Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 8:10:02 pm
Image via Shutterstock Whew. That was grueling. So many bad ideas and outright lies (Dodd Frank does raise capital requirements for large banks) crammed into a mere two hours, briefly interrupted by commercials touting the work of rapacious corporations and their right wing "think tank" fronts. As I write this, Ted Cruz ...

Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 11:56:08 am
YouTube Here's one of the truly great new R&B singers on the scene, Lianne La Havas, with a new official video from her latest album, Blood. Lianne La Havas - Green & Gold (Official Video) Taken from Lianne's Album 'Blood'. Download from iTunes here: http://po.st/iTBlood Get it from Amazon here: http://po.st/aBlood Stream it ...

Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 7:24:19 pm
YouTube One of my most-loved singers performs one of my most-loved songs, a Tom Waits composition titled, "Hold On." This is from Shawn's latest album, Uncovered. They hung a sign up in our town "If you live it up, you won't live it down" So she left Monte Rio, son Just like a bullet ...

Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 7:24:28 pm
What if the Koch brothers held a private meeting of super-rich Republican donors, and asked selected media organizations to attend -- but only on condition that they not reveal the names of the super-rich donors? Would the media agree to this condition? Of course they did. NEW YORK -- Several news organizations ...

Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 12:56:22 pm
YouTube I've never understood why XTC weren't immensely popular; this badass band created some of the greatest music ever made by humans. "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" is from their album Nonsuch. Peter Pumpkinhead came to town Spreading wisdom and cash around Fed the starving and housed the poor Showed the Vatican what gold's ...

Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:50:54 am
Vimeo This is one of the most fun videos I have had the honor of working on, and was happy to be brought on to this project as a writer, director of photography and 3D animator. Here is the popular electronic music artist, Giraffage. The video chronicles the ...

Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 5:49:27 pm
You gotta love this! Today at the Weekly Standard we find a terrific suggestion for the Republican Party, a winning issue if there ever was one: GO BOLD WITH GOLD! Republicans are searching for big, bold ideas that will inspire voters to embrace a conservative agenda. To unite its disparate ...

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Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 6:07:51 pm
YouTube The videos Bob Schneider's been making with various directors (this one's by Owen Egerton) to promote his latest album, Burden of Proof, are surprisingly dark and intense, with visual images that take Schneider's lyrics in unexpected directions. I wish I was a baby bear sleeping in the brown winter grass in ...

Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 7:03:00 pm
Perpetual moral scold and professional victim town crier Rod Dreher (unintentional rhyme) has made a career of gay panic mongering on top of End of the Christian West predictions. Just in the last seven days, he has posted thirteen stories on GLBT issues wherein he praised President Putin (In ...

Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:47:56 am
Following up on our story from last night about the ricin-laced letters sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a similar threatening letter has been intercepted on its way to President Obama: Third Letter Sent to President Obama, Similar to NY Mayor Ricin Letters: Officials. The letter, first reported by ...

Wed, May 29, 2013 at 5:29:38 pm
The NYPD announced today that two letters mailed to Mayor Mike Bloomberg tested positive for the deadly toxin ricin. The letters indicate the sender's political disagreement with Bloomberg's gun control position. The anonymous threats to Bloomberg were opened in New York City on Friday, and by the director of the group ...

Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:11:51 am
Well, at least Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn is consistent -- consistently heartless, even when it comes to his own constituents. Never any hesitation about funding wars, bombs, and destruction -- but people rendered homeless by natural disasters? Suddenly the right is very concerned about how it will be paid for. And where ...

Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:21:56 pm
At the school in Newtown, Adam Lanza fired more than 155 rounds in less than five minutes. The search warrants released by authorities today show the extent of the Lanza family's arsenal; here's the full list. At the school: [Item List] At the home: Guns: [Item List] Ammunition: [Item List] Magazines: [Item List] Knives: [Item ...

Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:11:58 am
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Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:48:17 am
Glenn Beck has a dream. On Thursday, the former Fox News host, gold bug, survival-seed guru, movie star, and bestselling author unveiled plans for a new planned community--inspired by the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged--to be built at an undisclosed location somewhere in the United States*. No, really: Glenn believes that ...

Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:49:56 am
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Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:25:16 pm
I just posted an open thread a few days ago and mentioned Huell Howser, so the news of his death today was kind of a shock. He left a legacy of truly unique work, with a special ability to let all sorts of people tell their own stories in their ...

Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 3:25:23 pm
This is my kind of Christmas music: a disturbing rendition of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by true weirdo Sufjan Stevens, from his massive album featuring practically every Christmas song ever written, Silver and Gold.

Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 11:35:09 am
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Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:10:15 pm
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Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 6:48:12 pm
Town of Ghosts Bodie is by far the best preserved ghost town in the United States. Gold was discovered back in 1859 by William S Bodey and at its apex, the town had a population of 10,000 residents through the 1880's. Bodie was replete with the makings of old west folklore; ...

Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:55:35 pm
Today, The Hill reports that at a campaign stop in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Mitt Romney was quoted as saying the following: Mitt Romney weighed in for the first time on the Democratic platform initially removing the word 'God," saying that was something he would never do. Mitt Romney, stumped. Romney began a ...

Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:07:20 pm
So how is Fox News covering the Olympics? They're attacking gymnast Gabby Douglas for not having that "jingoistic feeling" (yes! he really said that!) and not wearing a flag costume with flag pins and a flag hat. YouTube Video Somebody should let Tea Party idiot David Webb know that "jingoism" is not generally ...