June 2009
26 posts
RT @EthanZ: My twitter search script sees ~15% of all posts on Twitter...
– (via @kenyatta)
Still, a pre-emptive invasion of a country gives one pause. But there is another...
– Invade Iraq, But Bring Friends by Fareed Zakaria
Well, it didn’t quite work out that way, huh? The article’s subtitled “Bringing down Saddam could end Islamic terror.”
(via pollexistaken)
OUCH.
This is a really fantastic performance by Frontier Ruckus. monkeywhale continues to impress me with their videos.
“Spring 2009 in Greensboro, NC has been marked by torrents of rain. Mosquitoes are now happily frolicking in flocks awaiting a warm vein. Watering tomato plants can be hazardous and a few residents found their cars underwater in parking lots after thunderous thirty minute...
John Norris interviews Animal Collective.
Time Tempers a Challenger Forged in Revolution -... →
“Mir Hussein Moussavi has become the public face of the movement, the man the protesters consider the true winner of the disputed presidential election.
But he is in some ways an accidental leader, a moderate figure anointed at the last minute to represent a popular upwelling against the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is far from being a liberal in the Western sense, and it is not...
Dear CNN, Please Check Twitter for News About Iran →
ericmortensen:
jacobjoaquin:
“Twenty years ago CNN’s coverage of Tienanmen Square made its reputation. If in twenty more years it has become consensus that real-time, online, crowdsourced media is the best place to keep up with current events, this incident could be an important part of that history unfolding.”
Is this Traditional Network News’ Katrina moment?
An Idiot's Guide To Iranian Riots/Coup D'Etat...
msg:
Found via charitini:
negevrockcity:
The events in Iran are taking many of us by surprise. As I noted earlier, the detentions, riots and attacks are all happening during the weekend - traditionally a dead stretch for the news cycle. Some traditional sources are rising to the challenge admirably (New York Times, the Atlantic, AFP) and others aren’t delivering much original news worth noting...
The Thermals LIVE: Now We Can See
ericmortensen:
In Teh Toobs - Episode 002 - Riley’s Home
In which Riley shows us the rest of the STFU-1138 and ponders his existence in the toobs.
So, you're in love with one of your friends, but... →
lizlet:
Click the above for the easy solution.
ericmortensen:
bliptv:
Kick the player into full-screen mode and get caught up with the first seven episodes of Anyone But Me. If this leaves you wanting more, check out interviews with Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Nicolel Pacent and Rachael Hip Flores here, here, here and here. And stay tuned for more!
reblog with the best concert you've ever been to.
molls:
alohanico:
littleorphanammo:
enjoli:
3dancehalldrug:
kellylove:onthewing:faultycameras:omgwtfnikki:out-of-touch:suptrex:
mine is fob @ avalon in january 07
Taking Back Sunday @ MSG in May 08
radiohead, may 2007 circa survive, october 2007
Death Cab for Cutie @ Chevrolet Theatre, October ‘08.
The Academy Is… @ The Webster in November 08, and Forgive Durden at Bamboozle...