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Cookie Rolling

yegga — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:46:13 -0800

Sick and Wrong

sensate — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:20:04 -0800

Matt Taibbi takes a look at the health care reform circus in Congress. It doesn't come off looking much better than Goldman Sachs. (more inside) Another favor to industry buried in the bills involves the issue of choice. From the outset, Democrats have been careful to make sure that a revamped system would not in any way force citizens to give up their existing health care plans. As Obama told the American Medical Association in June, "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what." That sounds great, particularly in conjunction with the new set of standards for employer-provided insurance outlined in the House version of reform. Under the bill — known as HR 3200 — employers must provide "essential benefits" to workers or face a stiff penalty. "Essential benefits" includes elements often missing in the fly-by-night plans offered by big employers: drug benefits, outpatient care, hospitalization, mental health, the works. If your employer does not offer acceptable coverage, you then have the right to go into one of the state-run insurance "exchanges," where you can select from a number of insurance plans, including the public option. There's a flip side, though: If your employer offers you acceptable care and you reject it, you are barred from buying insurance in the insurance "exchange." In other words, you must take the insurance offered to you at work. And that might have made sense if, as decreed in the House version, employers actually had to offer good care. But in the Senate version passed by the HELP committee, there is no real requirement for employers to provide any kind of minimal level of care. On the contrary, employers who currently offer sub-par coverage will have their shitty plans protected by a grandfather clause. Which means … "If you have coverage you like, you can keep it," says Sen. Sanders. "But if you have coverage you don't like, you gotta keep it."

Zipping through the days at lightning speed

dersins — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:59:00 -0800

"In the summer of ‘71, The Rolling Stones, seeking shelter from their UK tax woes, exiled to the South of France. Keith Richards set up house with Anita Pallenberg and their son Marlon in Villa Nellcôte– a 16 room waterfront mansion that once served as Gestapo headquarters for the Nazis during WWII. The infamy continued with it now best remembered among rock fans as the grand flop-house where Exile On Main Street was recorded." More photos.

I can haz satisfaction?

punkfloyd — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:25:04 -0800

Courtesy of the folks over at It's Only Rock'n Roll - The Rolling Stones Fan Club Since 1980 is a convenient list of pro-shot live performances by Mick and the boys. Of particular interest to Stones fans is golden era stuff from 1972, rare backstage footage of Paris 1976, Knebworth 1976, a punk-era performance in 1978, jamming with Muddy Waters in 1981.

It's a bird, it's a plane... its su... wait, nope not him.

flipyourwig — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:57:52 -0800

Here's Razorhawk a superhero who also wrestles and makes suits for other superheroes. This is Master Legend who recently had an article published in Rolling Stone about him. Meet Superhero who patrols the streets of Clearwater, Florida in his custom Corvette. They call themselves real-life superheroes. A documentary film featuring them has the first 10 minutes free online at google video. More clips of real-life superheroes here. Happy New Years everyone and stay safe.

"It took 1.1 milliseconds!" Yao exclaims. "Yeah, that's me!"

The Card Cheat — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:18:04 -0800

China's All-Seeing Eye. Naomi Klein's piece in the May 29th edition of Rolling Stone details how China is building the prototype for a high-tech police state with the help of U.S. defense contractors. And it's a growth market!

Street fighting men first had to pay their dues

punkfloyd — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:01:03 -0800

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get what you need. Just scroll down a bit. It's a gas, gas, gas.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Lola_G — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:47:44 -0800

Ask any one-time resident of Excelsior, MN about Jimmy "the bum" Hutmaker and you are sure to hear a tale about their experiences with a treasured local character. Some of those tales are the stuff of the best urban legends. In fact, many wrongly believed that the man who walked Main Street with a cigar invariably clenched in his teeth was homeless. Perhaps the most remarkable story about this beloved man was the tale about a day back in the 60s when Mr. Jimmy met a man named Jagger in the old Bacon's drug store. Excelsior lost a piece of history last week when Jimmy died. Since hearing the news, I am finding myself saddened by the loss of a character from my youth. RIP Mr. Jimmy.

What's the drug of the day?

miss lynnster — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:08:43 -0800

More fun from the Daily Mail. Apparently Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones has decided to post bits from his upcoming autobiography. 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Here he is with his guitars. And hey! He's having an artwork sale! (More of his art here)

Hey! Hey! You! You! Gonna File A Lawsuit!

jonp72 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:36:36 -0800

The Rubinoos recently filed a lawsuit against Avril Lavigne, claiming that her song Girlfriend (Youtube) plagiarized from their song, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (mp3). An authorized cover version of the Rubinoos song performed by Lush and retitled "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend" has even more similarities to the Lavigne song. Now that the teeming millions on the Internets have gotten into the act, YouTubers are now arguing whether Lavigne is a plagiarist, whether the Rubinoos plagiarized from the Rolling Stones, and whether Ms. Lavigne plagiarized a second time. Now that Web 2.0 has made it easier to uncover musical copycats, I'm hot on the case of Bob Marley vs. The Banana Splits.

Can't get no satis-faction...

cenoxo — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:55:31 -0800

"I don't have any more babes." After offering fans $75 each to show up, Martin Scorsese's film crew prettifies the front row [Coral Cache] of NY's Beacon Theatre for the Rolling Stones' 2007 documentary. Are the boys — not to mention their audience [PDF] — getting a little long in the teeth, or can they rock for ages?

It's only rock 'n roll, but Al likes it

punkfloyd — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:13:05 -0800

Before Al Franken started calling Rush Limbaugh a big fat idiot, he did a big fat Mick Jagger impression. Enjoy.

Set the controls for 2,000 light years from home, Spencer

punkfloyd — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 05:04:10 -0800

Spend 4:16 in trippy classic rock mash up video/music heaven. [Pardon the You Tube link]

Setting the records straight

punkfloyd — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:14:19 -0800

This guy designed the famous Rolling Stones logo. Not this guy. Talk amongst yourselves.

Voyageman — Sun, 25 Nov 2001 16:44:15 -0800

"Has time come for Old Rubber Lips to fade away?" While US's Jan Wenner personally gives Mick Jagger the Rolling Stone 5 star classic rating, the UK's Guardian/Observer slams him, finding "...the failure to sell Jagger to a contemporary pop audience is intriguing..." What is going on.

suprfli — Sun, 05 Aug 2001 19:36:24 -0800

The next fad after scooters? I was walking through NYC when I first saw a kid skating along in a pair of shoes. I just saw them for the first time advertised in a flyer I got in the mail for Dick's Sports. I can't seem to find too many links for them other than this one. Anyone tried these out?