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Michael Pollan is one of the nations leading writers and thinkers in this country on the issue of food. He is author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivores Dilemma and his latest, In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto. In light of what he calls the processed food industry co-option of sustainability and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food that's advertised. 94% of it is spent advertising processed foods.

Adira Amram "Mom Song" - watch more funny videos A fun video about a very liberal mother and daughter. Is anyone's Mother this liberal? Are you?

Twitter's blowing up, in this sequel to Twouble with Twitters, when celebrities take over the twittersphere. Has Twitter, gasp, jumped the shark? LINK

Zoe Keating gives Wired an exclusive performance of a song from her up and coming album. She is the real deal and I'm betting she'll bring the cello to many people who didn't otherwise appreciate it. Her melodies are full and sophisticated and can hold their own and then the cello comes in and adds this richness to an already fabulous foundation. Just magical. I'm a big fan.

TWITTER - Randomly bragging about your unexceptional life? Or making harmless connections to other human beings?

Here's a sneak peek at what to expect from The Do Lab and Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque at Coachella this year. April 17-19, 2009 ~ Indio, CA, Produced, filmed, and edited by Noelle Charles and Terry Pratt

Footage of Israeli helicopter firing what appears to be WP on the streets of Gaza. link Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, cutting the coastal territory into two and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas militants gained momentum. (Jan. 4) link WHITE PHOSPHORUS STORIES MOSTLY IN INTERNATIONAL PRESS - The international press cannot go into Gaza to cover the war and are reporting a mile out from the borders. More related stories: War Crime du Jour Gordon Brown calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Gaza death toll soars past 500 as Israel is accused of using banned phosphorus shells Do know about white phosphorus? Phosphorus pentoxide (wp smoke) will eat your lung tissue until you die a horrible death. Because the US likes to use it in combat, they

DOLL FACE A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future. link

A joyful prank with dancing and singing.

David Byrne has this clip on his website of Glenn Schwartz playing at Hooples in Cleveland, Ohio. From the website: Glenn started the James Gang in the 60s, then moved to California and was in the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. He flipped out soon afterward and was in religious communities. He's had a rough life and is tortured and crazy. Now Glenn is 67 years old and plays in a blues trio for free late every Thursday at a small bar called Major Hooples. There are typically 20-30 people there and he is jaw

Federation of Damanhur A United Nations award-winning sustainable community, Damanhur is an eco-society based upon ethical and spiritual values. Founded in 1975, the Federation numbers 1,000 citizens and is located in Valchiusella, in the foothills of Piedmont, only 40 minutes from Turin airport. Damanhur promotes a culture of peace and balanced development through respect for the environment and social and political commitment. The Federation has centres in Italy, Europe, the Americas, and Japan and is li

No one has ever actually seen Oakland/San Francisco's Extra Action Marching Band actually march...at least not in a straight line. Rather, the 40-plus-person ensemble barges and booms into streets, bars, festivals and crowds with a hypnotic drum corps, a heady horn section, and a scantily-clad flag team that's been known to stop traffic. The Extra Action Marching Band will be in New Orleans this weekend for the annual Voodoo Festival.Shared Links | More Links

St Vincent - Dig A Pony (Beatles cover) I like the way she did this tune. {via}Shared Links | More Links

We are travellers in a cosmic journey - star dust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. But the expressions of life are ephemeral, momentary, transient. Buddha once said "This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky." We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, light heartedness and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile. --Deepak Chopra

The "Spiders on Drugs" have been around the interblock for at least five years now, but this is a new take on those spiders and what might happen if you add a narrative describing the spiders in human terms.New Spiders on LSDlink Subscribe in a reader

Translation Under Fire
tells the gut-wrenching story of a young U.S. army interpreter's struggle to do her job, and in the process, stay alive.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe film, opening December 19, is adapted from the classic 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man (Brad Pitt) who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. A man, like any of us, unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the twenty-first century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher, who also directed Pitt in Fight Club and Se7en. Time traveling wi

Kembra Pfaher Sit-Ins October 04, 2008 — November 01, 2008 76 Grand Street, New York Sit-Ins, an exhibition of butt prints by Kembra Pfahler, opens at Deitch Projects on October 4, 2008. The exhibition coincides with the release of Beautalism, a book produced by Deitch Projects that documents the artist’s recent work. Kembra Pfahler’s butt prints are created in a straightforward manner. She applies a layer of paint to her rear and plops it onto a sheet of paper. The artworks use the same body paint

I don't know about his goofy animal but the song is good. Laura Veirs has a sweet, pure sound. I just discovered her today from a recommendation.