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There as a study in which it comes out that thirty of the largest companies in the United States are now spending more on lobbying than they pay in federal taxes. …Who really pays for that? And the answer is America’s middle class — they’re the ones who are left to pick up all the pieces, to pay the taxes to keep the country running. And, more to the point, they’re the ones who are paying for the fact that there’s not enough money left to invest in our kids’ future.
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| — | Massachusetts Senate candidate ELIZABETH WARREN, on The Daily Show (via inothernews) |
Autograph written by Bill Murray to Aqua Teen Hunger Force co-creator (and past Sound of Young America guest) Dave Willis, in approximately 1980 (Willis was 10).
It reads:
“David,
Make a run for it. You better get the hell out. Quick.
Your Pal,
Bill Murray”
At one point, worship music made me want to believe in religion as evangelicals sell it – and I did. And that’s the question we as listeners ask with this “Big Music,” whether it’s created by Florence or Coldplay or Christian rock bands: “Am I being manipulated or not?” In the context of religion, it obviously has more splenetic implications. But that statement—“music made me want to believe”—is really sort of tautological. We trust and especially value music when it makes us feel and think and feel human. So why should we distrust it just because the ends might lead to something sacred?
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Florence, The Machine, Faith, and Me (Part 2) | Faith Goes Pop Here’s the second half of Jessica Misener’s piece about Florence and the Machine — this is where it wrestles with ideas that Tom Ewing touched on recently regarding “big music.” This is really interesting to me because I’m used to all sorts of people complaining about this sort of music - Florence, Coldplay, U2, whatever – as being “manipulative,” which strikes me as sorta ridiculous because all music is emotionally manipulative. That’s the point! I think Jessica is getting closer to what people are really saying with this line of criticism. (via perpetua) |
Best chart explaining the world economy ever! (or at least how much money people spend in weird, interesting and sobering ways)
The Grind in Arcadia suitable for vegetarians, too
This Phoenix hamburger joint is sleek and stylish and has a little something for everyone.
It also has a big photo of Sheriff Joe shoving a hamburger into his face.
