZINE) (MEDIAFIRE) DOWNLOAD: NICKY SIANO ON BEATS IN SPACE JULY 1, 2008 *GREAT INTERVIEW* PART 1 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: KEVIN SAUNDERSON RESIDENT ADVISOR MIX (link) DOWNLOAD: THEO PARRISH LIVE FROM SONAR ON RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY RADIO (link) Continued from yesterday, here's where to dance in NYC tonight (July 11), Saturday, Sunday and Monday... FRIDAY - July ...
Move Over I [Heart] New York (1)
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The runner-up for the most imitated contemporary black-and-red visual icon in the world (after I [Heart] New York designed by Milton Glaser) goes to: OBEY THE GIANT designed by Shepard Fairey* (*Yesterday, Felix Sockwell sent me his recent "Obeyma" (above), which inspired me to trawl the internet for more examples. Three-and-a-half hours later, I had more than 30. A few selections below.)
Walter Meego (1)
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One of my favorite bands recently put out a new song along with a video entitled “Mercury.” Bloc Party is starting to turn very electronic, and I for one like it. This and flux together hint at a very electronic new album, very different from their first two. Video and MP3 below. Bloc Party- Mercury
BLOC PARTY [NEW SINGLE] & ACE NORTON (1)
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BLOC PARTY, quatre garçons anglais fortement influencés par The Cure, Joy Division, Blur (qui ne l'est pas d'ailleurs ?) et stars britanniques depuis leur invasion des dancefloors en 2004 avec leur post-new wave dansante... vient de dévoiler son dernier single : MERCURY (sortie dans les bacs le 11 Août 2008, suivie de leur prochain album). Big Beats syncopés, lourdes boucles de synthés... on y retrouve les inclinaisons électroniques dejà présente dans "Flux", avec ce son ...
Music Video: Late Of The Pier - Heartbeat (1)
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What a weird and twisted band. I love it. Psycho-delic :)Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel out 8.11.2008 on Parlophone RecordsLate Of The Pier Myspace
In Which We Are Made Less Receptive To Big Ideas (1)
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The American Colony Our senior contributor Molly Young’s groundbreaking journey to the Middle East concludes today. Relive those memorable Jews and Arabs in The American Colony. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Enjoy the final edition of The American Colony by Molly Young Lauren Bacall and Graham Greene stayed at our hotel (not together), and the bar this time is identical to Rick’s Cafe. It will probably be decades before I get to ...
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Some mash-up’s/blends/etc can be a real mess but this one from Brooklyn duo DDpesh has their trademark pumperknickel funk running through it and it works. mp3: mgmt vs biggie smalls vs justice - nasty feel (ddpesh rework).
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omg, I love you Walter Meego. Forever:Shared by joshua (19)Contribute comment
