Culture

Since when are education and eloquence liabilities in a president?

Posted by VincebusEruptum from Scholarsandrogues

Isn't it ludicrous even to ask such a question? Apparently not, in the presidential race of 2008...

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More than 'Shaft': Hayes was goldmine of influence

Posted by okami from Yahoo News!

Isaac Hayes' theme song for the 1971 movie "Shaft" not only became one of pop music's iconic songs, but also the defining work of Hayes' career. Yet the "Theme from Shaft" was just a snippet of the groundbreaking music for which Hayes - who died Sunday at age 65 - was responsible.

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Culture, A Ubiquitous Biological Entity

Posted by fozapd from The Scientist

A fascinating look into culture, a basic biological entity. Culture - selected for survival of the genome.

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The Civil Society Speaks....: Hapenning need not be happening always

Posted by write2tcsi

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George Carlin: Comedian George Carlin Dead

Posted by okami from Feeds.gawker

Stand-up comedian George Carlin, whose routine about forbidden words on the airwaves led to a key Supreme Court decision on government broadcast oversight, died of heart failure near Los Angeles. He was 71.

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t r u t h o u t | US General Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes

Posted by okami from Truth Out

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (now retired) served as the deputy commanding general for support for the Third Army for ten months in Kuwait during the early days of the Iraq occupation. In a statement released today, he bluntly accuses the Bush administration of war crimes and lays down a challenge for prosecution.

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Mr. Bush v. the Bill of Rights - Editorial - NYTimes.com

Posted by okami from New York Times

In the waning months of his tenure, President Bush and his allies are once again trying to scare Congress into expanding the president's powers to spy on Americans without a court order.

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