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MeFi post:
Shut Em Down?
While I can understand Nas' reaction to the increasingly embarrassing gaffes and arrogance of Jesse Jackson, I'd sure hope that Nas can get a wee more articulate about his concerns. I mean, did you listen to that spiel of his? "I'm here now! We don't need Jesse, I'm here, I got this..." Huh? Last time I looked, Nas was rockin' the mic, not engaged in policy debates and decisions, not involved in government or NGO policy... So, we... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:55 PM on July 23, 2008
Nas' argument is that would Jackson or Sharpton have said anything Dylan or another respected artist was to create an album with such a title?
Uh, yeah. Yeah. I reckon if Dylan or any other "respected artist" had released a record called "Nigger", then Jackson and Sharpton and many, many others would've had quite a bit to say about that. Yup, I reckon so.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 10:10 PM on July 23, 2008
Thanks for those links, cashman.
Anyone taking on Fox is doing something right. But it is too bad Nas can't show a little more respect to Civil Rights era trailblazer Jackson, even if he has become a bit of an embarrassment.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 5:43 AM on July 24, 2008
He should have kept his mouth shut
Agreed, absolutely.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 6:46 AM on July 24, 2008
BTW, that comment upthread from chimaera was the perfect meeting of hammer to nail on head.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 6:53 AM on July 24, 2008
Yo, I'm outta here. Peace.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 12:02 AM on July 25, 2008
MeFi post:
Some Guy's 78 Collection
Wow, carsonb, great, great, great find, this is a treasure trove! And CDBPDX, thanks so much for your Herculean efforts. And, welcome to MetaFilter! That's a helluva hard-to-remember username you've chosen there, though!
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 7:59 PM on July 24, 2008
Just wanna say one more time, CDBPDX, this is fantastic. You should get some sort of internet award. Thank you so much.
Lots of Vernon Dalhart here, which is A-OK with me. Tons of other great stuff.
One unexpected surprise: Booker T and the MGs. I didn't know Stax ever made 78s. Or was that one from a 45?
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 10:02 PM on July 24, 2008
Sorry 'bout that.
Hey, like, no problay-mo, man! I was just wondering, was all, if maybe Stax, for some curious reason, released a 78!
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 11:03 PM on July 24, 2008
MeFi post:
freedom
Ah, those Dutch, bless their politically correct little hearts. Sure, they might go a little too far every once in a while, jailing cartoonists and all, but they make a damn good poffertje. Mmmmmm!!.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 7:32 PM on July 24, 2008
MeFi post:
And All The Time You Could Feel Your Heart Beating Along The Wounds
Oh, and did you know he wrote a James Bond film?
No, I didn't, and that's really interesting! That movie holds a special place in my heart: I saw it the year it came out, as a 10-year-old, with my dad. It was a fairly racy movie to take a 10-year-old to (especially in 1967 Alabama) and looking back, I think it was a bit of a rite of passage. My pop was letting me grow up a little. Of course, the "Bond girls" were a real eye-opener, and that... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 5:51 PM on July 22, 2008
He's had great luck in the movies, with Henson doing "The Witches" and Danny DiVito's "Matilda"
Not to mention Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." He had bad luck, though, with the first movie version (1971) of that one though. He hated it, apparently insisting that the name, at least, be changed to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:07 PM on July 22, 2008
...but expect that the Bond film is not representative.
It's entirely representative of his work on that particular screenplay.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 9:22 PM on July 22, 2008
MeFi post:
Caricatures from the late 19th Century and early 20th
Wow, so this Charles Boycott was the victim of a boycott! I did not know that. I love MetaFilter.
Oh, and, nice caricatures. Thanks Kattulus!
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 6:00 AM on July 21, 2008
Dickens?
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 6:08 AM on July 21, 2008
The equation of African-Americans and Irish...
Aside from the excellent point made by dyoneo in the comment/quote just above, it also bears pointing out that no one said anything about African-Americans, until anotherpanacea invoked them in his comment. Prejudices against black people, surprisingly enough, actually predate the United States of America.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 7:16 PM on July 21, 2008
MeFi post:
Music - You Will Definitely Miss Music
No wikipedia entry?! Good god, navelgazer, are you sure this person really exists?
Ah, upon exploring your other links, I see that yes, he exists. I'm not terribly crazy about his stuff based on these links, but anyway, I always like to see folks who are trying to do something a little different, following their own instincts. Thanks for the post.
And I'd second foonly's endorsement of the wonderful Ivor Cutler. He's great. I was think of doing... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 9:17 PM on July 20, 2008
It's a good mashup of storytelling, standup, and unobtrusive background music.
