Posted by Martin Poulter on 28 January 2005
This is the incredibly inspiring story of a group of people who dressed up as superheroes and went on a four month bike ride across the US to give help to anyone who needed it: like a Santa Rampage, but kind-hearted, Buddhist-inspired and with a longer commitment. The interviewee is now based here in the UK.
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Posted by Martin Poulter on 26 January 2005
Google is now allowing you to search the subtitles for a whole range of recent TV, from CBS Morning News to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Just US channels so far, but hopefully the BBC will become contributors?
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Posted by Martin Poulter on 24 January 2005
photos of the lil ones at christmas:
http://www.southflorida.com/news/sfl-scaredsanta.photogallery
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Posted by Martin Poulter on 21 January 2005
Did you know that with common office supplies you can make a weapon that will actually penetrate flesh and eyeballs?
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Posted by apricotmolehill on 20 January 2005
Sweet 60s pop promos - in a box!
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Posted by Martin Poulter on 17 January 2005
This BBC documentary series about the Al-Qaida threat is being repeated this week. In case you don’t catch it, there are transcripts online, and you can find downloadable video, Torrent versions and so on via the Information Clearing House. Film-maker Adam Curtis has responded to the controversy created by the first showing last summer. The Guardian have also run a piece on the series.
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Posted by Martin Poulter on 14 January 2005
http://www.magicandaccident.com/music_listen.htm
An excerpt from Lenka Clayton’s film ‘Qaeda, Quality, Question, Quickly, Quickly, Quiet’, which cuts up George Bush’s infamous 50 minute ‘Axis of Evil’ speech, removes the dramatic pauses and applause and puts the complete speech back into alphabetical order (18 minutes in total). Strangely compelling…
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Posted by Martin Poulter on 7 January 2005
This isn’t News of the Weird, it’s News of the Mainstream but Stupid. Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Swaggart and George W. Bush all feature.
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