They aren’t kidding. If not the best thing ever, this is certainly the greatest thing to happen in hip hop since Phonte’s mom stepped in for Evidence.
There is some bad stuff there involving a guy who was in the news over the weekend for a bizarre attack involving injuries he received to his face. You don’t want to see it. Instead, this link goes to a Getty Images search for “cute puppies.”
Re-blogging as a warning for any of my followers that don’t follow SFB
"Even if we were to say, for the sake of argument, that Hayes’ monologue was wrongheaded and offensive, it would remain the case that he 1) made sure to explicitly note that he wasn’t disrespecting any soldier who’d fallen — that is to say, he tried to anticipate which people might be needlessly offended, and to assure them that he meant something different than they thought; 2) he noted that he could be wrong; 3) he invited a panel of other intelligent people to disagree; 4) and when no one did disagree, the first thing he did was try to articulate the best counterargument that he could formulate. Unless you’re a delicate flower looking for a broadcaster who never articulates any idea with which you’re uncomfortable, what more can you ask from someone in Hayes’ position?"
— In Defense of Chris Hayes
Conor Friedersdorf
"There’s a lot of, “We’d rather be first than right.” A lot of breaking stories without facts. And when it comes to television news, it’s a lot of commentary and not a lot of reporting."
— Lizz Winstead, during an interview with Mother Jones
Nine-year-old stages a one-man anti-Westboro protest
Meet Josef Miles: While walking around the Washburn University campus with his mother, Josef noticed a group of protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church. After reading the group’s signs, Miles asked his mother if he could create his own sign. A sign featuring his thoughts on God’s worldview. With the approval of his mother, Patty Akrouche, Josef wrote “God Hates No One” on a notepad, crossed the street, and proceeded to spend a few minutes staging a protest of his own. (Photo via Morris News Service) source
Like a boss.
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Last week, in response to an Overstock.com motion to unseal certain documents, the [Goldman Sachs’] lawyers, apparently accidentally, filed an unredacted version of Overstock’s motion as an exhibit in their declaration of opposition to that motion. In doing so, they inadvertently entered into the public record a sort of greatest-hits selection of the very material they’ve been fighting for years to keep sealed.
I contacted Morgan Lewis, the firm that represents Goldman in this matter, earlier today, but they haven’t commented as of yet. I wonder if the poor lawyer who FUBARred this thing has already had his organs harvested; his panic is almost palpable in the air. It is both terrible and hilarious to contemplate. The bank has spent a fortune in legal fees trying to keep this material out of the public eye, and here one of their own lawyers goes and dumps it out on the street.
"You just parked the car after a long day at work. Tired, you grab the mail and drag yourself inside, ready to kick back on the couch and smoke a bowl of some kind flower. As you exhale and begin sorting the mail, you see an envelope from the government, and time seems to stop. Hoping against hope that it’s something else — any other kind notification — you open the envelope, and out fall the folded pages. Great. You’ve got jury duty.
“I just wanted to relax,” you think to yourself, “now I find out I have to waste a day, at minimum, down at the courthouse?”
Few people look forward to jury duty. But, the next time you get that dreaded piece of mail, here’s something to keep in mind. In addition to performing an invaluable civic duty, which is directly responsible for keeping our legal system in check, your next round of jury duty could be your first opportunity to take part in a jury nullification.
(Source: manicchill.com)
- last week House Republicans led a filibuster that many thought had successfully killed a bill aiming to overturn Colorado’s 2006 ban on same-sex marriage. However, Governor John Hickenlooper called an emergency legislative session — set to last at least three days — giving the bill a second chance.
- today Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty essentially killed the bill once more, by sending it to the hardline-GOP State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. The move shocked many, considering the bill’s bipartisan support, and recent warnings about the GOP’s handling of same-sex rights. source
Pretty disappointed. I was really hopeful for this bill’s passage after Hick’s announcement about the legislative session last week.
I’ll be catching a flight for the first time in thirteen years later this evening…
And I just found out that the FAA still bans the use of iPods, e-Readers, and other devices that do not broadcast a signal during takeoff/landing. After doing a little research, it looks like they even doubled-down on their ridiculous “Phones will make everyone die in a horrific, fiery death” rhetoric back in 2006.
So I guess I’ll be taking a few extra clonazepam prior to my arrival. I’ll be damned if I have to sit with my own panic attacks for 30 minutes because any little device with a light up screen and buttons still scares the luddites in this country.
I guess some things really won’t change until a certain generation finishes dying off. As much as I never though I’d say this, I can’t wait until the kids who grew up sending 1000 texts a week are staffing the FAA. I’m not really looking forward to cell-phone repeaters on airplanes, but a little common-sense in our policies would certainly be refreshing.
Colorado civil unions bill not dead, only has a flesh wound
- tuesday A bill to overturn the 2006 ban on same-sex marriage in Colorado died after House Republicans blocked the measure from coming to a vote before the end of the current legislative session.
- wednesday Governor John Hickenlooper announced that he would call a special legislative session to finish addressing the civil unions bill, in addition to a number of other bills which were left un-addressed. source
Teen with rare disease asks Taylor Swift to be his prom date
Devin Whitney, who suffers from a rare disease known as Oto-Palatal-Digital Syndrome, is hoping to land the prom date of his dreams. Originally planning to skip the event altogether, fearing ridicule from his classmates, Devin says his mind was changed when he recently saw Swift in concert. He’s managed to gain the attention of Denver’s local NBC affiliate, his classmates, family, and over 7,000 YouTube viewers. Considering the country star has pulled through for fans in similar situations, this certainly seems like a worthwhile cause. So let’s give him a hand, shall we? source
(Full disclosure: Devin is related to several of my former co-workers. — Scott @ SFB)
New York’s Marlborough Chelsea Gallery director, Pascal Spengemann:
I’ve always subscribed to an organic way of finding artists. When I started out in this industry, we opened a gallery [Taxter & Spengemann] because we knew some artists that we wanted to show. You show those artists and they have friends who are artists, and it builds on itself in this way that’s related to your social life and how you develop friendships. Sometimes it’s hard for me to extricate personal relationships from work, for better or for worse. It’s not that different from record labels, or what record labels used to be, where you gather around you a roster of artists and you have, based on that roster, somewhat of an identity.
An interesting morning read, courtesy of the great folks over at The Fader.
Artist: E-40
Track: Fuck Em
Album: Revenue Retrievin’: Overtime Shift
Been on a 40 Water kick since Saturday. Not sure why, but who cares. It’s an excuse to play great Bay Area hip hop.
Connecticut passes bill to legalize medicinal marijuana
With the state’s Democratic governor expected to sign the bill into law, Connecticut would become the 16th of 50 U.S. states to embrace marijuana as an option for people seeking medical relief, though in Connecticut they’ve approached it with tightened regulation to try to avoid abuse of the system, and trouble with the federal government. In particular, all patients must register with the Department of Consumer Protection in order to receive the drug, which is used for a variety of ailments, glaucoma, cancer and multiple sclerosis being prominent examples. (Photo by the appropriately named Dank Depot) source
Welcome to the medicinal club Connecticut!
