December 2007
20 posts
10 humanitarian crises forgotten (but not gone)
The world’s most pressing humanitarian crisis is the Congo, not Sudan. The frontline physicians at Médecins Sans Frontières have chosen the 10 humanitarian crises that should have been given more coverage in 2007: Colombia Sri Lanka Somalia Burma Malnutrition Chechnya Zimbabwe Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Tuberculosis...
Detroit, Beirut
“This music comes from South Lebanon, was born in Lansing and lives in Detroit. A sound declaration. This music is rhythm for revolutions, rebellions, empowerment and progression. Through audio and images, history is projected onto the future, terrorific stereotypes are rejected, a slandered heritage is reclaimed, the ruins of a city are rebuilt. Sound and visions express the struggles and share...
you cant make this shit up...
hmm, sort of looks like a nazi salute The Pope has ordered his bishops to set up exorcism squads to tackle the rise of Satanism. Vatican chiefs are concerned at what they see as an increased interest in the occult. They have introduced courses for priests to combat what they call the most extreme form of “Godlessness.” Each bishop is to be told to have in his diocese a number of...
“I woke up to find myself (t)here.”
– Sinan Antoon, I`jaam
“Muhammad Hasan Hamzah, 35, was killed near Tyre, Lebanon today. Another victim...”
– As’ad AbuKhalil, via Lebanon Files
Top Baker's Dozen Albums Of 2007…
(In no particular order) Pharoahe Monch: Desire Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall M.I.A.: Kala Radiohead: In Rainbows Wu-Tang Clan: 8 Diagrams LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver Tinariwen: Aman Iman (Water Is Life) Stephen Marley: Mind Control Manu Chao: La Radiolina One Be Lo: The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective: Wátina Diplo: I Like Turtles Arabesque: Hang Your Heroes ...
25% Rise In Police Brutality Since 9-11 →
Cases in which police, prison guards and other law enforcement authorities have used excessive force or other tactics to violate victims’ civil rights have increased 25% (281 vs. 224) from fiscal years 2001 to 2007 over the previous seven years, the department says.
“The entertainment industry thrives on the loneliness market.
The consoling...”
– Eduardo Galeano, Voices Of Time
Comparison of Presidential Candidates & Their Rap... →
“The difference between the richest man and the poorest is but a day of hunger...”
– Kahlil Gibran, Sand And Foam
Windmill MP3 from 8 Diagrams its the winter of...
best (worst) charitable pr stunt of the season →
Just in time for Christmas, porn star Mary Carey is giving a gift to support breast cancer research: her own breasts. Carey has dumped her size 36D breast implants for the larger 36DDD, and she is selling the used implants on eBay. As of Thursday afternoon, the bidding was up to $15,269.69. “Now that I’m sober I wanted a new physical state to go along with my new mental state,”...
kablogfest →
my sister is a genius!
“You have been unlucky for 60 years and you have only been alive for 50. Now give...”
– not-so-undercover-bookie behind the bar at queens blvd spot during man u game
w00t!
scholesette: what's the hair dryer treatment?
the hairdryer treatment: remember we talked about this a few times in detroit
scholesette: oh RIGHT
the hairdryer treatment: its sir alex's halftime tactic that gets the most out of his players
scholesette: sir alex's tactic
the hairdryer treatment: yelling at them from a very close distance
scholesette: hahha
scholesette: merriam webster has officially added "w00t" to the dictionary
the hairdryer treatment: what is that?
the hairdryer treatment: what does it mean?
scholesette: an expression of joy
scholesette: as in "w00t! w00t!"
scholesette: 1. w00t (interjection)
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"
scholesette: it's Merriam-Webster's #1 Word of the Year for 2007
scholesette: people are so stupid for voting for such things
the hairdryer treatment: ive never heard of it before
scholesette: http://m-w.com/info/07words.htm
the hairdryer treatment: very interesting!
the hairdryer treatment: those geniuses from m-w really have their ears to the street
scholesette: they're sooo 1995
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all you need to know about the republican...
rudy giuliani: 911, scandaldejure, amadoudiallo mike huckabee: chucknorris, aidsquarantine, freerapist mitt romney: mormon, flipflopper, immigrationirony fred thompson: lazy, duntdunt!, gunshows tom tancredo: xenophobia, xenophobia, who? ron paul: rockstar, principled, notsoprincipled
“The TV hurls out images that reproduce the system and voices that echo it, and...”
– Eduardo Galeano, The Book Of Embraces
welcome to the hairdryer treatment...
since i have some time on my hands, i decided i would try out one of these “web log” things the kids do these days. for anyone looking to sue me for libel, a word of warning: this man has my back: and so does this one: ok, glad we cleared that up. there is no focus for this thing, so maybe i will update it regularly, maybe i wont. there will likely be a) many mistakes, b) zero...