Forgotten But Not Gone: How The Brain Takes Care Of Things (39)
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ScienceDaily: Mind & Brain News (4)
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Thanks to our ability to learn and to remember, we can perform tasks that other living things can not even dream of. However, we are only just beginning to get the gist of what really goes on in the brain when it learns or forgets something. What we do know is that changes in the contacts between nerve cells play an important role. But can these structural changes account for that well-known phenomenon that it ...
Book Review - Death by Love (3)
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Death by Love is Mark Driscoll's fourth book (or eighth if you count the "A Book You'll Actually Read" series of booklets released earlier this year by Crossway) and the second to be released in the 2008 calendar year. It follows Vintage Jesus, Confessions of a Reformission Rev. and The Radical Reformission. Along with Vintage Jesus it is the second to be co-written with Gerry Breshears. Death by Love is unique among Driscoll's books in ...
Mark Cuban Picking Up 'Che'? (1)
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The New York Post ran a little piece yesterday about hearing a rumor that Mark Cuban's Magnolia pictures has signed to distribute Steven Soderbergh's Che, which James and I saw at Cannes and very much enjoyed. I emailed Cuban earlier to ask whether the rumor is true, and got back from him "working on it," which to me sounds very promising. Cuban's a smart guy and he's not afraid to take risks; now he'll just ...
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Ahmaud Templeton said:
I wonder, will this film depict him for the bloodthirsty tyrant he was?
TIFF Interview: Ed Harris, Director and Star of 'Appaloosa' (1)
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As the director, co-screenwriter and star of Appaloosa, Ed Harris follows up his Oscar-nominated work as an actor-director in 2000's Pollock with an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel, revolving around two old friends and partners (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) in 1882 New Mexico trying to enforce the rule of law in a town threatened by a corrupt power-broker (Jeremy Irons). Harris spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about working on Appaloosa, adapting Parker's novel, co-starring ...
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Ahmaud Templeton said:
Hey bro, I think you'll like this interview with Ed Harris.
Kids can't "go out and play" anymore (2)
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This LA Times story (by Rosa Brooks) about the erosion of free, unstructured outdoor play and movement for kids really hits the nail on the head: little kids are just not allowed to "go outside and play" and we treat big kids who do as potential threats to be moved along as quickly as possible: But today, for most middle-class American children, "going out to play" has gone the way of the dodo, the typewriter ...
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Ahmaud Templeton said:
If I do get married and have kids, they will definitely be going outside to play, and frankly, I plan on joining them!
Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle (4)
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Amazon confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual market, and most publishers now offer electronic versions of their textbooks. McGraw-Hill Education, for example, publishes 95% of their books electronically as well as in print. But there is no compelling device to read them on. The new Kindle will likely be a large screen ...
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Ahmaud Templeton said:
The opportunity to buy digital copies of my textbooks would be fantastic. I wouldn't have to lug around those tomes from class to class anymore. Man, would that be nice.
Ra Ra Riot - Virgin store pics & a video (#3 in a 4 part series) (1)
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photos by Leia Jospe Leia stopped by Ra Ra Riot's free Virgin Megastore show the other today to take some pictures. The show was the same day RRR's new album came out on Barsuk and that is also the occasion that motivated them to release four pro-shot live-in-an-attic videos to the Internet. The first was debuted at Pitchfork. You may have seen the second one on Stereogum and you'll find the third is at the ...
New School Of Seven Bells - "Connjur" (1)
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More goodness from Brooklyn's School Of Seven Bells. "Connjur" is the second listen offered up from the forthcoming their full-length debut Alpinisms. It's cut of the same dream-pop blueprint laid out by the album's fantastic premiere cut "Half Asleep" -- silken vocals from On!Air!Library! twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza, streaked over grooves and gliding guitars courtesy of ax-man/ex-Secret Machiner Ben Curtis. There's less pitch-shifted evil in the guitar undertones this time, though; "Connjur" takes off ...
Big Buck Bunny (1)
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Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog (0)
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Though beautifully animated, this computer-generated short by the Blender Foundation verges on the uncanny valley. This rabbit is going to give me nightmares (and I feel like I might have seen that font before). Definitely check it out. You won’t be able to stop watching. Notably, the film is part of an “Open movie project” with the following goals: * Developing tools … for editing and rendering hair, fur or grass * Improve character animation ...
Mega-Church Myths (1)
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I was part of a homeless church for 9 years. I remember driving by Harvest Christian Fellowship on my way to and from work and thinking gangsta thoughts. Most of the negative conversations I had in my early days of ministry were built out of jealousy and self worth. After being a part of what is deemed as a “mega-church” for almost a year now, let me be a mythbuster. This might take the wind ...
