July 2012
25 posts
Take It Back
JP Harris and the Tough Choices
JP Harris and The Tough Choices - Take It Back
Quality songwriting, authentic sound. This might just be the album of the year so far. Real good for a first record.
He’s in NYC tonight and then DC, VA, RI and MA over the next 10 days so if you’re anywhere around a show, check them out.
mental_floss on tumblr: The Brilliant Wu-Tang Marketing Plan →
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One of the most important singles in hip-hop history wasn’t great, or even particularly good. In fact, it was terrible.
Even the most die-hard hip-hop fans probably haven’t heard “Ooh I Love You Rakeem,” the title track of Prince Rakeem’s 1991 debut EP, and there’s a reason for…
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The following things have been banned from the London 2012 Olympics
- Che Guevara T-shirts
- Any other clothing bearing a political message
- “Non-essential liquids” including both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Glass bottles
- Large hats
- Big umbrellas
- Large flags or banners
- More than one soft-sided bag of 25 liters
- “Large quantities of coins”
- Bicycles, in most areas
- Roller-skates
- Skateboards
- Vuvuzelas
- Laser pointers
- Walkie talkies
- Personal wireless access points and 3G hubs
- “Any item that is too large to be electronically screened at the point of entry”
- Explosives, knives, mace and other weapons
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The Freeh Report on The Pennsylvania State University. →
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The independent report by Louis Freeh and his law firm, Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, into the facts and circumstances of the actions of The Pennsylvania State University surrounding the child abuse committed by a former employee, Gerald A. Sandusky.
From CNN:
In a statement released along with the 267-page report, Louis Freeh, the former FBI director and federal judge who spearheaded the review, blasted several top former officials at the school, accusing them of forging an agreement to conceal Sandusky’s attacks.
“There are more red flags here than you can count,” said Freeh, who added that the abuse occurred just “steps away” from where Paterno worked in the university’s Lasch Building.
“Our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky’s child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State,” Freeh wrote. “The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized.”
He went on to name four former school officials — former President Graham Spanier, former Vice President Gary Schultz, Paterno, and former athletic director Tim Curley — saying they “never demonstrated, through actions or words, any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky’s victims until after Sandusky’s arrest.”
I wonder how all of those Paterno/Penn State apologists are feeling today? Also, fuck everyone that was at that bullshit rally for Paterno and fuck the legacy of Joe Paterno.
“Hemmingway wrote 47 different endings to “A Farewell to Arms”, and yet millions of artists, musicians, writers, and filmmakers the world over are sitting in their studios right now, staring at the wall, wondering why they haven’t “made it” yet. Perhaps…maybe…by chance…you need to…work harder? Art is hard. Get to work. Work some more. Oh, and…um…don’t kill yourself.”
—me (via astronautalis)
Saveur Magazine: The Al Capone →
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Just a classic cocktail. Genuinely trying not to pass out before the fight.
