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If you grew up in a certain time, and had no religious beliefs other than punk and new wave, then no matter where you were, CBGB was your Mecca. But the NYT’s Jon Pareles seems to argue (the headline ‘You want punk rock? Close CBGB, say goodbye’ is much more definitive) it might well be time to let go [...]
Sun, August 14 2005 » Main Page, Music Monday et al » Comments Off
A group of Dutch ravers parodied Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi death camp located in Poland, in a web-based video clip to promote a dance party. An excerpt: The Polish government is demanding that Dutch authorities have the clip, called Housewitz, removed from the site. The video includes a spoof advert for a “free taxi ride [...]
Sun, August 14 2005 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
Truthout has a collection of editorial cartoons supporting Cindy Sheehan (thanks Tom!).
Sun, August 14 2005 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off