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"Screw kids taking [music] lessons in order to raise their math and English scores, kids need to..."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:32 +0000

“Screw kids taking [music] lessons in order to raise their math and English scores, kids need to learn music for music itself.”

- Bob Lefsetz, writing about Quincy Jones’ passion for music education. (via cameronmizell)

lindaboucher: robot-heart: octo_purple_sm (via lnakanishi)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:30:48 +0000

lindaboucher: robot-heart:

octo_purple_sm (via lnakanishi)

jhnbrssndn: (via tumbledore) I have a fracking great squint, I...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:29:38 +0000

jhnbrssndn:

(via tumbledore)

I have a fracking great squint, I should do this on myself.

feastingonroadkill: Proto communism in action. 1649 Style. Read...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:43:42 +0000

feastingonroadkill:

Proto communism in action. 1649 Style. Read it in full here

“we are resolved to be cheated no longer, nor be held under the slavish fear of you no longer, seing the Earth was made for us, as well as for you. And if the Common Land belongs to us who are the poor oppressed, surely the woods that grow upon the Commons belong to us likewise: therefore we are resolved to try the uttermost in the light of reason, to know whether we shall be free men, or slaves. If we lie still, and let you steale away our Birthrights, we perish; and if we Petition we perish also, though we have paid taxes, given free quarter, and ventured our lives to preserve the Nations freedom as much as you, and therefore by the law of contract with you, freedom in the land is our portion as well as yours, equal with you: And if we strive for freedom, and your murdering, governing Laws destroy us, we can but perish.”

Signed for and in behalf of all the poor oppressed people of England, and the whole world.

Gerard Winstanley, and 44 others.

uncertaintimes: Lester Young = ARB

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:40:08 +0000

uncertaintimes:

Lester Young

= ARB

feastingonroadkill: Gee Vaucher. Crass album art (Christ - The...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:48:58 +0000

feastingonroadkill:

Gee Vaucher. Crass album art (Christ - The Album).

twategy inc. - boutique bespoke tweets

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:00:53 +0000

twategy inc. - boutique bespoke tweets:

“The team at twategy have been using the internet 2 for the past 3 years. We can guarantee you that our social media douchebaggery™, together with your crappy product, is sure to alienate and confuse your customers.”

Barack Obama Names Alan Moore Official White House Biographer

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:21 +0000

Barack Obama Names Alan Moore Official White House Biographer:

WASHINGTON—At a press conference Monday, President Obama announced that he had appointed legendary comic book writer Alan Moore as the official biographer of his time in the White House. “As evidenced by his epic run on Swamp Thing #21–64, Moore’s deft hand with both sociopolitical commentary and metaphysical violence makes him an ideal choice to chronicle my time in office,” Obama said of the author of Watchmen and From Hell, whom he reportedly chose over others on a short list of potential biographers that included Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison, and Bob Woodward. “I look forward to seeing the kinds of subplots he will surely weave throughout the main narrative of my presidency, and how he’ll tie them all back together at the end in a way that just elevates the thing to a whole other level. God, that guy is the master.” Although Obama has not yet settled on a publisher for his White House biography, he is reportedly leaning toward DC’s Vertigo imprint for its creator-friendly ethos, high production values, and willingness to publish content for mature readers.

via vruz: laugharne

laialadaia: sexisnottheenemy:...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:19:00 +0000

laialadaia: sexisnottheenemy: mry: ihatethismess: rabbleprochoice: sanamivera

More Life Coalition - read more about these scary people here.

davereed: via itsaparasaurolophus: fuckyeahelephants:...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:12:22 +0000

davereed: via itsaparasaurolophus: fuckyeahelephants: reverberating

mogadonia: snuff-d-rooster: My kind of Red Riding Hood. Ken...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:01 +0000

mogadonia: snuff-d-rooster:

My kind of Red Riding Hood. Ken Wong.

Always liked this, never knew who the artist was before.
Nice one.

The Gay Animal Kingdom § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:04:18 +0000

The Gay Animal Kingdom § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM:

(via clothedinsky)

feastingonroadkill: Scotland Yard riot squad faces calls to end...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:35:15 +0000

feastingonroadkill:

Scotland Yard riot squad faces calls to end ‘culture of impunity’

“Scotland Yard faced calls for an “ethical audit” of all officers in its controversial riot squad tonight after figures revealed that they had received more than 5,000 complaint allegations, mostly for “oppressive behaviour”.

Details of all allegations lodged against the Metropolitan police territorial support group (TSG) over the last four years reveal that only nine – less than 0.18% – were “substantiated” after an investigation by the force’s complaints department.

The figures, released under the Freedom of Information Act, were described as evidence of a “culture of impunity” that makes it almost impossible for members of the public to lodge successful complaints against the Met’s 730 TSG officers.”

comicallyvintage: We’re a day too late, but we never get that...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:15:43 +0000

comicallyvintage:

We’re a day too late, but we never get that in the way of a good panel!
via

comicallyvintage: Happy belated Guy Fawkes Day, England! via

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:15:25 +0000

comicallyvintage:

Happy belated Guy Fawkes Day, England!

via

jhnbrssndn: mudwerks: Dangerous Minds | Feeling Grumpy Is Good...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:48:45 +0000

jhnbrssndn: mudwerks:

Dangerous Minds | Feeling Grumpy Is Good For You

Or so says Australian psychologist, Joe Forgas, who seems to think a case of the “grumps” can, in fact, make us think more clearly. The University of New South Wales researcher says grumpy people, rather than happy types, are better at coping with demanding situations because of the way the brain “promotes information processing strategies.”

He asked volunteers to watch different films and dwell on positive or negative events in their life, designed to put them in either a good or bad mood. Next he asked them to take part in a series of tasks, including judging the truth of urban myths and providing eyewitness accounts of events. Those in a bad mood outperformed those who were jolly—they made fewer mistakes and were better communicators.

Professor Forgas said: ‘Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, co-operation and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world.’

Bonus: Grumpy, Yet Clear-Thinking, Max Von Sydow In Hannah And Her Sisters

BBC News: Feeling Grumpy Is Good For You

[can plot revenge more clearly when grumpy…]

GPOYF

comicallyvintage: …or drum and bass.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:06 +0000

comicallyvintage:

…or drum and bass.

shadowfirebird: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:59 +0000

shadowfirebird:

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Austin Kleon via Uke, Ubu, Uke!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:38:30 +0000

Austin Kleon

via Uke, Ubu, Uke!

claytoncubitt: Prisoner’s daily ration, Strangeways Prison,...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:47:33 +0000

claytoncubitt:

Prisoner’s daily ration, Strangeways Prison, Manchester 1890

See also: Margaret Allen was a “butch” lesbian who dressed in men’s clothes and preferred to be called “Bill.”

Also also: Strangeways, Here We Come