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The Price of Oil
Once again the Internet shows its power as a populist tool to spread the word, or in this case, the music… Billy Bragg has recorded a song about the pending U.S. Attack on Iraq, and at his recent concerts he’s been urging fans to burn the song and to pass… Listen ⇢
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The Tuxedo
And on a completely different note, this afternoon I took my son Jeremy to go see the new Jackie Chan movie, “The Tuxedo”. What a complete piece of crap! Okay, I know Jackie Chan movies are not based on strong scripts, but unlike some of his other films, this one… Listen ⇢
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March on Washington
Enough with the Bush administration bullshit, it’s time to take it to the streets! Join International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism!) and march on Washington or San Francisco this Saturday. Listen ⇢
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Let’s Tell Bush
And if you can’t make it to Washington or San Francisco but you want to feel like you’re doing something about the apparant impending invasion of Iraq, use the following form to Tell President Bush Not to Use Congressional Authority to Invade Iraq. Listen ⇢
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From my friend Godfrey comes this bizarre news item about a Detroit rapper who has “begun kidnapping people for his profit and their fun.” As if the Detroit area doesn’t have enough bad press. Listen ⇢
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Wait Until Dark
Once again, my daughter Sasha has a show that’s about to open. This time she plays the role of Gloria in “Wait Until Dark”. The Ann Arbor News did a preview of the show in which they carry on their tradition of misspellings when they misspell Sasha’s name. I’ve consciously… Listen ⇢
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The Rubber Band Machine Gun
From the sublime (the Long Now Clock below), to the ridiculous, we now present to you The Rubber Band Machine Gun! Okay, maybe you don’t want your kid/spouse/friend to have a fully automatic rubber-band machine gun that holds 144 rubber bands. How about The Amazing Catapult Watch? Thanks to my… Listen ⇢
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The Long Now Clock
Imagine a clock as tall as a building. It ticks once a year, chimes once a millennium and keeps time for 10,000 years. How can a 10,000-year clock make a difference in our world? What is its purpose? The Long Now Foundation, creators of the 10,000 year clock, intend it… Listen ⇢
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