Yesterday’s leak of military information gave the world of war reporting something it’s missed.
ART
HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF
The Hyperbolic Coral Reef takes Dublin by storm in a ball of yarn and mathematics. Plus, learn how to make your own — if you can understand the math.
MUSIC
MUSIC FOR DOGS — Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed
Your dog is going to fall in love with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed at a free concert that’s so high-frequency you won’t be able to hear it.
ART
UNEARTHING — Alan Moore, Mike Patton, Justin Broadrick
Alan Moore + Mike Patton = Dreams Do Come True (and other notes on the new world of media-mixtures). In other words, OMG! We can’t wait to read/listen to this awesomeness.
FILM
THE SPIDER THREAD — by Akutagawa Ryunosuke
A foray into literary short stories leads to a small taste of enlightenment. Buddha and sinner are both forced to feel compassion and suffering.
KULTURE
PARTISAN AMNESIA — Inside Politics, One Viewpoint
Imagine what the world would be like if everybody voted in their local elections, participated in their democratic processes, talked to their neighbors, respectfully dialogued, and productively walked their talk for every complaint and idea they ever uttered.
Alysha Layla Shaw does just that, and tries to discover why we don’t seem to care about the communities in which we live.
KULTURE
ON THE DOLE — An Open Letter to Lawmakers
Words from one unemployed worker — only one them “bad.” And hey, if you are or know a legislature, do me a HUGE favor and send this to them. Especially if they happen to be a Republican. If they’re Senator Bunning I’ll kiss you on the lips personally.
KULTURE
PAKISTAN FASHION WEEK — Lahore
Fashion? Pakistan? Say what? No, not the latest is couture-Kevlar wear.From Feb. 16-19 Lahore, Pakistan gets fancy with fashion.
FILM
KEN VOLOK – New Interview by the Examiner!
Our own Ken Volok was just interviewed by the Examiner! It is a great article and a good insight into who Ken is and what he does. Be sure to follow the link and read the whole story!
KULTURE
Vive la Revolución!
Several years ago I was gifted a 400+, six volume set of books called “Thought Control in U.S.A.” Put out by the Hollywood A. S. P. Council after a 1947 conference in reaction to what would, in the 1950s, become the infamous blacklisting of Hollywood during McCarthyism. The text includes lectures, papers and testimony at the conference by writers, actors, academics, and others.