Posts from May, 2004
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May1Current Playlist
the magnetic fields i wish i had an evil twin mates of state ha ha rainer maria artificial light cat power he war bright eyes bowl of oranges franz ferdinand tell her tonight sleater-kinney the professional the shins mine’s not a high horse the decemberists here i dreamt i was an architect
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May7Abu Ghraib and Media Ethics
On May 10, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fielded questions from Congress over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. He all but promised there would be more photos and videos that would be even more repulsive: “Beyond abuse of prisoners, there are other photos that depict incidents of physical violence towards prisoners, acts that can only [...]
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May0Quote of the Day
Who? Where’s he from? A Republican? If you want to see sacrifice, John McCain ought to visit our young men and women at Walter Reed and Bethesda. There’s the sacrifice in this country. We’re trying to make sure that they have the ability to fight this war, that they have the wherewithal to be [...]
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May0Skate or Die
Although Insomniac’s Dave Attell was the first to expose Austin’s thriving Rollergirl phenomenon to the masses back in January, 2003, Felix Gillette best captures the action in his latest Slate piece. The Austin writer nails it here: “If the lecherous (Russ) Meyer invented a sport, it would look a lot like this?part girl-on-girl athletic [...]
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May0Pennsyltucky
I’ll spare you the “I’ve been really busy and haven’t had time to update the web site…” bit. But I would like to get back in the groove again. This should be a realistic goal, as Sarah is in Philadelphia for the next two and a half weeks working with a lab at U [...]
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