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May 2010
Lena Horne, Sultry Singer and Actress, Dies at 92... →
Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at
A Musical Revolution, With a Cost in Fidelity →
With the ease of loading music onto an iPod, a generation of fans has been happily trading fidelity for portability.
Duo Buys $10K Worth Of Domino's Pizza With... →
Here’s a question for ya: If you were going to risk jail time by using stolen credit card information, what would you choose to spend the ill-gotten money on? According to police in Louisiana, the…
Gator By The Bay Festival in San Diego |... →
Pinch those tails, suck those heads and dance, dance, dance! At the ninth annual Gator By The Bay Festival (May 7-9) the Louisiana bayou comes to Spanish Landing Park in San Diego, bringing along…
Map: Is Your Local Pot Store About To Be Shut... →
Earlier this week, Los Angeles authorities announced that 439 currently legal marijuana dispensaries would have to shut their doors by June 7 or face fines of up to $2,500 a day and possible…
Christian Anti-Porn Activists Now Targeting Female... →
Religious anti-porn groups claim to cure women suffering from “porn addiction.”
Drug Rugs: Designer Turns Viagra Into Stuff of... →
Designer Dan Golden produces rug designs based on the world’s most
popular pharmaceuticals. And this spring, his designs are being
produced by Odegard, a top-tier rug-maker.
Statewide beach smoking ban snuffed out →
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday afternoon vetoed a bill that would have made California the first state to ban smoking at virtually all its parks and beaches.
Basics - Of Compost, Molecules and Insects, Art Is... →
A growing number of artists are rummaging through the life sciences for materials and ideas.
Receptors triggered by pot may lessen hit from... →
The brain produces some chemicals that stimulate the same receptors as the active ingredient in marijuana, and new research implicates them in toning down the body’s response to chronic stress.
U.S. Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds →
American farmers’ heavy use of the weedkiller Roundup has led to the rapid growth of herbicide-resistant weeds that could lead to higher food prices and more pollution.
April 2010
mbv travel » Burials in Tibet. NOT FOR SENSITIVE... →
Modern Psychedelic Scientists Find Data in... →
SAN JOSE, California — A sprawling Holiday Inn by the San Jose Airport does not seem like the right place for a conference on the new science of psychedelic drug therapies.
Yet, last week,…
Food for The Eagle - Adam Savage's speech to... →
Good evening.
I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to read my speech from my new iPad.
Yep. I’m not only a humanist, I’m also an early adopter.
I want to start by saying that, to me, any…
Bonnaroo Buzz By Ben & Jerry's →
Last night, Bonnaroo and Ben & Jerry’s revealed a new ice cream flavor, Bonnaroo Buzz, at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. TBonnaroo Buzz, which contains light coffee and malt ice creams with whiskey…
U.K.: “Lawyers quit litigation against alleged... →
From Computing (UK):
Law firm Tilly Bailey & Irvine (TBI) has stopped the bulk mailing of legal threats on behalf of rights holders to people accused of illegal file-sharing.
