klimbalan

heathen child

2010-08-16T10:37:00.001-08:00

pretty awesome new video from Cave, Ellis, et al.

interesting graffix

2010-08-10T17:51:00.006-08:00

via, oddly enough, turbotax:Free Tax Filing, Efile Taxes, Income Tax Returns – TurboTax.com

epistemological closure

2010-08-04T07:53:00.003-08:00

Interesting article about David Berman's recent talk at the Open City Summer Writing Workshop over at HTMLGIANT. Go here.I really fucking hate the word 'closure' due to it's over-/mis-use in recent years. I blame daytime talk-show hosts like Dr Phil et al. for ruining an otherwise perfectly good word.So that you are on the same page as Berman regarding the 'closure' he refers to, go here.

Fiat justitia--ruat caelum

2010-08-02T14:36:00.001-08:00

Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the “transcendent” and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave

let there be no running from non-existent destroyers of morals

2010-07-19T05:52:00.003-08:00

let there be honest understanding:

hats off to al franken

2010-07-01T08:31:00.002-08:00

a true public servant and one of the few current senators worth a damn.if i had my druthers, there'd be a franken/grayson ticket in 2012

dopest photo

2010-07-01T07:46:00.002-08:00

Explanation: On May 29, looking southward from a vantage point about 350 kilometers above the southern Indian Ocean, astronauts onboard the International Space Station watched this enormous, green ribbon shimmering below. Known as aurora australis or southern lights, the shifting, luminous bands are commonly seen at high northern latitudes as well, there known as the aurora borealis or northern

2010-06-29T13:48:00.001-08:00

dogon:nogod

2010-06-26T09:03:00.002-08:00

killer version of one of my all time favorite songs.Space Prophet Dogon - Richard & Alan Bishop from the Brothers Unconnected tour:

invisible hand of the free market man

2010-06-18T13:59:00.002-08:00

via the ever brilliant Tom Tomorrow

one from Robert Kelly

2010-06-18T12:26:00.001-08:00

Ritual Dances1.Turn it so ON is on topbefore you plug it inthen the message will come out right—your character, accurate as everand neat as a muscle,will be like a tight ship in oneof those eighteenth-century metaphorsabout states and statesmen and(this is what’s important)you will sleep now. Sleep Arizona sunset,wake up Vermont,everybody is a mountain walking past your bed:show me. Show mewith

grinderman!

2010-06-18T05:54:00.001-08:00

Man, Harvey Keitel is just killing it on bass:

my daughter's a libertarian, too!

2010-06-15T04:47:00.002-08:00

from the always brilliant Toothpaste For Dinner

Ayn Rand's Adventure's in Wonderland

2010-06-14T11:09:00.002-08:00

The second installment of Benjamin Frisch’s serial comic is up at Wonkette today. Check it.

latest dispatch from Lessig

2010-06-14T10:45:00.001-08:00

"On June 1st I testified before the Rhode Island Legislature in support of a resolution calling a federal Constitutional Convention.You're one of thousands of people who signed our petition in favor of this resolution. I'm grateful for your support, and I wanted to make sure you saw this video of the hearing. Take a few minutes to watch and learn what else you can do to help pass this resolution:

formidable opponent

2010-06-10T10:47:00.002-08:00

Mr Colbert, you rock!Ballsiest thing I've seen on tv in a long time.

amoebic eyesores barnacled seizures

2010-06-10T07:51:00.002-08:00

Whatever the setting, Alec K Redfearn will kill it. Here’s a fine example:Here’s a 2005 interview w/ Alec for Splendid.Also, The Baker St. Kollective, of which Redfearn is a part, has a page up at the ever dope Free Music Archive.

self-gratification is not a philosopy

2010-06-09T10:33:00.004-08:00

Funny bit about pseudo-philosopher Rand from the new guy at Wonkette. Check out his other work here.-- more Rand dissing over at Alternet

2010-06-09T07:33:00.001-08:00

via APOD

crap. this is just the kind of stuff we don't need:

