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Debauchery in Dallas

punkfloyd — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:12:14 -0800

What do you get when you mix, unisex bathrooms, drugs, Eurotrash music and thousands of horny yuppies? From 1984 to 1989 in Dallas, TX you got The Starck Club. A place to see (Andy Warhol, Paul Stanley, Grace Jones and Robert Plant to name a few) and be seen (having sex on the dance floor) is now the source of two separate documentaries.

The Spirit of Truth

hama7 — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:19:21 -0800

The Spirit Of Truth .

No, YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER!

Hat Maui — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:54:38 -0800

Ian MacKaye seems like he wants to put his foot in the ass of those that would do away with all-ages shows in his hometown district of columbia.

Meet Yuri

serazin — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:57:37 -0800

Yuri Kochiyama: held in an internment camp during WWII, cradled Malcolm X as he took his last breaths, raised six children, and has spent her life working towards radical social change. Last year she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Read an interview or listen to one, watch footage of her, or if you want more, there are two books and a couple documentaries about her life.

A Solid Foundation for Fascism?

pt68 — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:34:10 -0800

Emory University study describes the Millenial Generation An interesting comparison of Gen Xers and the so-called Millenial Generation, born since 1982, from Emory University. The M.Gen kids apparently want to do good, as long as there is a clear structure and leadership that tells them how and what to do . . . oh, and don't question the leaders. Really. Why would you?

Malcolm X: It was 41 years ago today...

mickeyz — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:23:28 -0800

On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was gunned down in Harlem. After being shot several times inside the Audubon Ballroom, he was pronounced dead on arrival at Vanderbilt Clinic, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Malcolm sez: "If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country." (from a November 1963 speech in New York City) Then, there's this 1964 speech.

Rocket Racing League Scheduled to start in 2006

Mave_80 — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 06:37:06 -0800

NASCAR? F1? Pah! Now we're talking Rocket Racing!! Apparently not content to sit idle, the founder of the Ansari Space X-prize , Peter Diamandis, has launched a rocket racing league. While this sounds pretty amazing in itself, here's the real clincher: it's scheduled to start its first race in September 2006.

According to the press release: the RRL will see Grand Prix-style races between rocket planes, flown by top pilots through a "3D trackway" just 5,000ft (1,500m) above the ground. Pictures here (make sure to click the concept links on the same page). BBC Story here.

Coldplay's new album

kenaman — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 04:36:39 -0800

British band Coldplay revealed the artwork to their new album X and Y. It's cryptic cover has the record company bosses hoping for public intrigue. No clues from the thread at the official forum. I know it's viral marketing, but what could it mean?

Punk Rock Scrapbook

planetkyoto — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 07:05:20 -0800

Punk Rock Scrapbook. J Neo Marvin carried an instamatic camera to a lot of gigs way back when, and he has posted them on his band's website. The Clash, X, The Ramones and more.

Arr, for the umpteenth time.

mwhybark — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:18:10 -0800

A True Relation, of the Lives and Deaths of the two moft Famous Englifh Pyrats, Purfer, and Clinton who lived in the Reigne of Queene Elizabeth. From Isle of Tortuga, a freecache-linked geocities site. It has a wealth of primary sources and is refreshingly retro to boot! [mi]

kokogiak — Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:32:12 -0800

Generation X washed up? Okay, so it became a marketing term for a demographic I'm part of, and I usually cringe when seeing something described as 'Gen-X', but I still saw some truths while reading this. Was that it? Was the 90's Internet revolution and crash our time in the sun, and now we're "so over"? (And do Gen-Xers really range from 20-38 years old now?) [via obscurestore]

Hackworth — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 11:55:27 -0800

Man, do I need therapy or what?
Article at wired about the legalization of MDMA for theraputic use in as soon as 5 years. It's defined theraputic effect is "empathy". Discuss.