2011
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Undermining Occupy Wall Street
It doesn’t really matter that this memo has come to light–someone is still going to do this. Count on it. Two things interest me in particular about this memo. The first is the idea that “Democratic victories in 2012 would…
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An Occupy Roundup
You might get the impression from this piece that the NYPD isn’t interested in respecting the right of the press to cover stories involving them. That’s certainly the impression I get. Also, NYPD, that person you’re shoving against
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Science Saturday
The first time neutrinos were measured going faster than the speed of light (something heretofore thought impossible), there were questions about the way they were measured. There’s been a second test, and it seems neutrinos might actually be faster than…
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Saturday Morning Links
I’m typing this with one arm arched over a cat who refuses to move from in front of my laptop. I was at work all day and she missed me, so I can’t really be too whiney about it. Say…
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The Rumpus Interview with Adam, an Occupy Medic
On Thursday, November 17th, thousands of students gathered in Union Square Park as part of a mass strike in solidarity of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
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Magazine Review #9: The Coffin Factory, Issue #1
The Coffin Factory bills itself as the “magazine for people who love books,” and there is no better way to describe this magazine. Based in Brooklyn, and published three times a year, The Coffin Factory debuted this fall, and the…
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A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #40: Shrinking Paterno
Somehow, though I haven’t watched a single minute of NFL television coverage yet this fall, I have been unable to escape the Coors Light beer commercials featuring shrunken mini-likenesses of famous former NFL coaches.
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Darwin Beyond Evolution
“Darwin’s contribution to many fields of science, from evolution to geology to botany, are well-known — but it turns out he was also a seminal figure in the history of visual culture.” Brain Pickings takes a look at photography curator…
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The Rats Are Not Doing Well
Fleming’s writing is deeply rooted in the narrative, myth-forming traditions of prose as well as the atmospheric aspirations of poetry.
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Evict This
The Nation addresses the raid on Occupy Wall Street, reminding us of the futility of evicting an idea. “If Mayor Bloomberg hoped to chill this protest with his midnight assault, then the outpouring of support in New York and nationwide…