June 30, 2010
Vote Gorman: She Knows How to Shoot Things.

"Arizona Congressional candidate, Pamela Gorman, is the tough real conservative we need... and a pretty fair shot."

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June 29, 2010
"We're Fucking Losing This Thing."

General McChrystal's resignation has distracted the media from the real story found in the explosive Rolling Stone article: General McChrystal's inner circle knew better than to get us into this war.

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June 28, 2010
Paris's SwinGs

French artist Jerome G. Demuth’s Paris installation, allowing both adults and children to enjoy a swing in the middle of the city.

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June 25, 2010
Joanna Quinn — Dreams and Desires: Family Ties

On acquiring a new Digi Videocam, Beryl becomes obsessed with the filmmaking process using it to articulate her desires and dreams as video diary. As cineaste par excellence she agrees to video the wedding of her friend Mandy, seizing the opportunity to imitate her filmmaking idols with disastrous & hilarious results.

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June 24, 2010
Lawrence Lessig — Do Copyright Laws Stifle Creativity?

Using examples from YouTube, Stanford law professor and copyright activist Lawrence Lessig discusses the influence of "remixes" and "mashups" of existing art on culture as a whole, and ponders the fate of participatory media in the face of out-of-date copyright laws.

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June 23, 2010
David Mitchell Talks About References

David discusses the dumbing down of references on TV and that sometimes it's salutary to be confronted with our own ignorance.

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June 22, 2010
USDA Recalls 96,000 Pounds Of Tainted Beef From One Family

Officials say a positive E. coli test prompted the recall, affecting the Wharton family's stores of ground beef, beef chuck, and rump roast.

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June 21. 2010
Robert Rauschenberg on "Erased de Kooning"

Robert Rauschenberg describes the story and process behind "Erased de Kooning" (1953), a piece based on a work originally created by artist Willem de Kooning.

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June 18, 2010
John Cage on "I've Got a Secret"

At the time fo his appearance on Gary Moore’s "I’ve Got a Secret,” John Cage was teaching Experimental Composition at New York City's New School. While treating Cage as something of a freak, the show also treats him fairly reverentially, canceling the regular game show format to allow Cage the chance to pe rform his entire piece.

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June 17, 2010
Don't Touch That Lawn Sign (Alabama Style)

Dale Peterson, the world's most famous candidate for Alabama Ag Commissioner, makes his endorsement.

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June 16, 2010
Tortoise Helps Tortoise

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June 15, 2010
Touchdown Jesus Burnt by Lightning

The famous 19-meter tall statue of Jesus at the Solid Rock Church near Monroe, Ohio, known as 'King of Kings' and 'Touchdown Jesus', was destroyed by a fire after being struck by lightning. The metal frame is all that remains of the styrofoam and fiberglass statue.

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June 14, 2010
"America" by Allen Ginsberg

Montage set to Allen Ginsberg reciting his poem "America" with music by Tom Waits.

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June 11, 2010
David Mitchell : English Abusers

America's spelling and grammar comes under the glare of David's beady eye. How do you think the Queen feels about this abuse of her English?

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June 10, 2010
Paper Stop-Motion Mario

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June 9, 2010
Ted Rall : GNR8N TXT

Scientists used to think that as we continued to evolve our brains would get bigger...

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June 8, 2010
Animal 'Handedness'

Watch animals being tested to see whether they're 'lefties' or 'righties'

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June 7, 2010
Slavoj Žižek — What Does It Mean to be a Revolutionary Today?

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June 4, 2010
The Secret Powers of Time

The 6 different time zones are:
Past positive: focus is on the "good old days"
Past negative: focus on regret
Present hedonistic: living in the moment for pleasure and avoiding pain
Present fatalism: "it doesn't pay to plan"
Future: focus is on learning to work rather than play
Transcendental Future: life begins after the death of the mortal body

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June 3, 2010
iPad Magic

Street magician Shinya demonstartes how magical the iPad can be.

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June 2, 2010
Scott Bateman: Ben Garant & The Faith Healer

This is a true story told by Ben Garant (The State, Reno 911), from the RISK! podcast.

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June 1, 2010
Levitation Physics

The Levitron spins and surfs on magnetic waves! Pass your hand above, underneath, and around the top. It will continue to spin and float only touching air! The Levitron floats free in space, supported only by the repelling magnetic force produced by permanent magnets.

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