The move follows…
'Cannibal Snails' Eat Species of Tiny Tree Snail... →
The survival of an entire species of “incredibly endangered” tree snails has just been entrusted to the British Zoo. The population of tiny tree snails—they grow to be only a few millimeters…
Actual Children Taste-Test Generic Cereals,... →
Personal finance blogger Len Penzo doesn’t have a minivan full of highly trained tasters at his disposal like our siblings at Consumer Reports. When he set out to compare generic and…
Twilight's Carlisle Cullen Named Wealthiest... →
Forget that boring Forbes 500 list, with its Walmarts, oil companies and lack of vampires. The better Forbes list was released this week, the one that not only includes vampires, but puts a…
Creative Phishing →
Extinction Countdown: Don't eat that:... →
Eat something that’s bad for you and you get sick, effectively teaching you to never eat that thing again. But if you eat something that kills you, there’s not much room left for learning, is there?…
Blockbuster CEO Slams Netflix Streaming Selection →
With one foot in the grave already, Blockbuster is doing everything it can to keep from being dragged down into bankruptcy hell. From making risky deals with studios to get a 4-week head start…
Fuck the American Lung Association →
In their drive to ban e-cigarettes, the ALA will do more harm than good to the majority of e-cigarette users, who will return to smoking the more toxic tobacco cigarettes. While on the surface this…
Sheriff's Deputy Sues Burger King Over Spitty... →
A year after being served a Whopper with some extra-special sauce inside, a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state has filed a lawsuit against Burger King, claiming the company was negligent for…
Natural Burial Travels East →
Image credit: Final Footprint When I wrote about a Green Burial Expo in California, asking if green burials could be fun, one commenter worried that we were perpetuating the notion that…
Widespread Panic: Red Rocks →
Widespread Panic Announces Red Rocks Run
Widespread Panic has announced plans for another summer Red Rocks run. The band will play the legendary Morrison, CO venue on June 25-27. Though there…
Gratefulfest 11: DSO, Keller Emmit-Nershi,... →
SHAKEDOWN STREET COMES TO NORTHEAST OHIO
Gratefulfest 11 will take place July 2-5 at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Nelson township, Garrettsville, Ohio. Centered around three nights of Dark…
Mexico Will Shut Down 25.9 Million Cell Phones →
Several months ago, as a way to prevent the use of cellular phones in criminal activities, the government of Mexico started a program to require all phone owners to register cell phones in their own…
The Contribution | 04.03 | S.F. | Photo Gallery →
Images by: Susan J. Weiand The Contribution :: 04.03.10 :: Great American Music Hall :: San Francisco, CA
The Contribution is a jam supergroup featuring Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone…
7 Walkers | 04.09.10 | GAMH | San Francisco →
Images by: Susan J. Weiand
7 Walkers 04.09.10 :: Great American Music Hall :: San Francisco CA
Legendary Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and guitarist/vocalist Papa Mali’s…
Link: How Phish Helped Change Coachella For The... →
Coachella Arts & Music Festival is fast-approaching and it’s going to be a really solid year for the festival, with Phish to thank for their Festival 8 management and approach. It…
Is My Thesis Hot or Not? →
Is My Thesis Hot or Not?
Some very good live Phish →
“So toss away stuff you don’t need in the end; but keep what’s important, and know who’s your friend…” Phish, live at the Rockpalast, Wartesaal, Cologne, February 16th, 1997: Set One Beauty…
Where's That F*cking Lego Piece? [Lego] →
This gets me back. It happened to me most days, when I was a kid. Sometimes I even pretended I didn’t really need the piece, thinking that it would magically appear if the Lego Gods…
Storm Troopers in situ. →
365 days in the lives of some Storm Troopers. What won’t they get into?
Hollywood's Growing Obsession With Philip K.... →
bowman9991 writes “Even after Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall, Minority Report, Paycheck, Impostor, and Next, it appears Hollywood’s lust for movies based on Philip K. Dick material…
Big Wheel backflip on a Megaramp →
A. Travis Pastrana. He’s that guy who can do a double backflip on a motorcycle.
B. Megaramp. The massive ramps used by skateboarders and BMXers to launch themselves dozens of feet into the air.
C….
Dorothy Chandler Pavillion amirite? →
John McLaughlin plays “Cherokee” backed up by the Carson-era Tonight Show Band (SLYT guitar porn) A master of many styles, McLaughlin is known for early work in psychedelic rock (“Dragon Song,” 1970), experimental jazz with Tony Williams’ “Lifetime” (
IDUMP4U: Your newest option in dumping the... →
Want to dump your significant other, but also want to humiliate him or her publicly? Look no further.
Richard Dawkins Calls for Arrest of Pope Benedict... →
Richard Dawkins Calls for Arrest of Pope Benedict XVI