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Chemex® Coffeemakers and Filters
Been perfecting the craft of the slow pour using this device, under the watchful tutelage of my dear friend, Angelo. Really enjoying both the zen of slow pouring as well as the result. If you have never had coffee using… Continue reading
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Coffee and van Gogh
In honor of my new job as the Social Media barista at Denton’s own Shift Coffee, I am putting up here a gallery of images from the work of Vincent van Gogh. Enjoy with a cappuccino or an espresso! Continue reading
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Is America’s Militia Movement on the Rise? | The Nation
You may have seen it on the Colbert Report. A proposed walled city of “patriots,” known as The Citadel, received the particular dose of sarcastic humor the show reserves for militiamen and gun nuts. Colbert’s reading of the requirement that… Continue reading
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Video Games Inspiration for the Dying Art Of Japanese Woodprinting
Whether Hyrule or the Mushroom Kingdom, we’re used to video game heroes saving their own respective pixel worlds. This is the story of how video game characters like Mario, Link, and Kirby helped save a “floating world” (literally translated): ukiyo-e,… Continue reading
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Money and Power: The (Secret) City
Interesting bit of knowledge about the financial world of which I was unaware. I am not putting this forward to participate in conspiracy theories. I have read enough Robert Anton Wilson to know that can never be anything more than… Continue reading
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Youth of America: Sign Up for Obamacare
Sign up at healhcare.gov to learn more about Obamacare. October 1st is very near. This is when many will be able to sign up for the Affordable Care Act‘s mandated healthcare exchanges. Many on the Right want to see Millenials… Continue reading
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Wrong Turn: COIN Diplomacy and the Profits of War
“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.” — Carl von Clausewitz (On War) “The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.” — Carl von Clausewitz As much as we like to… Continue reading
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▶ BBC: Kings of Glam | YouTube
Profiling the leading men of the glam rock era, Lisa Tarbuck guides us through the glittering careers of Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Noddy Holder, Brian Ferry, Elton John and honorary glam king Suzi Quatro. Industry men including producer Tony Visconti,… Continue reading
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A Slow Death by the Proper Name…
Since 1954, the World Meteorological Organization has been naming extreme storms after people. But we propose a new naming system. One that names extreme storms caused by climate change, after the policy makers who deny climate change and obstruct climate… Continue reading
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