June 2010
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Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
via youtube.com “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.” - Helen Keller Posted via email from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
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Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line
via youtube.com “The bulk of the world’s knowledge is an imaginary construction.” - Helen Keller Posted via email from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you say to them, people will forget...”
– Maya Angelou (via lionofbedstuy)
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Semi-Literate Former Gold Prospector Given Own...
via theonion.com “Ain’t Heard The Last Of That Tesla Fellow.” “Don’t Vote, Hide In Mountains, Kidnap Children.” Posted via email from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
The Persistent Myth of the Internet as Energy Hog →
The Internet has wired the world together, accelerated globalization at breakneck speeds, and allowed every media imaginable to be accessed and downloaded, regardless of place. So it must be a…
Summer Solstice: is your Earth Amplified? →
Cross posted from the ACE Blog
Just in time for the longest day of the year – this glorious summer solstice – EARTH AMPLIFIED, the new full-length album by ACE Educator AshEl Seasunz…
Vagina dentata condom distributed at the World Cup... →
Rape-Ex, a female condom containing teeth so powerful a doctor would have to remove it if it was ever used, is allegedly being distributed at the World Cup. Is the Vagina Dentata the…
The Persistent Myth of the Internet as Energy Hog →
The Internet has wired the world together, accelerated globalization at breakneck speeds, and allowed every media imaginable to be accessed and downloaded, regardless of place. So it must be a…
Human Beings Are Good at Disguising Reality →
I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, but it’s worth pointing out that one feature of American political and media culture is that a guy like Martin Peretz can be editor in chief of…
Condom With ‘Teeth’ Sticks It to Rapists →
Sigmund Freud famously wrote about the fabled “vagina dentata,” or toothed vagina—a symbol of terror and fascination embedded in the folklore of many a culture. Now, a South African…
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Debunking the myth of the internet as energy hog,...
For some reason, the power used by computers is a source of endless fascination to the public. Most folks think that the power used by computers is a lot more than it actually is, and that it’s growing at incredible rates. Neither one of these beliefs is true, but they reflect a stubborn sense that the economic importance of IT somehow must translate into a large amount of electricity...
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whenyouopenup asked: I got it from you, from a link on your page. haha
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Network
via youtube.com “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
whenyouopenup asked: I love "Your grandmother loves you. The Universe loves you. Your grandmother is the Universe."
South African Vuvuzela Philharmonic Angered By... →
JOHANNESBURG—Members of the South Africa Vuvuzela Philharmonic Orchestra, widely considered to be among the best large-scale monotonic wind instrument ensembles in the world, told reporters Friday…
The Global Peace Index →
According to the Global Peace Index, Iraq is the most dangerous place in the world for the fourth year in a row. The most peaceful: New Zealand. Interactive timeline, map, and stats at the…
Wise Words From Larry Summers →
Wise words from National Economic Council Director Larry Summers, conveyed by EJ Dionne: “Different economic circumstances require different approaches to economic policy,” Summers said, using a bit…
The Most Awesome @#$%ing Thing You'll See All Day →
Some guys calling themselves Team Hassenplug made a chess set out of Legos. This might not sound that impressive, but watch the video. Don’t read ahead. Just watch the video. Done? I KNOW,…
DalaiLama: Always embrace the common humanity that... →
DalaiLama: Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all.
Is a Fifth Industrial Revolution in the Works? →
Sustainability obviously means a lot to the founder of the Copenhagen Climate Council. But Erik Rasmussen, also the CEO of Scandinavian’s leading independent think tank Monday Morning, isn’t sugar…
What's Next for the Nuclear Disarmament... →
Can a dazzling long-term mission—the abolition of nuclear weapons—be achieved through a series of small victories, like those of the last 19 months?
Catherine Asaro on Her Physics-Inspired Science... →
Catherine Asaro, the bestselling science-fiction author, uses concepts from physics and math to inform the fantastical stories of her characters. In a recent interview with Big Think, Asaro…
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Do Glass Pipes, Incense Prove Teens Are Practicing...
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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Weekend at Rumi's.
In the early morning hour, just before dawn, the two lovers wake and sip from the leftover Franzia box wine. She asks, “Do you love me or yourself more? Please, tell the absolute truth.” He says, “Me. But only because I have no clue who you are.” via mcsweeneys.net Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination...
Why was Helen Thomas gagged? →
Whatever one thinks of the views propounded by the (former) doyenne of the White House press corps, Helen Thomas, one of the series of punishments administered to her seems…
Sign at BP gas station: "Do not leave pumps... →
Snapshot from New Orleans resident Jessica Stiver (@oneeyedjess), identified as “shot at a garage in New Orleans.”
[Update] Image: “Spotted at a BP station in Ohio,” first…
Children of lesbian parents do better than their... →
A long-term study on same-sex families finds children from lesbian couples are more successful academically and socially
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David Bowie - Station To Station
via youtube.com “Our earth is round, and, among other things, that means that you and I can hold completely different points of view and both be right. The difference of our positions will show stars in your window I cannot even imagine. Your sky may burn with light, while mine, at the same moment, spreads beautiful to darkness. Still we must choose how we separately corner the circling...
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Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
via youtube.com “It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.” - Lin Yutang Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
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Prince - Let's Go Crazy Live 1983
via youtube.com “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart … Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” - Carl Jung Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
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Prince - Let's Go Crazy & Kiss Live - Arsenio Hall...
via youtube.com “Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.” - Carl Jung Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
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Prince - Erotic City Basement Rehearsal
via youtube.com “The great problems of life — sexuality, of course, among others — are always related to the primordial images of the collective unconscious.” - Carl Jung Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
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Overtime With Bill Maher - Andrew Sullivan, Van...
via hbo.com Posted via web from Joshua Oakley - Dreams Poetry Visions Imagination Beauty | Comment »
Fixing Planet Earth: a Not-so-modest Proposal →
We need to add a “constructive programme” of education, community building, and local food production to our non-violent protests and civil disobedience to successfully address the climate crisis.
Skocpol Responds to Reich →
Skocpol Responds to Reich on what Obama should do … I like Bob Reich and consider him a friend, but he is nuts. [see article Skocpol is responding to here] There is a reason why the right,…
[audio] Binge Drinking, Promiscuous Sex Good For... →
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Bruce Springsteen & Jackson Browne - Running On...
via youtube.com “The ancient pulse of germ and birth Was shrunken hard and dry, And every spirit upon earth Seemed fervourless as I. At once a voice arose among The bleak twigs overhead In a full-hearted evensong Of joy illimited; An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small, In blast-beruffled plume, Had chosen thus to fling his soul Upon the growing gloom. So little cause for carolings Of...
China sets new rules banning confessions by... →
Following the reappearance of a supposedly murdered man in China a couple of weeks ago, the Chinese courts have announced new rules that will discount evidence gathered through torture and…
