Image by Steve Rhodes via FlickrBradley Manning is the soldier charged with leaking US government documents to Wikileaks. He is currently detained under degrading and inhumane conditions that are illegal and immoral.For nine months, Manning has been confined to his cell for twenty-three hours a day. During his one remaining hour, he can walk in circles in another room, with no other prisoners present. He is not allowed to doze off or relax during the day, but must answer the question "Are you OK?" verbally and in the affirmative … [Read more...]
DON’T, LOOK PENNEBAKER, REMEMBERS BACK
April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Greil Marcus interviews D.A. Pennebaker about filming Bob Dylan from New Video Digital on Vimeo.Related articlesUnreleased Bob Dylan Material Coming To Blu-Ray (wncx.radio.com)Why Bob Dylan didn't ring the chimes of freedom over Ai Weiwei (guardian.co.uk)Unsung Heroes: Jim James and Calexico in 'I'm Not There' (thefilmexperience.net) … [Read more...]
TOM TOMORROW: LANGUAGE VIRUS
April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
via DailyKosmore on WisconsinWikipedia: Daily Kos () is an American political blog that publishes news and opinions from a progressive point of view. » … [Read more...]
WISCONSIN ELECTION FRAUD
April 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via WikipediaIt's great to see this work on DailyKos-where all talk of election fraud has long been scored, by founder Markos Moulitsas, as "conspiracy theory," and banned from the main page. (It may still be, in fact, as Cieran's updates are running on the Daily Kos Community Site.)Clearly, we'll be getting more of this from Cieran, so stay tuned there; and we need plenty more from other righteous bloggers, too (and from some eminent reporters with the brain and guts to deal with it, if there are any left out there).MCMWaukesha County … [Read more...]
LOATHING MURDOCH’S DAILY
April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeLet's count the ways: 90-second load times for each new issuelanding on airhead newsbabe tutorial videosturning the iPad sideways to get contentAP wire copy (I'm supposed to PAY for this?)claustrophobic walled-garden framedid Bill Keller design this? can I share articles with other iPad users in my social network? Huh? Related articlesRupert Murdoch's UK newspaper admits to illegal spying (americablog.com)Praise as Rupert Murdoch rids Fox of Glenn Beck's 'hate speech' (thejc.com)Will iPad & … [Read more...]
JARGON ATTACK: SETTLE THIS AMICABLY
April 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
East Coast West Coastabsolutely not maybe yes maybe action item by Feb 12 for joe Joe's working on the problembozo subcontractorbrawl design reviewignore him, he's new I'm bringing him up to speed local bar offsite facility meet me in the parking lot let's take that discussion offlineoh shit thanks for bringing that to my attentionoverdesigned robustpunch his lights out constructive confrontation shut the fuck up thank you for your input shut up a minute let me share this with youthat's totally incompetent let me build on that pointunemployed … [Read more...]
LABOUR OF LUST: NICK LOWE LIVES
April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sophomore year in college, Oberlin, Ohio, 1979. Related articlesA Reissue Of Nick Lowe's 'Labour Of Lust' Is 'So Fine' (npr.org)Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust (Review) (popmatters.com)Daily Downloads (The Baseball Project, Nick Lowe, and more) (largeheartedboy.com)A Reissue Of Nick Lowe's 'Labour Of Lust' Is 'So Fine' (npr.org)News in Brief: MGMT Remixes, Nick Lowe, the Globes, the Wooden Birds, HARD Weekends (pitchfork.com) … [Read more...]
First Amendment: SLAPP and tickle
April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via WikipediaSome solid reporting on a little-known legal tactic used against bloggers, the SLAPP attacks, from Nazanin Rafsanjani, On the Media. A previous piece on Citizens United provides the larger backdrop. Related articlesNinth Circuit Upholds Anti-SLAPP Ruling for Blogger/Griper--Sedgwick v. Delsman (ericgoldman.org)How Dan Snyder's 'Libel' Suit Against Unflattering Article Demonstrates Need For Federal Anti-SLAPP Law (techdirt.com)Defamation, SLAPP, and medicine: Doctor's Data, Inc. v. Barrett et al … [Read more...]