2010-06-07T09:24:00.002-08:00

The Guardian reports on what could be the spark that starts WWIII:Gaza blockade: Iran offers escort to next aid convoyAnyone see any Blue Turbans up in there?

for a lazy sunday morn

2010-06-06T08:44:00.005-08:00

The Homeless Wonderer - Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Gebroufrom vol 21 of the always impressive Ethiopiques series:". . . the sound and feel is so dense with memory and imagery, musical but somehow quite visual, warm and woozy, a fuzzy, sepia toned old timey feel, due in no small part to the recording, which is quite reminiscent of old 78's, the soundtrack to movie Crumb, that sort of thing, dark

die, autotune, die

2010-06-03T09:05:00.003-08:00

Lee MosesAll that bullshit they label as soul these days can take it’s collagen stuffed lips away from the vocoder for 4 ½ glorious minutes and suck it because Lee Moses is here to show you how it’s done, bitches**.Here’s Moses churning out a raw deep soul cover of the California Dreaming.**Sharon Jones, Bettye Lavette, Andre Williams and anything Ian Svenonius is involved in are excused.

behind the flotilla curtain

2010-05-31T09:24:00.003-08:00

talking points memo is live blogging the Freedom Flotilla where Israel has committed straight-up murder.dailykos breaks it down here.

electric jebus

2010-05-31T06:34:00.003-08:00

Pure awesome:John C Reily and Crispin Glover as Tesla and Edison for Drunk History.Twain & Tesla

tonight in Fairview

2010-05-28T10:19:00.000-08:00

Anchorage Press has this to say

superparamagnetic

2010-05-26T05:40:00.002-08:00

the somewhat creepy ferrofluid art of Sachiko Kodama:wiki on ferrofluids

Oh, Comely

2010-05-08T06:35:00.001-08:00

Hell of a song to break the silence with:

Yeni - The Ex w/ Afework Nigussie

2010-05-07T07:47:00.002-08:00

So dope:

Proto-Beck

2010-04-30T10:06:00.000-08:00

Frighteningly prophetic.

they just don't get it

2010-04-19T14:47:00.001-08:00

Brilliant: Herzog reads Madeline

2010-04-16T06:15:00.000-08:00

funding corporate free speech

2010-04-08T11:00:00.001-08:00

being in the world

2010-04-07T11:23:00.000-08:00

from the ever brilliant Simpsons

2010-04-07T08:08:00.001-08:00

A society not alert to signs of its own decay, because its ideology is a continuing myth of progress, separates itself from reality and envelops illus

2010-04-06T13:14:00.001-08:00

from Ralph Nader's Attention Deficit Democracy

this has the potential to be really great:

2010-04-02T11:16:00.001-08:00

"Science and Nature have ended their historic battle for the world’s best basic science articles, agreeing to cease their respective publications and co-launch an open-access, online-only journal with an innovative democratic peer-review system, sources at both journals revealed this morning." via

the results of Palin's common-sense consevatism leave AK with debts totalling 70% of our GDP

2010-03-30T13:35:00.002-08:00

via NYT

Sinead rips another pope

2010-03-30T09:40:00.000-08:00

This time in the Washington Post.

as if metal didn't already have enough ridiculous sub-genres

2010-03-29T19:10:00.002-08:00

Children's Dinosaur MetalHevisaurus

cowards

2010-03-29T15:33:00.002-08:00

AK Democratic Headquarters gets a visit from Palin's reloaded minions.

one man's trash . . .

2010-03-11T12:52:00.004-09:00

graffart profiles a dope art exhibit that uses recycled skate decks:

show some love

2010-03-11T08:58:00.000-09:00

more and more each day

2010-03-11T06:19:00.002-09:00

biggest isn't smartest

2010-03-10T12:37:00.002-09:00

from the NYT:Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Education Standards"Culminating a year’s work, a panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents released a set of proposed common academic standards on Wednesday. The standards, posted on the panel’s web site, lay out the panel’s vision of what American public school students should learn in math and English

get it?

