October 2009
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“Women are being beaten, tortured, and brutally murdered more than ever on...”
– ShePop: ‘CSI’ and ‘Family Guy’ find common ground: Violence against women | EW.com. Dang. I stopped watching “Family Guy” a while back because of its misogynist tendencies.
Does anyone else remember that episode of “Cybill” that was all about the...
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Peter Gabriel covers Radiohead, Arcade Fire and... →
Rumored tracklist:
‘“Heroes”’ (David Bowie)
‘Street Spirit (Fade Out)’ (Radiohead)
‘The Book Of Love’ (Magnetic Fields)
‘Flume’ (Bon Iver)
‘My Body Is A Cage’ (Arcade Fire)
‘Listening Wind’ (Talking Heads)
‘I Think It’s Going to Rain Today’ (Randy Newman)
‘Après Moi’ (Regina...
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Police: As many as 20 present at gang rape outside... →
This is extremely f#*ked up.
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“Gangs used to sell drugs… Now many of them have shifted to selling girls...”
– Sgt. Kelley O’Connell, Running in the Shadows - For Runaways, Sex Buys Survival - NYTimes.com. This two-part series is so sad.
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“At this moment, there are more females serving on the United States Supreme...”
– October 2009: Nell Scovell on David Letterman | vanityfair.com. Redonkulous!
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“Over the past two years, government officials and experts have seen an...”
– Running in the Shadows - Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways - NYTimes.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
Sherwood (25)
Flight of the Conchords (20)
Brendan Benson (16)
Spoon (7)
Neko Case (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Life for women has not come together. That, at least, is the very clear...”
– When We’re Equal, We’ll Be Happy - Judith Warner Blog - NYTimes.com
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Austin Film Festival Preview: Myna Se Va -... →
I couldn’t watch more than 30 minutes of this film. I’m glad I stopped where I did because I read afterwards that this film has the longest sequence-shot in Spanish cinema (EVER), and it’s one long rape scene. Jeebus.
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WatchAnd I thought they wouldn’t be able to top the Lily moment from last night’s episode! [‘Modern Family’ sneak peek (10/28)]
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“Albert Einstein had an unkind label for those who do the same thing over and...”
– A speech stuck on ‘repeat’ - washingtonpost.com
There's just nothing like the smell of burnt...
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Watchvia newsweek:
peterfeld:
Interactive climate change disaster map from the British government.
This is very nice. Also, we had no idea southern Africa was in such peril…
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“(I)t’s just this girl, and she’s trying to live. I know this chick. You know...”
– Director Lee Daniels, The Audacity of ‘Precious’ - NYTimes.com
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“House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as...”
– House Dems want Medicare for everyone - TheHill.com
Great idea, guys! Why didn’t you think of it sooner?
No, seriously. Why didn’t you think of it sooner? This idea has been polling well for months.
(via notemily) (via apsies)
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“Most polls show a majority of Americans want health care overhaul to include a...”
– Public Option Short On Democrat Votes In Senate : NPR
Finland Establishes Broadband as a Legal Right to... →
via livejamie:
The policy will be active in July 2010, when every Finn will get a one-megabit connection. But that’s just an intermediate step towards their final goal: By 2015, everyone will have a 100Mbps—yes, a hundred megabits per second—available.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18) →
Kelly Clarkson (17)
David Gray (14)
Brendan Benson (14)
Pete Yorn (11)
Juanes (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Austin Film Festival Preview: Precious: Based on... →
Preview I wrote for Austinist. Can’t wait to see this one! It will be dark but wonderful, I just know it.
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Link by Link - In Trafigura Case, The Guardian and... →
There is a danger in overpraising a tool like Twitter at the expense of the words it amplifies — in essence, extolling the chisel rather than Michelangelo. But last week’s events show that a variety of Internet projects, including Twitter, are making it harder for the traditional gatekeepers to control of the flow of information.For all the Twitter nay-sayers!
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“The sheriff said his conclusions were based on separate interviews of the Heenes...”
– Calling Story of Boy and Balloon a Hoax, Sheriff Seeks Felony Charges - NYTimes.com. Jeez.
Disappointing.
You know what’s disappointing? Thinking a film is going to be a comedy and finding out it’s a very violent drama. This happened to me with one of the AFF screeners I watched over the weekend; I could barely watch 40 minutes of the movie (and honestly, I don’t even know *why* I thought it was going to be a comedy). I’m usually able to find positive points in even the most...
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“Governor Rick Perry was briefed for 30 minutes the morning before the execution...”
– Perry briefed for 30 min. on execution | KXAN.com. But he let Willingham be executed anyway. It would be nice if this story and the continued media attention meant Perry’s chances are slim for re-election. But I’m not naive enough to assume that is indeed the case.
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Whatever The 'Balloon Boy' Lesson Is, We've... →
I try not to get too involved in stories until I know more about them, so I have refrained from posting about this yet. But I think Holmes’ piece makes some excellent points. Either way, we need to admit that we can’t find the answer for everything.
Also - this kid Falcon will likely be called “Balloon Boy” for the rest of his life.
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A Mother, a Sick Son and His Father, the Priest -... →
the problem is particularly fraught for the Catholic Church, as Catholics in many countries are increasingly questioning the celibacy requirement for priests. Ms. Bond’s case offers a rare look at how the church goes to great lengths to silence these women, to avoid large settlements and to keep the priests in active ministry. She has 23 years of documents, depositions, correspondence, receipts...
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Jon Stewart Takes On 30 Republicans Who Voted... →
Disgusting. I’m just baffled by these guys.
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WatchEww, grody! On “marine mucilages”, disease-carrying mucus in the Mediterranean. [Sea Snot: Climate Change Gets Gross | Mother Jones]
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“When I feed the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why so many people are...”
– Helder Câmara – Brazil’s archbishop of the poor | Hugh O’Shaughnessy | guardian.co.uk
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Jane Lynch, long on talent and short on... →
For years, Lynch has been the kind of performer critics mention by name, even if she’s on-screen for three seconds, just to show how savvy we are, how attuned to talent. She’s like that certain downtown bistro that makes the best chicken curry or stuffed grape leaves or cinnamon rolls you’ve ever tasted but where you can still get a table on Saturday night.
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‘Glee’ has rabid fans, but they deserve better -... →
Agreed.
