Archive for February 2005

Friday 25 February 2005

Rutgers hates Fat Bitches

By Gonzo | Careers & Education ~ Food & Drink

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It’s times like this that the normally enormous pride I take in my Alma Mater is shaken.
Rutgers University Grills Sandwich Vendors
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
FOX News
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A student group at Rutgers University has demanded sandwich vendors on campus change the names of sandwiches that have been deemed offensive.
Some of the sandwiches, which have […]

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kansas taliban

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ Family & Friends

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what is going on in kansas?
did its citizens go to sleep in america and wake up in fundamentalist-oz? or is the entire state under the control of wild-eyed right-wing zealots?
the state’s attorney general, phill kline, recently declared war on women who have had abortions. apparently it’s not enough that these women must live with a […]

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Gonzo’s Happy

By Gonzo | Ink & Pixels

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I hereby offer this smile to Jekyll for his lovely edits to our template. While it’s tempting to joke that this is a self-portrait, it’s actually a photo of our own spaceneedl. i kid you not.

more Gonzo | more Ink & Pixels

Wednesday 23 February 2005

without fanfare

By jekyll | Ink & Pixels

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transcendental floss, now available in three columns. read all the old posts. notice how they subtly changed meaning! no, i kid.
BTW, what’s with the doctor’s recommendation, is somebody anti-dentite?! it is transcendental floss after all. again, i kid.
really, though, i am just a kid. i may be double the age of a low-aged adult, but […]

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Tuesday 22 February 2005

Bush Admits His Options Are Ridiculous

By Gonzo | Law & Politics ~ War & Peace

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I was considering writing an Onion-esque news parody, riffing off this quote…
“This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous,” the president said with a slight smile. “Having said that, all options are on the table.”
…but I think I’ll just let it speak for itself.

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outlaw regime II

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ War & Peace

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did you hear that? it sounded distinctly like the other shoe hitting the floor.
my recent comments on the u.s. government locking up its own people without charges, trial or other niceties of due process were followed today by a fairly important clarification. the prisoner in question, Ahmed Abu Ali, today was charged in a plot […]

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R.I.P. Hunter

By Gonzo | Literature & Writing ~ Obits & Memorials

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Hunter S. Thompson

Thanks to having been blissfully separated from all news outlets from Friday evening until this morning, I’m rather late to the Hunter S. Thompson farewell party.
I can’t purport to have extensive knowledge of Hunter’s work, but I feel I have read enough to have appreciated what he accomplished - the chronicling of the […]

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Monday 21 February 2005

the outlaw regime

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics

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which country locks up its own citizens without charges, without trial, without due process?
(hint: don’t say china, iran, or north freaking korea. those are too obvious.)
time’s up! it’s the united states of america.
the details are here. i’m too disgusted to enumerate them for you. read them yourself. after you’ve had a chance to shower off, […]

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Saturday 19 February 2005

bush dishonors american POWs

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ War & Peace

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col. clifford acree

take a good look at this man. he’s everything the bush administration is not.
because this man, U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Clifford Acree, actually fought and bled for his country. he was shot down over iraq in the first gulf war, and was tortured in captivity.
acree and 16 other u.s POWs were awarded nearly […]

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Friday 18 February 2005

things we don’t care about

By spaceneedl | News and Talk

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americans have become a flabby, complacent bunch.
that’s mentally, as well as physically.

judith miller

if you’ve been paying any attention to current events, it doesn’t trouble most people that new york times reporter judith miller and time magazine reporter matthew cooper are headed inexorably toward jail. their crime? refusing to rat out a confidential source in […]

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Thursday 17 February 2005

Pictures are key

By Gonzo | Ink & Pixels

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The very first hit out of 487,000 from a Google Image Search using the term “abstract”.

I’ve decided that adding a photo or graphical image to just about any post makes said post immeasurably better.
So, I hereby pledge to take the time to include at least one in all future entries, starting with this one.

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dojo mojo

By spaceneedl | Family & Friends

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my son is learning karate.
part of me thinks this is like giving him the opener to the can of whup-ass on dad.
another part of me is sure of it.
but he’s only 6 1/2, so i still should be able to take him for a couple more years. after that i’m in trouble.
i’m wary of any […]

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FlossQuotes

And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.

Barack Obama

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
What can I say? I'm a diehard Wilco fan. One of my earliest posts here at Transcendental Floss was in response to their previous record, and their latest, Sky Blue Sky, has captivated me just like everything they've ever done. Of course, it's been out for awhile and everyone's digested it and reviewed it to death, but still I can't keep my mouth shut about it. At this point, with their six albums sandwiching two Mermaid Avenue volumes of collaboration with Billy Bragg, I'd go so far as to compare their run of recordings to pretty much any of the great bands in history. Seriously, it's been one revelation, one evolution, one highly listenable album after another spanning twelve years! This latest offering continues to be drenched in references to their musical influences, and here the 1970s reign supreme. With nods ranging from Steely Dan to Led Zeppelin, this is a record that has that classic vinyl sound all over it.
— Gonzo

Loudon Wainwright III - A Live One
Here's a likely obscure one for many of you. Loudon, father of Rufus, was one of many post-Dylan singer-songwriters whom, if they didn't intentionally try to follow in Dylan's footsteps, ended up labeled as having done so during a surge of public interest in people who could simply sing songs and play an acoustic guitar. Loudon is a quirky writer and performer, and his songs range from very funny to shockingly raw and personal. I'm particularly fond of Clockwork Chartreuse, which plays around with a little of the old ultra-violence. If you watched as much M*A*S*H as I did when it was on, you might remember Loudon, who appeared as Captain Spalding, the singing surgeon, in three episodes in its third season.
— gonzo

Once
This low budget "musical" (I'll explain the quotes in a second) knocked me out and inspired me to quit my job, take off for Europe with my guitar, and spend the rest of my days busking, but then I remembered that I'm married and have a 10-year old son, both of whom I like an awful lot. Sigh. Anyway, Once has been labeled a musical only because songs are performed in the film from start to finish. But, the songs aren't obviously contextual, the actors don't just break into song to backing music coming from nowhere, and there are no dance numbers through the Dublin streets where it was filmed. The chemistry between the two leads is wonderfully sweet and funny, the music is at times lovely and tender, other times deliciously melodramatic and passionate.
— gonzo

Ode Magazine
Here's a twist, our first ever magazine recommendation in the Brain Candy department. With the tagline "To People - To Passion - To Possibilities", Ode is a breath of fresh air, good news for a change and lots of it. Articles are easily digestible without being dumbed down, and they regularly highlight ideas and people I later hear about via other media sources. Co-produced in The Netherlands and the U.S., there's a decidedly European feeling to the zine that I enjoy immensely. From science to spirituality, sustainability to the arts, I love getting my hit of optimism every issue. If you aren't a magazine reader, the Ode website offers a lot of the content from the magazine, as well as reader blogs and social networking interactivity.
— gonzo

Lick your chops and chip through the nuggets of past Floss Aid recommendations.
— floss aid

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Friday 25 February 2005

Rutgers hates Fat Bitches

kansas taliban

Gonzo’s Happy

Wednesday 23 February 2005

without fanfare

Tuesday 22 February 2005

Bush Admits His Options Are Ridiculous

outlaw regime II

R.I.P. Hunter

Monday 21 February 2005

the outlaw regime

Saturday 19 February 2005

bush dishonors american POWs

Friday 18 February 2005

things we don’t care about

Thursday 17 February 2005

Pictures are key

dojo mojo

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