2010-03-10T10:15:00.001-09:00

End the War on Drugs

2010-03-09T07:35:00.002-09:00

Known conservative, Judge Jim Gray, on why we should end the war on drugs:

90 flavors of bitch

2010-03-05T11:23:00.002-09:00

Hilarious taxonomy of bitches found in a 3rd grade classroom in DC:for the rest go herevia

2010-03-04T15:29:00.003-09:00

your predetermined universe

2010-03-04T09:11:00.003-09:00

badaboom badabang!

2010-03-04T05:48:00.002-09:00

Obvious Brooklynite/Rep for NY's 9th, Anthony Weiner, schools Fox & Friends:Daily Kos breaks it down here

kapustin kills it

2010-03-02T05:55:00.003-09:00

but the conductor @ 1.47 is the best:

krugman's summit summary

2010-02-26T13:51:00.002-09:00

Opening paragraph nails it:"If we’re lucky, Thursday’s summit will turn out to have been the last act in the great health reform debate, the prologue to passage of an imperfect but nonetheless history-making bill. If so, the debate will have ended as it began: with Democrats offering moderate plans that draw heavily on past Republican ideas, and Republicans responding with slander and

record grooves under an electron microscope

2010-02-26T12:39:00.003-09:00

via

makes sense to me

2010-02-26T07:52:00.000-09:00

"If you think it's a socialist plot, then please drop out of the federal employees health program." -- Sen.Richard Durbin (D-IL), to Republican lawmakers at yesterday's health care reform summit.

the perfect response:

2010-02-22T13:01:00.002-09:00

Well, he got one part right . . .

2010-02-18T11:16:00.001-09:00

"The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed."--from Joe Stack's suicide note/manifesto

Viva Spenard

2010-02-18T08:00:00.003-09:00

Alright boys and girls, I strongly suggest you saddle up and pedal over to Spenard tonight for The Spenard Roadhouse’s first birthday party. They’ve got a yummy dinner planned (Filet with a honey bourbon demi-glace, lemon peppered scallops with a kiwi beurre blanc, braised spinach with garlic and shallots, and oven roasted herb potatoes) as well as live music from the likes of The Spenard Satans

2010-02-17T08:50:00.001-09:00

Shepard Fairey 2007

crossing the ring plane

2010-02-16T11:16:00.001-09:00

via the always dope APOD

back in the day

2010-02-16T09:31:00.002-09:00

The Daily Kos profiles the 1956 Republican Party Platform. It's almost hard to believe. Here are a few that stick out:"We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs—expansion of social security—broadened coverage in unemployment insurance —improved housing—and better health protection for all our people.""In all those things which deal with

but the quitter from wasilla said they were all her favorites

2010-02-16T08:46:00.002-09:00

"1) Actual Founder-Presidents #2 through #6---John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams---were all freethinking Deists and Unitarians; what Christian precepts they embraced were moderate, tolerant and open-minded. 2) Actual Founder-President #1, George Washington, became an Anglican as required for original military service under the British, and occasionally

. . .

2010-02-11T11:22:00.003-09:00

Further reading on the sell out of the American humans to the corporations that consider themselves American people:How the Corporations Broke AmericaBy STEPHEN FLEISCHMAN * * *Also, love you, Bill Nye:

2010-02-08T12:53:00.000-09:00

"War is by definition the indiscriminate killing of huge numbers of people for ends that are uncertain. Think about means and ends, and apply it to war. The means are horrible, certainly. The ends, uncertain. That alone should make you hesitate….We are smart in so many ways. Surely we should be able to understand that between war and passivity, there are a thousand possibilities."-Howard Zinn

"go back to the tundra you f%#ing gimmick"

2010-02-07T13:51:00.000-09:00

palate cleasning

2010-02-05T08:26:00.002-09:00

JB dance lessons:the crazy-flexible Ross Sisters:"Hot'n'Cold" Polka:

how to beat a 5-4 split

2010-02-04T12:10:00.003-09:00

Lawrence Lessig penned another nice one. This time for The Nation.

