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BREATHE DEEP AND LET GO OF THINGS -- alternative to "Keep Calm and Carry On"

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:54:43 -0400

BREATHE DEEP AND LET GO OF THINGS -- alternative to "Keep Calm and Carry On":

Adam Greenfield’s “Breathe Deep and Let Go of Things” tee is a nice variant on the classic WWII “Keep Calm and Carry On” posters that ~~crowded~~ graced England’s streets during the Blitz (by…

We’re on Twitter!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:09:13 -0400

We’re on Twitter!:

Keeping a blog is fun, and it’s just as fun to bring you the same coverage on Twitter — plus, it’s 10 times as easy! We’re still covering all the stories you don’t find anywhere else: nudes…

'Good Without God,' Atheist Subway Ads Proclaim

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:41:01 -0400

'Good Without God,' Atheist Subway Ads Proclaim:

An ad that promotes atheism will run in dozen subway stations in Manhattan for a month starting next Monday.

The Feds And The Weed

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:01:16 -0400

The Feds And The Weed:

Hunter Walker translates the news:

Barack Obama is telling the feds to stop, like, totally freaking out, man, and take it easy on medical marijuana. Two Justice Department officials told the…

The Jewing Of The Bible

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:39:31 -0400

The Jewing Of The Bible:

The Forward runs a rave of Robert Crumb’s new illustrated Old Testament. It is, indeed, breathtaking:

Unlike previous Biblical comic adaptations, including some published and drawn by Jews,…

Breaking News: President Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Guidelines

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:39:30 -0400

Breaking News: President Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Guidelines:

In what can only be described as major departure in the so-called ‘war on drugs’, the Obama Administration is issuing a new three page memo this morning mapping out the federal government’s new…

Are Videogames The New B Movies?

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:58:20 -0400

Are Videogames The New B Movies?:

Peter Suderman speculates:

Absurd, mega-budget summer blockbusters like Transformers and G.I. Joe have siphoned off a lot of the energy that used to go into making moderately priced genre…

Dead guy on balcony 4 days, neighbors mistook for "Halloween dummy"

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:52:28 -0400

Dead guy on balcony 4 days, neighbors mistook for "Halloween dummy":

The body of a 75-year-old LA area man who died Monday sat decomposing on his balcony for four days because his neighbors figured the corpse was part of a Halloween display. He died of a single…

Dead guy on balcony 4 days, neighbors mistook for "Halloween dummy"

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:12:40 -0400

Dead guy on balcony 4 days, neighbors mistook for "Halloween dummy":

The body of a 75-year-old LA area man who died Monday sat decomposing on his balcony for four days because his neighbors figured the corpse was part of a Halloween display. He died of a single…

Ted Turner: My Millions Were ‘Kind of Like a Joint’

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:44:58 -0400

Ted Turner: My Millions Were ‘Kind of Like a Joint’:

Ted Turner’s interview with Bloomberg TV, the one in which he says he wishes he was still in charge of CNN, came out today. In it, he discussed nostalgically the times when he did have the money…

Greenwich Residents Forced to Sell Heirlooms Off the Side of the Highway

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:44:58 -0400

Greenwich Residents Forced to Sell Heirlooms Off the Side of the Highway:

Once a handsome, genteel suburb, Greenwich, Connecticut, has fallen into disrepair over the past year, as its residents struggle with increases in crime, unemployment, and vermin. Now, a new…

EVERYONE'S IN A HURRY TO SCREAM RACISM THESE DAYS!

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:45:44 -0400

EVERYONE'S IN A HURRY TO SCREAM RACISM THESE DAYS!:

Everyone is in a hurry to scream ‘racism’ these days!

‘In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?’

The clerk looks at him and says, ‘Are you Polish?’

The guy (clearly offended) says, ‘Well,…

What Next For New York Magazine? - New York Magazine - Gawker

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:04:41 -0400

What Next For New York Magazine? - New York Magazine - Gawker:

New York magazine owner Bruce Wasserstein died yesterday. So did a clear vision of New York’s stable future. Who’s next to control one of the city’s shiniest media properties?

EDITORIAL: Editorial: Yes to wine, no to whine

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:04:39 -0400

EDITORIAL: Editorial: Yes to wine, no to whine:

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.

The Brooklyn Paper

We were pleased that Community Board 1 rejected the complaints of a misguided minority of Williamsburg residents on Wednesday…

How to Increase Your Own Prosperity Part 3: Ask the Right Questions

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:34:43 -0400

How to Increase Your Own Prosperity Part 3: Ask the Right Questions:

How can you create prosperity for yourself, your family and the community? Gay Hendricks explains how to attract positive change and create the life you want, in this last blog of a three-part…

Unwiring Wired [Exits]

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:34:43 -0400

Unwiring Wired [Exits]:

For a digital bible, Wired has been turning surprisingly analog over the past year. The latest regressions: The publication just fired two top editors from Wired.com and may soon lose the founders…

Fruits Of A Jobless Recovery

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:13:32 -0400

Fruits Of A Jobless Recovery:

Michael Roston:

If there is anything that shows the divide between Wall Street and Main Street, it’s the contrast between a day when the stock market gleefully returns to five-digit territory,…

PARK SLOPE: No blotter from the Slope this morning — but there’s a good reason

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:39:10 -0400

PARK SLOPE: No blotter from the Slope this morning — but there’s a good reason:

Cops were on far more important duty today: Cracking down on drivers using cellphones.

1777 Steganography

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:28:24 -0400

1777 Steganography:

Fascinating.

Art Predicting Life

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:28:24 -0400

Art Predicting Life:

MIT’s Technology Review ponders a 17th century CE painting that depicts a telescope not invented at the time the painting was made…

It’s hard to find an invention more emblematic of…