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Ahmaud Templeton said:
So, what myths do you think are or are not true? Besides the one he's already shared, that is.
Orwell's diaries in blog form (2)
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The Orwell Prize will mark the 70th anniversary of the Orwell Diaries by serializing them, one day at a time, on a blog -- reminiscent of the way that Phil Gyford syndicated Pepys's Diary. From 9th August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries. The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce that, to mark the 70th anniversary of ...
Flight of the Conchords - 2008 Tour Dates (Town Hall) (1)
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by Klaus Kinski DOWNLOAD: Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Flight of the Conchords - Business Time (MP3) I had such a wonderful time last June seeing Flight of the Conchords perform live at the Blender Theater in NYC. Now, less than a year later and hot on the heels of a new record, it looks like they'll be playing a handful of dates across the us, including the Sasquatch ...
The Erosion of Individual Responsibility-BECKER (1)
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Hardly a day goes by during this housing crisis that the media does not report on families in foreclosure proceedings, or in arrears in repayment on mortgages that had close to zero down payment requirements and low “teaser “ interest rates. The many excuses offered by some home owners for their plight, and also eagerly by the authors of these human interest stories, is that the borrowers did not understand that these introductory interest rates ...
Individual Responsibility--Posner's Comment (1)
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Becker makes two principal points in his interesting post: that free enterprise encourages people to take responsibility for their actions and thereby make better decisions; and that there is "a strong trend toward shifting responsibility to others." I would qualify these points as follows. Free enterprise requires individuals to make a variety of decisions, concerning both production and consumption, that in a socialist system is the responsibility of government officials. It does not follow that ...
Wanting More than the Right to Shout Crudities on a Crowded Campus: Longing for Love (1)
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The Scriptorium Daily: Middlebrow (2)
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There is a love so deep that a moment’s experience of it makes all other loves seem cheap and shallow. That is the love I want and anything that gets in the way must go. Some desires, such as this one, are hard to communicate. When I speak or write of chastity, purity, and deep intimacy, [...]
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After the long, long decade of rumors, combined with many refusals to believe it was true, as well as my consistent coverage of this project all year, the massively desired sequel Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day has officially begun filming in Toronto. Take that nay-sayers! As a big fan of the original flick, I'm happy to see actual filming taking place and it's very good to see Sean Patrick Flanery eating some food and ...Shared by adam (72) Adam (0) Ahmaud Templeton (0) Alex Berger (0) Andrew (0) Andrew Hite (0) Andrew Rodrigues (1) Andrew Schott (0) Andrew Weiser (0) Andy Schultz (0) Arijit Das (0) Avi (59) ben (4) Bill (0) Billy Adams (0) Brandy Harman (1) Brendan (2) Brendon Wadey (27) Brian (16) Brian (0) Brian Carlson (0) Brian Rosner (0) Bryce (0) Cameron Yeager (6) Chris (0) Chris Stamas (1) Chris Wilson (5) Chuck Rogers (3) Clint Maher (46) Dan Zelikman (0) Daniel (59) Dave Keffler (17) Dave Park (1) David (0) Derek (0) Dragos Pirvu (0) embee (5) Erik (0) FEN Entertainment (2) Gregory R (0) guy (36) Hurrican (0) Jabari Garland (0) James (0) James (0) James Frye (0) Jamie McGibbon (0) Jason (2) Jason (0) Jeff F. (16) joe torres (0) Joh Rogers (1) John (0) John Andrews (1) Jon Ramvi (1) Karran Sahadeo (0) Kenji (0) Kevin McAfee (0) kmj808 (0) Kyle Brady (0) Lance (56) Lucas Wales (1) Marken (1) matt (0) Matt (0) Matt Crutchfield (1) Matt Supert (0) Matthew B Kelch (1) Michael Hyland (0) Miguel Lopez (30) MikeonTV (0) Mohamed Amine (29) Muhammad Saleem (48) Mykel (0) Nate Eisner (2) neal (15) Niall Connellan (0) Nikole (6) Nikollas Ordway (24) Ole Anders Lager (1) Patrick (4) Rami Taibah (0) Randy (0) Robert Sefer (4) Ron Acierno (0) Ryan Handron (0) Seth (2) Shane (1) Stephen (1) Sun Tzu (100) T. Matt Sanders (0) Tal Siach (23) Timothy John (3) Tom (0) Tom Thorpe (0) Tommy (0) Torley (0) Tyler (1) Tyler C Hellard (2) Tyler U (0) umpump (0) VJ Yetimon (0) Will Mason (2) William Hammock (0) Yatin Vadhia (26) Zach Reitan (9)Contribute comment