From my inbox: Lessig & Fix Congress First

2010-02-03T11:09:00.002-09:00

Email sent out by Lawrence Lessig today:The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision has already had a remarkable impact.Across the country, people are outraged by the prospect of our political system being subject even further to the influence of special interest money. In the streets, in our newspapers and TV talk shows, in the President's State of the Union address -- people are fed up and

Demand Question Time

2010-02-03T09:12:00.003-09:00

As he did with the House Republicans last week, Obama will meet with Senate Democrats today for a Q&A. I feel that acts such as these are a positive addition to current politics. We have, unfortunately, become lost in a vicious tangle of 24/7 media sound bites and speculative analysis over the years and it is great to see politicians addressing one another face to face. If you agree, be sure to

Symbolism and the Repuglicans

2010-02-02T10:09:00.002-09:00

"Many say that Republicans live in an alternative, parallel universe. While this joke is amusing, it does not quite capture reality. Two parallel lines never meet. Republican fantasies, broadcast by Fox news, are not out of relation with the rest of us. They are not totally out of relation with the world that the rest of us inhabit. They are at war with us. They relate to democratic

the continuing misadventures of the one and only True American Network

2010-02-02T05:39:00.006-09:00

Olbermann & Huffington on the recent appearance of True American Patriot/Son of Jaba the Hut Roger Ailes on ABC's "This Week":Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyAnd in comically related news, Fox's latest trophy wife/unashamed quitter/carnivorous fish calls for the dismissal of Rahm Emauel over his use of the term "Fucking Retarded" in a move some might

current reason to envy the UK:

2010-01-30T08:02:00.001-09:00

The Ex performing their unreleased track "Double Order" in anticipation of their UK tour, 29 January – 6 February, 2010:The Ex & Brass Unbound - UK from The Wire Magazine on Vimeo.

tribute to Zinn

2010-01-29T12:43:00.001-09:00

via

2010-01-28T12:46:00.003-09:00

“To have a nationality is a limit to consciousness. Patriotism is a mistake. I don’t have a nationality. My country is my shoes.” - Alejandro Jodorowsky

RIP JD Salinger

2010-01-28T10:07:00.003-09:00

Rest In Peace

A Letter from Lessig

2010-01-27T10:29:00.003-09:00

Got this in an email today and found it necessary to share:Last week's decision in Citizens United was an important moment in the history of our democracy. Much more important, however, is how we respond.First -- as I wrote to you last week -- we need Congress to pass the Fair Elections Now Act. No other reform, including reforms that try effectively to reverse Citizens United, could be as

Jodorowsky on Tarot

2010-01-27T07:23:00.002-09:00

Alejandro Jodorowsky on The Tarot of MarseillesWhat the story with this

Fear the Boom and Bust

2010-01-26T07:54:00.001-09:00

This shit is dope:via NPR

a gethsemane kiss

2010-01-22T07:52:00.007-09:00

W's legacy lives on . . . Thank you, Supreme Court Justices Alioto, Roberts, Thomas and Scalia, for selling out the living, breathing people of America. May you hang as high as Judas. Obama's take:"The Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics," Obama said in a statement. "It is a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health

O@1

2010-01-21T06:24:00.002-09:00

Lawrence Lessig is a wise man: More info here:Change Congress

mehr fuhrer

2010-01-20T08:42:00.003-09:00

This time around, Hitler learns about Scott Brown's win:I must say, Massachusetts, as an expatriated yet proud son of the Pioneer Valley, you disappoint me.

Hitler learns Leno is moving back to Late Night

2010-01-19T08:07:00.002-09:00

"Diving for dear life when we could be diving for pearls . . ."

2010-01-12T12:52:00.004-09:00

Elvis Costello's greatest lyrics sung by the inimitable Robert Wyatt. This song stops me cold every time.Is it worth it?A new winter coat and shoes for the wifeAnd a bicycle on the boy’s birthdayIt’s just a rumour that was spread around townBy the women and children, soon we’ll be shipbuildingWell I ask youThe boy said ‘Dad, they’re going to take me to taskBut I’ll be home by ChristmasIt’s just a

sadly plausible

2010-01-12T10:01:00.003-09:00

The Inevitable

2010-01-11T10:32:00.003-09:00

SP + Faux News

The Known Universe

2010-01-11T07:40:00.000-09:00

dope

2010-01-08T11:02:00.000-09:00

parkour motion reel from saggyarmpit on Vimeo.