Now see, that's kinda what put me off a bit: the unobtrusiveness, the background-ness of the music. It's just like a guy telling a story in his living room, with the stereo going in the background. I'd like to see a little more interaction with the words and music happening in something like this. As it is, I just kinda feel like, why... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 9:56 PM on July 20, 2008
Why not?
Why not? WHY NOT?? Hey, I'll tell ya why the fuck not!! You wanna know why not? ... Is that what you wanna know??
Well, it's... uh... you know, it's...
Hey, you're right. Why not?
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 4:13 PM on July 21, 2008
MeFi post:
China Colonizing Africa With Dire Consequences for Africans
That Mail article is a wee bit alarmist, I daresay. Bit of an anti-China axe to grind there, Andrew Malone?
This line from the article is perhaps telling:
Despite Britain's commendable colonial legacy of a network of roads, railways and schools, the British are now being shunned.!
Surprised he didn't somehow slip the word "benevolent" into that sentence.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 2:05 AM on July 20, 2008
I'm pretty ignorant on things African, but one thing you can say for colonizers, at least they built infrastructure.
The murder, brutality and injustices foisted upon the colonized, the wholesale looting of the continent's natural resources, and the arbitrary division into nation states that is at the root of so many African conflicts today seems a rather high price to pay for some highways and railway lines, in my opinion. But this argument is trotted... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:55 PM on July 20, 2008
Zach'sMind writes: ...or whatever color the yen is.
The yen, ZM is Japanese currency.
You know, the money that comes from Korea. With Chairman Mao's picture on it.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 2:30 AM on July 21, 2008
MeFi post:
Welding Plastic
Your somewhat surreal demonstration link wins as best YT clip of the month. The gal, the music, the narrator, the jelly-like plastic being squeezed from tubes*... perfect.
*um... eponysterical tubes.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 9:52 PM on July 19, 2008
MeFi post:
From the Ottoman military to the Balkan Roma
...Starting around the 13th century...
Well, safe to say then, they've been through more drummers than Spinal Tap.
Great post, sleepy pete. I'd heard a little of this Turkish military band stuff here and there, but never really explored it. Thanks for compiling this set of links.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 7:43 PM on July 19, 2008
MeFi post:
They're coming outta the goddamn walls.
Yeah, the giant crawling babies with gaping holes in the faces, I just can't get with those. Here's the website of the guy responsible for those awful things. NOTE: embedded (somewhat annoying) audio on that opening page.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:28 AM on July 19, 2008
Now? The tower dates back to the mid-eighties.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:37 AM on July 19, 2008
(I highly recommend having family in Prague, because it's a kick-ass excuse to visit an awesome part of the world)
Well, there's always Czech beer, as fine a reason as they come!
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:51 AM on July 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Christie's breaks out in a cold sweat.
Yo, wait a minute now, roll truck roll, just wait a minute... you're telling me you celebrated Christmas last year, NOT the first anniversary of the passing of the Godfather of Soul?
HERETIC!
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:03 AM on July 19, 2008
I stupidly chose rent. DAMNIT.
I feel your pain, miss l.
there's always a landlord somewhere
there's always some rent to pay
another little disaster
each and every day ...
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 8:45 AM on July 19, 2008
MeFi post:
The amazing comic book adventure of Brent Rinehart
solon and thanks writes: Do the terms 'liberal' and 'good ol" boy' even really go together?
orthoganality writes: I think "good ol' boys" in this context means "the established powers that be".
That's probably a mistake though. I think "old boy network" is the term you're maybe looking for...
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 5:20 AM on July 19, 2008
Otherwise...
Meet Brent Rinehart
Actually, I'd rather not.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 5:21 AM on July 19, 2008
I hear you, orthog. Thanks for the elucidation.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 5:54 AM on July 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Nothing to see here.
He even had a cocktail of pills to knock himself out, and then rested the saw on his neck. When the timer went off, the saw sliced through his neck in an instant.
So, he was legless before he was headless.
Yeah, ok, that joke is heartless.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 11:24 PM on July 16, 2008
... Decapitated teen's head 'used as bowling ball'
What, you've never done that?
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 12:01 AM on July 17, 2008
...you could have thrown in a tasteless joke about her being 'topless'.
Which, of course, I didn't, since I am (as I'm sure you're quite aware) a man of taste.
Gotta say, though, that does bring to mind the Greatest New York Post Headline Of All Time:
HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 12:07 AM on July 17, 2008
MeFi post:
Great Civilizations of Ancient Worlds
absolom writes: Oh, HELL yes. Just in time to use in the upcoming school year!
From the site: "The Chinese Were The First To Use Gunpowder, Yet They Did Not Capitilize On It's Use Militarily."
I dunno, absolom... unnecessary capitalization + spelling errors + punctuation errors are probably not what you want to be handing your students (I note your profile page lists "educator" as your occupation).
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 6:50 AM on July 16, 2008
