Album of the Week - 1-8-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 01/08/2022 - 3:00pmHeh, I was a busy bee this week and managed to put up a few albums, including a cool James Brown album from 1962.
Enjoy!
The Dose - 1-8-2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 01/08/2022 - 5:42am
A few articles of interest.
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - 1-8-2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 01/08/2022 - 5:00am
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
Today's collection of articles take a look at various viewpoints of a Chinese (Oriental) challenge to the hegemony of Anglo-Saxon culture and legal dominance of the world.
If you can't talk about climate change...
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sat, 01/08/2022 - 12:20amI know! Write a negative review of "Don't Look Up." Here's the most recent extension of the general gab-fest that has surrounded this movie since it came out, from Breaking Points:
Essay Title Contest
Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 01/08/2022 - 12:17amA candle for the number of governments abroad overthrown by the US?
Or the number of Black people killed by police each year?
Or who die prematurely due to healthcare costs?
Nope for January 6th pic.twitter.com/ZcG6O7Ui2r
— Danny Haiphong (@SpiritofHo) January 7, 2022
I don’t think it would be much different from what we have now
Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 8:58pmBut don’t forget the military/defense guys.
Why Don't We Cut Out The Middleman And Just Elect Pfizer & Merck?
If we no longer have the capacity to distinguish between moral legitimacy and self-serving corruption, then we might as well eliminate the Middleman and vote directly for Pfizer or Merck.
Friday Night Photos Crowned and Crested Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 7:00pmHappy Friday everyone. As always, post whatever you got
East African Crowned Crane.
Rome, Open City (film)
Submitted by zed2 on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 5:43pmWhat is totalitarianism like?
In the closing months of World War II...
Resistance leader Luigi Ferrari is pursued by Major Fritz Bergmann, a German intelligence officer who wants the name of others in the underground movement. Ferrari enlists the help of sympathetic priest Don Pietro Pellegrini to pass on funds to the fighters in case he is captured, but is accidentally betrayed by a former lover.
In Italian with English subtitles.
The Evening Blues - 1-7-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 2:00pm
Open Thread - 01-07-22 - Happy Birthday c99
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 9:00amOn this day, seven years ago at precisely 7:17 PM Central time, c99 was born. Born of the orange and clad in blue. The labor was long, the birth was intense and the baby was initially very unruly. Some pondered on the future. Some fell out on the floor. Some nested in their new home.
The first year of life was a learning adventure. Then in year two great growing pains overwhelmed the newborn. Subsequent years saw a seesaw of ups and downs, but c99 still stands, in defiance of the status quo, with a middle finger in the air to all detractors. The light, it still shines.
A behind the scene historical reenactment of the moment c99 was born.