So, is the guy next to you watching Sasha Grey or the highway?

2010-01-07T12:37:00.003-09:00

Because cell/smart phone usage while driving isn't dangerous enough, we now give you dashboard "infotainment systems."

human rights not corporation's

2010-01-06T09:12:00.006-09:00

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. ... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

The End of the LIne

2010-01-05T09:34:00.003-09:00

Tuesday 23 FebruarySeward, AK - Alaska SeaLife Center - Tell a friend 7:00 pmPresented by Alaska SeaLife CenterAlaska Vocational Technical School519 4th Avenue, Seward, AKFor Tickets and Information: Darin Trobauch, (907) 224-8065For additional US screenings, go here.Make sound decisions:

2010-01-04T16:32:00.004-09:00

The Roots of Violence:Wealth without work,Pleasure without conscienceKnowledge without characterCommerce without moralityScience without humanityWorship without sacrificePolitics without principle-Mahatma Ghandi

brilliant!

2009-12-29T08:29:00.004-09:00

MST3K shades

a philly gunn

2009-12-23T08:08:00.005-09:00

I'm really digging Steve Gunn's latest LP Boreum Palace (Three-Lobed Recordings) right now.The opening track, has some killer Dobro from Marc Orleans (Sunburned Hand, Juneau, etc).Listen:Mr. FranklinWatch:Gunn & Marc Orleans. Brickbat Books, Philadelphia. 06/05/09

spoof or no, it made me laugh

2009-12-22T06:31:00.005-09:00

Apparently, the Tea Baggers picked up one of them there facsimile machines. Read about what happened next here.

when johnny donned a stolen shook

2009-12-18T05:23:00.002-09:00

This book is fantastic and Wurlitzer is a new favorite.Up next and, apparently long overdue, is Nog.a few compelling reasons to read The Drop Edge of Yonder:1. the opening chapters2. you dig Pat Garret & Billy the Kid3. "Things are not as they appear. Nor are they otherwise."4. Pop Matters, Maud, Ain't It Cool5. you dig Two Lane Blacktop6. Erik Davis' excellent Bookforum review 7. a Pynchon

2009-12-14T10:44:00.004-09:00

From Bold Progressives:Sen. Joe Lieberman announced Sunday that he will join Republicans in blocking a vote on any real health care reform bill -- including any public option and even the fake "compromise" floated last week.The Washington Post's Ezra Klein writes, "At this point, Lieberman is just torturing liberals. That is to say, he's willing to directly cause the deaths of hundreds of

ZAZEN

2009-12-11T08:52:00.002-09:00

"It’s the very near-future, somewhere in the Pacific Northwest—or a neighborhood near you. 27-year-old Della Mylinek has suffered some kind of breakdown after failing to stop the construction of a local Walmart. In an attempt to regain psychological, financial and emotional stability, she’s moved in with her brother and his pregnant wife and taken a job waiting tables at a vegan restaurant. But

The inimitable Holger Czukay . . .

2009-12-10T08:43:00.000-09:00

scotch < absinthe

2009-12-08T05:37:00.002-09:00

via

gee, haw dude

2009-12-07T05:31:00.006-09:00

Are fellow Iditarodians/sore losers actually out to get Lance or is it just weed-induced paranoia?"I'm going to pee in their little cup, and laugh in their face . . ."via

military madness is killing your country

2009-12-02T08:54:00.003-09:00

My current favorite cover:Military Madness (G. Nash cover) -- WoodsIn an upstairs room in BlackpoolBy the side of a northern seaThe army had my fatherAnd my mother was having meMilitary Madness was killing my countrySolitary Sadness comes over meAfter the school was over and I movedTo the other sideI found another country but I neverLost my prideMilitary Madness was killing the countrySolitary