Posts Tagged 'politics'
Eric Haseltine And Intellipedia
Published May 9, 2008 asides , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: asides, Eric Haseltine, intelligence, intellipedia, kottke, NSA, politics, social, technology, wikipedia
WordPress Blocked In Brazil
Published May 6, 2008 asides , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: asides, blocked, blogs, Brazil, censorship, politics, social, wordpress
WP responds to recent news that WP.com is blocked in Brazil.
Serial Killers And Politicians
Published April 30, 2008 asides , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: asides, Bill Geerhart, billy, Charles Manson, Clarence Thomas, Clusterflock, Dick Cheney, politics, pop history, serial killer, social
Bill Geerhart writes letters to serial killers and powerful politicians posing as a ten year old, asking for advice on whether he should drop out of school. They all responded. I liked Clarence Thomas’ response the best. Dick Cheney’s wasn’t bad either. Arnold Schwarznegger’s was a bit of a let down. (via cf)
In the late ’90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own entertainment, the then-unemployed thirtysomething launched a letter-writing campaign to some of the most powerful and infamous figures in the country, posing as a curious 10-year-old named Billy.
Jason P. Howe
Published April 29, 2008 asides , photos , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: Afghanistan, asides, Colombia, conflict, conflict photojournalism, conflictpics, Independent, Iraq, Jason P Howe, photojournalism, photos, politics, social, war
I learned of Jason P. Howe after reading this article on the Independent. His conflict pictures are amazing. His book Colombia: Between the Lines is coming out this spring. It’s mentioned that his book will be turned into a Hollywood movie.
Banksy Strikes Again
Published April 16, 2008 art , asides , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: art, asides, Banksy, Big Brother, CCTV, Daily Telegraph, London, news, politics, social, Thomas Hawk, UK
USA Doesn’t Like Immigrants
Published April 13, 2008 asides , news , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: asides, city homicide, immigration, naturalization, New York, New York Times, news, NYT, politics, racism, USA
East And West Cultural Differences
Published April 8, 2008 asides , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: American, asia, asides, culture, East, Japan, japanese, North America, politics, quantum matters, social, study, USA, West
Mike Wallace Interviews
Published April 6, 2008 asides , news , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: 60 minutes, asides, cbs, history, interviews, Mike Wallace, news, politics
All of the Mike Wallace interviews from 60 minutes can now be found online here. Among others, he’s interviewed Frank Lloyd Wright, Salvator Dali & Eldon Edwards, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. (via cpluv)
ThePirateBay Moves Servers To Egypt
Published April 1, 2008 asides , politics-social-racism , technology 1 CommentTags: Africa, April Fool, asia, asides, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, politics, Saudi-Arabia, servers, Sweden, technology, The Pirate Bay
Fitna
Published March 31, 2008 asides , politics-social-racism 0 CommentsTags: asides, Dutch, Geert Wilders, hate, islam, muslim, politics, Religion
Fitna, the short movie nobody wants you to see. (Google Video)







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