February 2012
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WatchThe Voter ID amendment sounds like a good, common-sense idea: prevent certain kinds of voter fraud by requiring voters to show the same photo ID they use when driving a car or cashing a check. This video from the League of Women Voters is a good primer on why many of us are against it: how it tries to solve a problem we don’t have, at the same time making it harder or impossible for many...
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“It’s important not to let this contraception clash pass without understanding...”
– The missing contraception question - The Washington Post Wouldn’t removing the cost of providing employees’ health care make it cheaper for businesses to hire? More jobs! (via swirlspice)
Well… probably not. Businesses don’t have to provide health insurance now; when they do,...
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“We’re excited to announce that Freelancers Union is sponsoring new,...”
– This is great news, although I probably won’t move to New Jersey for it.
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“Every political question is a battle between winners and losers, every last one....”
– Freddie deBoer has another take on SOPA.
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Watchnedhurley:
sarahjulson:
Empty Words (so that we may do our living) by Piotr Szyhalski at Northern Spark 2011 in Minneapolis, MN.
A first glimpse of some of the footage Ethan Holbrook and I shot and edited for the Labor Camp.
I like how this captures the sheer strangeness of the work. Also, I like it because I’m in it.
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“The Grammys. Think. That they. Were the victim. Of Chris Brown. Hitting....”
– Sasha Pasulka is not okay with Chris Brown.
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“There is a graceful manner of holding a hat, which every well-bred man...”
– Martine’s Hand-Book of Etiquette,
and Guide to True Politeness
(via Kempt)
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“A Pitchfork review may ignore history, aesthetics, or the basic technical...”
– Richard Beck, “5.4”
I don’t know if this is fair to Pitchfork or to indie rock - I suspect not - but it’s an interesting read, especially after Let’s Talk About Love.
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Calvin Trillin: “President Romney Meets Other... →
“Congratulations,” President Romney said. “Lipstick contains a substance made from fish scales.”
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colleen-powers replied to your photo: Tomorrow night in Minneapolis an 8-piece band is…
Love it! Will the openers also be playing Jeff Mangum/NMH songs, or just your band?
As far as I know, only us. The upside of this is, you don’t have to listen to the same eleven songs over and over for four hours. On the downside, they’re pretty good songs.
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