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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:36:51 -0400

adamalone: PigBlood: A new poster design I’ve been commissioned...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:12:58 -0400

PigBlood: A new poster design I’ve been commissioned for - a first proof for Greg’s Halloween Party at the end of the month.

It’s hilarious because it’s the party for the political science department at U of T, and also because they’re going to try and post this in the department next to call for papers and conference posters. Classy work Adam.

Hilarious(ly awesome) work. Hopefully the department isn’t so conservative that they prevent me from putting it up, but we’ll see. [Not my real address]

A Social Scientist Tries to Explain The Logic of Collective Action to an Activist during a Violent Protest

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:20:00 -0400

At the radio-television building, the shock waves from explosions blew out the windows of neighboring apartment buildings, raining glass upon the crowd below. When the main action was over, my Lithuanian friends turned to me and, referring to the Parliament building perhaps a mile or two distant, said, “They will attack the Parliament building next, we must go to the Parliament building.” I tried to explain that our individual contributions were insignificant in the whole scheme of things, but this argument fell on deaf ears. At the time, it seemed quite probable that the Soviets would forcibly crush Lithuanian resistance, no doubt killing a few more people along the way. And my friend wanted to be part of this event.

katlynlouise:paulhphillips

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:00:00 -0400

katlynlouise:paulhphillips

smarterthanme:catherinehepburn:thingsgohazy

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:23:00 -0400

smarterthanme:catherinehepburn:thingsgohazy

Milow - Ayo Technology

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:01:11 -0400

Milow - Ayo Technology

Joe the Plumber, when asked if he was going to run for office: I hope not. You know, I talked to...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:59:34 -0400

Joe the Plumber, when asked if he was going to run for office:

I hope not. You know, I talked to God about that and he was, like, “No”.

A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured...

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:00:48 -0400

A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. (OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images)

De-fucking-nied in Ann Arbor, MI

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:43:00 -0400

Yannick: Can you tell us where an electro-clash bar is here?

Taxi Driver: Where the hell do you think we are? New York?

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:54:05 -0400

A Mad Dash to Improve Punctuation

Sun, 03 May 2009 16:01:22 -0400

A Mad Dash to Improve Punctuation:

An audio clip by Lionel Shriver and Erica Wagner (BBC News)

Because you want to listen to a five minute discussion on whether to abolish the dash for the semi-colon, or, because I’m a nerd.

Trailer for “An Unlikely Weapon”, about photographer...

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:54:12 -0400

Trailer for “An Unlikely Weapon”, about photographer Eddie Adams

iDaft website. Click the picture and enjoy.

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:42:51 -0400

iDaft website. Click the picture and enjoy.

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:54:25 -0400

Kate Moss

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:37:25 -0400

Kate Moss

Ella Fitzgerald - My Funny Little Valentine

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:25:04 -0400

Ella Fitzgerald - My Funny Little Valentine

Women at War Face Sexual Violence

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:58:00 -0400

Women at War Face Sexual Violence:

An except by Helen Benedict (BBC News)

According to several studies of the US military funded by the Department of Veteran Affairs, 30% of military women are raped while serving, 71% are sexually assaulted, and 90% are sexually harassed. …

At the end of my shift one night, I was walking back to my trailer with this guy who was supposed to be my battle buddy when he said: ‘You know, if I was to rape you right now nobody could hear you scream, nobody would see you. What would you do?’

‘I’d stab you.’

‘You don’t have a knife,’ he said to me.

‘Oh yes I do.’

Actually I didn’t have one, but after that, I always carried one.

I never know whether to believe statistics like this, but if they’re true, I don’t see how it’s all that possible for people to have much respect for the culture promoted by the US Army. Thirty percent of women serving in Iraq are raped? Are you fucking kidding me?

Map of natural and social science journals, showing the links...

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:44:00 -0400

Map of natural and social science journals, showing the links between each journal to its relatives.

The corresponding article can be found here.

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Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:33:00 -0400

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