State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America – dstockman nytimes Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Shame of Three Strikes Laws – mtaibbi rollingstone Drug Offenses, Not Violent Crime, Filling Up Federal Prisons – ibtimes U.N. rights chief calls for closure of Guantanamo prison As It Spied on Occupy Wall Street, Department of […]
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our treatment of our most vulnerable citizens is a measure of our dignity as a society
April 8th, 2013 · Comments Off on our treatment of our most vulnerable citizens is a measure of our dignity as a society · Uncategorized
a cardboard cutout crossed with an Etch A Sketch
April 4th, 2013 · Comments Off on a cardboard cutout crossed with an Etch A Sketch · Uncategorized
Mad About the Cost of TV? Blame Sports – theatlantic The Screwball Economics of Major League Baseball – miaminewtimes The rise and fall of A-Rod – jposnanski nbcsports Depth, Platoons, and Versatility: (yet another) New “Moneyball” – athleticsnation What Are the Falcons Worth to Atlanta? – thesportseconomist DrB 2005 mix flashbacks: […]
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blinkered groupthink, deception, self-dealing, fraud, smugness, and self-delusion
April 2nd, 2013 · Comments Off on blinkered groupthink, deception, self-dealing, fraud, smugness, and self-delusion · Uncategorized
Dyslexia Workarounds: Creativity Without a Lot of Reading – wsj What a Vasectomy is Really Like – bestof craigslist Mystery of Prince Rupert’s Drop at 130,000 fps – SmarterEveryDay Will 3D Printing Change the World? – PBSoffbook 2010 : LaundroMatinee : Those Darlins 2003 : The Laws of the Internet
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The overwhelming, driving bias of the US media is subservience to power, whoever happens to be wielding it.
March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off on The overwhelming, driving bias of the US media is subservience to power, whoever happens to be wielding it. · Uncategorized
9 Out Of 10 Americans Are Completely Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact – upworthy The benefits of increased productivity over the last 35 years have not gone to the middle class [chart] – stateofworkingamerica Before Greed: Americans Didn’t Always Yearn for Riches – bostonreview An Embarrassment of Riches: Literature and the Ethics of Wealth […]
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One of the things art is particularly good at is parsing our relationship to History
March 6th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Bluenote: Timeline Could Independent Music Giant Amoeba Be Facing a Copyright Lawsuit Nightmare? – villagevoice Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic [full album] Big Tits – Ex-Repeater Cash & Kristoffersen — Sunday Morning Coming Down The Korgis – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime Jim White – A […]
a massive all-in bet on the rank incompetence of the American press corps
February 21st, 2013 · Comments Off on a massive all-in bet on the rank incompetence of the American press corps · Uncategorized
A Practical Guide to Sous Vide Cooking – dbaldwin The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food – nytimes ‘Calorie Detective’ – cneistat nytimes The Lab Accident That Led to the Discovery of Supertasters – theatlantic 2012 Best in Food and Drink – nytimes Where the Foodies Find Food in Austin – do512 MeFi […]
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There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
December 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
A Brief History of Money : Or, how we learned to stop worrying and embrace the abstraction – ieee Escape From Minus World – thenewinquiry Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke – mtaibbi rollingstone UBS Libor Manipulation Deserves the Death Penalty – bloomberg Rogue banks contribute to political malaise […]
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We who are old are often startled by how old we are
December 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on We who are old are often startled by how old we are · Uncategorized
Two new DrBeeper 2012 samplers : Kappa12 [download] Wrap it up with a bang [playlist] Kappa13 [download] Too much is never enough [playlist] 2008 : Bizarro Blog 2004 : Fooey to the World: Festivus Is Come
a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic
December 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic · Uncategorized
Infographic of shifting US political ideologies – kottke US Congress: Political and Ideological Makeup – xkcd IAmA Bob Mould Beck looks for new connection with ‘Song Reader’ – sfgate Persian Rugs – St Peters Infirmary Black Market Karma – Semper Fi Jim White – Infinite Mind Boss Hog – I Dig You […]