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Cult of Ignorance

DCDan — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:43:30 +0000

What Congress will look like in 2015.

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

Isaac Asimov

Mysteries & a few other things

Knile — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:00:33 +0000

Mysteries of the Unexplained – excerpts from a book of the bizarre
Capitalize My Title – a handy tool
“copcar dot com, the largest police car photographic museum in the world”
Green Drop recycling
OverClocked ReMix – Video Game Music Community
Burlesque Dancer Twerks To Beethoven

Langston Hughes – Annotated Map of the US

DCDan — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:56:18 +0000

Back in the 40s Langston Hughes annotated a melting pot map created by Emma Bourne for The Council Against Intolerance in America.

All I Want For Christmas Is Links

Knile — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:00:17 +0000

Confused Pig
The Harvest, a book concerning UFOs, Hidden Government, Illuminati, The Annunaki
Mormon-Centric Utah Epicenter For Food Storage
The Best of Code Switch in 2013
Strictly Beats – instrumental hip-hop mixtapes
Northern Soul Girl Dances to HAPPY – Pharrell vs Northern Soul
Parisian graffiti block “Graffiti Generale” preserved in digital 3d ahead of demolition

Stories, stories, and more links about stories

Knile — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:00:29 +0000

I’m thinking about narration and narratives and sharing recently.

Doug Fishbone and friends – Adventureland Golf, a conceptual-art miniature golf course
Bite – Felt Up, strange stories told via puppets
Why people love to get lost in books, a brief essay
100 books that SHOULD be written
Four Literary Short Films, “like a music video, for books.”
Outside Lands podcast, history and preservation in San Francisco
Do You Speak Science, a blog about science and words
Trayvon Redux, a poem by Rita Dove
Hi, moments of narratives, shown on maps
Bagels and Grits, a just-starting-out paired-photo blog in the spirit of 3191 Miles Apart and Hipsters and Clogs
Hacking Teddy Ruxpin, exactly what you think it is
Incomplete manifesto for growth, a set of guidelines
750 Words, a site that is sort of a gamification of daily writing

Ditty, Camelopard and Tornado Safety

DCDan — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:20:12 +0000

A nice little ditty by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

When you don’t know the right word you stick with what you know, the Camelopard.

Where you won’t find tornadoes.

A strong case could easily be made that reading these magazines would likely make you less knowledgable.

Make, Giant Robot, and Vice Magazine Up On My Auction Block (Ebay)

thos — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:41:39 +0000

Looking for some great issues of any of these magazines? Huh? Huh? Well I’ve got a few lots up for auction on my ebay. Make is an awesome DIY technology on your own time build it yourself mag. Giant Robot is Asian pop culture and beyond including tons of great bands, amazing artists, movies, books; they introduced me to David Choe (literally and figuratively) and Kaws (featured in one of the issues). Speaking of David Choe he’s a common link between them and Vice magazine. Vice is rogue journalism, debauchery, and tits. And they’re seemingly really becoming a legit media outlet and have an upcoming series on HBO. Auctions end Sunday and/or Monday. Click on the pictures to see the auctions. Cheers!

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Slow Links Week? Maybe.

Knile — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:00:05 +0000

It sure felt like it for me. More of the usual follows.

5bis rue du Verneuil
a sign for a lost earring
Repurpose old newspaper things
Memories of Videodisc
Victorian Internet
Stay Away From Power Lines
The Joy of Broken Jokes
A Self-Referential Story
Thanks, Obama!
Atheist shoes package study
The Most Important Date Ever
Recalling 1993 (click About)
Warren G is useless
Sun Ra – A Joyful Noise
Audium
Space opera in Scientology
Find a grave by claim to fame
Modern Day Slavery

To Protect and Serve

DCDan — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:00:52 +0000

Slate has a great post today about the Boston PD trying to infiltrate the DIY punk scene. The lame attempts to fit in are funny, if not pathetic, but is this really where the police force should focus their efforts?

!!! Mass Appeal Back In Print !!!

thos — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:54:54 +0000

I’ve been meaning to get around to doing a piece on all the great hip hop/graffiti/lifestyle magazines of yesteryear such as Egotrip, On The Go, Elemental, and Mass Appeal. Well, just got good news that Mass Appeal is coming back to print this month with issue #52 (the last one out was in 2008)! The new issue features Blake Anderson, from Comedy Central’s “Workaholics,” Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt, Todd “Reas” James, A$AP Mob family tree, Bun B’s coloring book, and “The Bombing of a Theme Park Painting in the middle of nowhere with TRUSTO CORP.,” and some more crazy ish for sure.

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