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  • Immortal drinkers

    Originally posted on 小说 XIAOSHUO 小說: The popular Daoist stories of the Eight Immortals (baxian 八仙) are believed to have developed sometime between the Tang (618-906 CE) and Sung dynasty (960- c. 1260 CE). These folk tales often depict poor… Continue reading

  • Book review symposium – James C. Scott’s ‘Two Cheers for Anarchism’

    Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org: Just in time for this year’s festival of self-organisation on May 1st, International Workers’ Day, we’re pleased to present a book review symposium on James C. Scott’s Two Cheers for Anarchism. Professor of Anthropology in Yale University’s… Continue reading

    Book review symposium – James C. Scott’s ‘Two Cheers for Anarchism’
  • A Gay Evangelical Preaches To The Unconverted

    Originally posted on The Dish: http://youtu.be/KeLpDLYdtJA Matthew Vines’s new book, God And The Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships, has gotten a lot of blowback from gay-unfriendly evangelicals. In a hostile review, Andrew Walker explains why the… Continue reading

  • DFW and YOU: Paradise

    A project from my friend Natalie S. and her colleagues in the RTVF program at UNT. DFW and YOU: Paradise from DFWandYOU on Vimeo. Continue reading

  • Wolves of Wall Street: Financialization and American Inequality

    It’s no secret by now that the recent spike in American inequality, and the gains rapidly accruing to those at the upper end of the income distribution ladder, are driven in large part by “financialization”—the growing scale and profitability of… Continue reading

    Wolves of Wall Street: Financialization and American Inequality
  • Subsidizing Walmart

    “Walmart receives an estimated $6.2 billion annually in mostly federal taxpayer subsidies. The reason: Walmart pays its employees so little that many of them rely on food stamps, health care and other taxpayer-funded programs.” “Walmart avoids an estimated $1 billion… Continue reading

    Subsidizing Walmart
  • Hustling Nostalgia

    Ghosthustler, a Denton, TX, band from about five years ago, came up in a discussion with my buddy-friend-guy today. Which brought us to listen to some of the old tunes. After we listened to all the stuff on Youtube, I… Continue reading

    Hustling Nostalgia
  • Supreme Court Gives Police New Power To Rely On Anonymous Tips

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions The court ruled that police can stop and search a driver based solely on an anonymous 911 tip. The 5-4 decision split the court’s two most conservative justices. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: What a… Continue reading

  • The Meritocracy Myth: How the Super-Rich Really Make Their Money

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions (Image: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: Azureon2, bayat)PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Warren Buffett once claimed that the “geni… Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Case in point:… Continue reading

  • Art Everywhere US

    Choose your favorite pieces of art to be displayed in the largest outdoor art event to take place in the US. Your votes will inform the final selection of 50 works of art that will appear on public displays such as billboards,… Continue reading

    Art Everywhere US