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November 13, 2012

And We Thought Bush Derangement Syndrome Was Bad

from The Arizona Republic
Gilbert police: Woman drove over husband because he didn’t vote

A Mesa man is in critical condition after his wife ran over him with her Jeep because she was upset he didn’t vote in the presidential election and feared her family would suffer with President Obama’s re-election, Gilbert police said Monday.
Holly Solomon, 28, [...]
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Published on November 13, 2012 11:24

November 11, 2012

Elvis ‘72 MSG

from The New York Daily News
Elvis Presley earned raves for 1972 Madison Square Garden shows
Two of The King’s four MSG shows, along with a bootleg video shot by a fan, are available in new DVD set, ‘Prince From Another Planet’
BY LARRY MCSHANE

Elvis Presley was all shook up — and not in a chart-topping kind of way.
When [...]
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Published on November 11, 2012 10:52

November 10, 2012

Derrick May - Genius

from Beatport
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Published on November 10, 2012 10:34

November 9, 2012

Ramen On Top

from Daily Infographic
Some Facts about Ramen Noodles

Ya’ll, I don’t care how bad Ramen is for me, it is damn good. And so filling also. You can really get your bang for your buck with all that salty water and noodles floating around in your tummy. I haven’t had Ramen in years, but when I see [...]
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Published on November 09, 2012 09:29

November 8, 2012

O Come The Robot Orgasm

from BetaBeat
Regular Orgasms Are for Mortals; All the Cool Kids Are Having ‘Longevity Orgasms’
Soon our significant others will cheat on us with robots.
By Jessica Roy
If you’re already following the advice of your longevity coach and working to live as long as humanly possible (until the Singularity comes and your being is finally merged with that of a robot), then [...]
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Published on November 08, 2012 16:16

November 7, 2012

Music History in GIFs

music history in gifs


1997.  Radiohead releases OK Computer, and it goes on to become one of the most critically acclaimed records of all time.  They released a couple of great videos, and a guy plays ping pong with an angel.  Also a guy cuts his own limbs off for some reason.
Also, this album has one of the sweetest riffs ever written.
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Published on November 07, 2012 16:07

November 6, 2012

Anastasio’s Eastwood

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Published on November 06, 2012 15:56

November 5, 2012

Mythology of The High Five

from ESPN
The history and mystery of the high five
A timeless gesture, but someone went up top first. That’s where it gets complicated.

By Jon Mooallem
PART TWO: THE HIGH FIVE OF LIFE
IF THIS PRANK HAS A VICTIM, it’s Glenn Burke, a young outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the late 1970s whose astonishing physique and 17-inch biceps earned him the [...]
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Published on November 05, 2012 17:36

November 4, 2012

Winer

from The Quietus
“If I Hit You, You’d Feel It”: Leslie Winer, Trip Hop’s Forgotten Pioneer
by Wyndham Wallace

Some say that Leslie Winer aka © invented trip hop in 1990 with her album, Witch. Now she’s back with a retrospective compilation and Wyndham Wallace meets the reclusive former supermodel.
It is, as we’ll no doubt be frequently reminded [...]
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Published on November 04, 2012 16:54

November 3, 2012

The Man With The RZA Fists

from The New York Daily News
Movie Review: ‘The Man With the Iron Fists’
Marital arts fan RZA finds his inner Tarantino in B-movie that gets A for effort


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If only every filmmaker were as creatively inspired by his influences as Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA, who makes a memorable directorial debut with his kung-fu homage, “The Man [...]
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Published on November 03, 2012 17:41

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