Posts from July, 2005
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Jul0Sowing Mistrust
American Apparel has long been praised for its commitment to stitching social responsibility to its clothing operations. America’s largest garment manufacturing company (at least among those that do the cutting and sewing here in the US) attributes its success to not only being “sweatshop-free,” paying workers well, and providing good benefits, but also to distributing [...]
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Jul0You are an Infidel
Almost as disturbing as the London and Madrid transit bombings, are the more obscure Islamist murders, such as the shockingly brutal killing of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh. You may remember that Van Gogh, who was related to the famous painter, created a film called “Submission” which spotlighted violence against women in certain Islamic societies. [...]
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Jul0A Southern Season
Coming up for air. We’ve been in North Carolina for just over a week now and if you’ve ever moved, you know the drill: always a new box to unpack, endless tasks and errands, and just hitting the local Target can be a serious navigational challenge. But we’re almost there. On the Road The move went as [...]
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Jul0Danny Does China
Danny Way has succesfully launched over the Great Wall of China. Perhaps the only surprise here is that China actually has ministers of extreme sports and culture.
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Jul0The Long Walk to Logic
The Fark headline says it best: “In a rare act of coolness, AOL puts up the entire set of Live 8 performances for free download.” So maybe it’s not the entire set, but there is some incredible footage from Philadelphia, London, and Toronto. My favorites include Coldplay and Richard Ashcroft – (“Bittersweet Symphony,” Velvet Revolver [...]
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