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July 13, 2012
Wife-Carrying
from The Telegraph
Wife carrying championships in Finland won for fourth time by couple
Finnish lawyer, Taisto Miettinen, completed the 250m track, tackling a pool and several hurdles with his wife Kristiina Haapanen on his back, in just over a minute.
The winner of Finland’s Wife Carrying World Championship Competition in Sonkajarvi won the weight of their [...]
Wife carrying championships in Finland won for fourth time by couple
Finnish lawyer, Taisto Miettinen, completed the 250m track, tackling a pool and several hurdles with his wife Kristiina Haapanen on his back, in just over a minute.
The winner of Finland’s Wife Carrying World Championship Competition in Sonkajarvi won the weight of their [...]
July 12, 2012
One of the goals is to have people dancing in the museum.
from The New York Observer
Hot Stuff! Jeffrey Deitch on James Murphy’s ‘Fire in the Disco’ Show at L.A. MOCA
By Michael H. Miller
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has scheduled an exhibition called “Fire in the Disco,” which will look at the history of disco and its impact on art, fashion and music. It will be [...]
Hot Stuff! Jeffrey Deitch on James Murphy’s ‘Fire in the Disco’ Show at L.A. MOCA
By Michael H. Miller
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has scheduled an exhibition called “Fire in the Disco,” which will look at the history of disco and its impact on art, fashion and music. It will be [...]
July 11, 2012
July 10, 2012
Woman Who Begat Centipede Recounts Birth Experience
from AP via The Silicon Valley Mercury News
Woman behind ‘Centipede’ recalls iconic video game’s birth
By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press
NEW YORK — Dona Bailey was working as a computer programmer at General Motors when she heard the Pretenders song “Space Invader” and fell in love with it. The year was 1980. She had no clue [...]
Woman behind ‘Centipede’ recalls iconic video game’s birth
By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press
NEW YORK — Dona Bailey was working as a computer programmer at General Motors when she heard the Pretenders song “Space Invader” and fell in love with it. The year was 1980. She had no clue [...]
July 9, 2012
Special K
from Bloomberg News
Special K For Depression Renews Hope In Hallucinogens
By Jason Gale, Makiko Kitamura and Allison Connolly - Jul 9, 2012 6:43 AM MT
Donald says he thought he’d died minutes after ketamine, a popular club drug known as Special K, was infused into his vein at a Sydney hospital in March.
“I couldn’t see anything except pure white,” recalled [...]
Special K For Depression Renews Hope In Hallucinogens
By Jason Gale, Makiko Kitamura and Allison Connolly - Jul 9, 2012 6:43 AM MT
Donald says he thought he’d died minutes after ketamine, a popular club drug known as Special K, was infused into his vein at a Sydney hospital in March.
“I couldn’t see anything except pure white,” recalled [...]
July 8, 2012
“And on the Eighth Day, Man Created Lunch.”
from edible geography
Lunch: An Urban Invention
By NICOLA
Lunch may be the second meal of the day today, but it was the last of the three daily meals to rise above its snack origins to achieve that status.
As late as 1755, according to Samuel Johnson’s definition, lunch was simply “as much food as one’s hand can hold” — which, as [...]
Lunch: An Urban Invention
By NICOLA
Lunch may be the second meal of the day today, but it was the last of the three daily meals to rise above its snack origins to achieve that status.
As late as 1755, according to Samuel Johnson’s definition, lunch was simply “as much food as one’s hand can hold” — which, as [...]
July 7, 2012
“Harley was doing so good but then he f—– up….”
from The NY Daily News
Webster Hall pulls plug on hardcore show after punk rockers battle
Sources: Former Cro-Mags member slashes two current band members
BY KERRY BURKEAND SHAYNA JACOBS/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
A former member of the Cro-Mags hardcore band slashed two current members of the band as they were set to take the stage in Manhattan shortly after 8 [...]
Webster Hall pulls plug on hardcore show after punk rockers battle
Sources: Former Cro-Mags member slashes two current band members
BY KERRY BURKEAND SHAYNA JACOBS/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
A former member of the Cro-Mags hardcore band slashed two current members of the band as they were set to take the stage in Manhattan shortly after 8 [...]
Harley was doing so good but then he f—– up….
from The NY Daily News
Webster Hall pulls plug on hardcore show after punk rockers battle
Sources: Former Cro-Mags member slashes two current band members
BY KERRY BURKEAND SHAYNA JACOBS/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
A former member of the Cro-Mags hardcore band slashed two current members of the band as they were set to take the stage in Manhattan shortly after 8 [...]
Webster Hall pulls plug on hardcore show after punk rockers battle
Sources: Former Cro-Mags member slashes two current band members
BY KERRY BURKEAND SHAYNA JACOBS/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
A former member of the Cro-Mags hardcore band slashed two current members of the band as they were set to take the stage in Manhattan shortly after 8 [...]
July 6, 2012
Lore On The Story Behind I Am Number Four
from The Guardian
All authors are mysterious, but some are more so than others. So who - or what - is Pittacus Lore?
I am one of ten Elders who lived on our planet. Everyone on our planet was gifted. Compared to humans, we are incredibly strong, incredibly fast; able to do things the superheroes in your [...]
All authors are mysterious, but some are more so than others. So who - or what - is Pittacus Lore?
I am one of ten Elders who lived on our planet. Everyone on our planet was gifted. Compared to humans, we are incredibly strong, incredibly fast; able to do things the superheroes in your [...]
July 5, 2012
A History Of The Summer Read
from The Village Voice
10 Things You Should Know About Summer Reading
By Victoria Bekiempis
Summer reading is as beloved a seasonal tradition as splashing in broken fire hydrants, playing on sidewalk slip-and-slides, barbecuing on fire escapes, and watching Fourth of July fireworks from a tenement rooftop. Teachers and librarians say the practice is integral in preventing what’s called [...]
10 Things You Should Know About Summer Reading
By Victoria Bekiempis
Summer reading is as beloved a seasonal tradition as splashing in broken fire hydrants, playing on sidewalk slip-and-slides, barbecuing on fire escapes, and watching Fourth of July fireworks from a tenement rooftop. Teachers and librarians say the practice is integral in preventing what’s called [...]
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