December 2011
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Riot Fest | Watch the New York Dolls' "Lookin'... →
MVD, the company behind literally too many music video releases to list, decided to give us all a treat to end 2011 by putting all 70 minutes of the New York Dolls Lookin’ Fine On Television online for free viewing. You can catch the clip here or in the embed below and you can buy the actual disc here. The movie is made up of vintage live and interview footage shit by famed rock...
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“Consumers are still trying to repair their balance sheets,” said Miller...”
– Movie ticket sales hit 16-year low in 2011 - chicagotribune.com
It wasn’t so much the Edsel, either.
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Do the Classics Have a Future? by Mary Beard | The... →
Taplow himself gets excited by Aeschylus’ Greek and comes out with a wonderfully spirited but slightly inaccurate version of one of the murderous bits, the Crock reprimands him—”you are supposed to be construing Greek“—that is, translating the language literally, word for word—”not collaborating with Aeschylus.”
Aetoû gêras, korydoû neótēs.
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Cardinal under fire for comparing gay rights... →
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George has never been shy about expressing his views on divisive issues like abortion rights and civil unions for same-sex couples. But gay rights groups say the Chicago archbishop crossed the line when he compared the gay rights movement to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Whenever I am trying to buy something at a store and the cashier asks for my phone number, I always reply with “Oh, thank you. But sorry, I have a girlfriend.” Most have heard it before, but every once in a while I make an 18 year-old blush and giggle nervously. I love those times.
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North Chicago police confronted with controversial... →
North Chicago police have faced blistering criticism since a man died following officers’ intervention in a domestic incident last month, and now a new investigation of the department has been launched after the release this week of a video that appears to show an officer striking a man at the police station.
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[Alderman] Runnels called the actions of the officer in the new video...
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The Vandals' Oi to the World
Just in case you haven’t already legally purchased or - let us just say questionably obtained - the Greatest Christmas Album ever made, here are all 13 songs of the Vandals’ classic Oi to the World! for your perusal. Videos for all after the jump:
A Gun for Christmas
Grandpa’s Last Xmas
Thanx for Nothing
Oi to the World
Nothing’s Going to Ruin My Holiday
Christmas...
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Nakamura Splits With Kasparov - Chess.com →
After less than a year of co-operation, and barely six weeks since it was officially confirmed, Hikaru Nakamura is parting company with part-time trainer Garry Kasparov.
That was quick.
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“By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing… kill yourself.”
– Bill Hicks
Advertising Executive dies in freak New York elevator accident
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WatchMayyors, White Jeep
Me and my pink flamingo are ready for Christmas!
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Riot Fest | Rare Clash footage unearthed, fan... →
This week The Clash Blog posted up some extremely rare footage of The Clash at New York’s Palladium from September 20 and 21, 1979. The original Super 8 footage, which had no sound, was uploaded online and thanks to the dedicated community of Clash bootleggers, the appropriate song snippets were eventually added to the footage. The film shows clips of “I’m So Bored With the...
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