| Friday, October 10th, 2008 |
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| Thursday, October 9th, 2008 |
| 8:13 am |
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| 2:48 pm |
Yilki Atlar (Wild Horses) http://www.realitysandwich.com/yilki_atlar_wild_horses
I want to somehow give a sense of what we are doing, that we're riding wild horses, to remember my sense of playing cool amid my excitement, also, thinking about the larger context of what's going on, then the small sensory details, how I felt as a woman riding wild horses and the sense of purpose there.read more |
| 11:19 am |
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Legends of the Fall http://www.realitysandwich.com/legends_fall
Autumn is a time of reflection and reinvention. Spotumnal features seven local artists who combine the past and present in their work. In accordance with the season, the exhibit offers new perspectives on old things, new creations from old ideas and new art from old materials.
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| Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 |
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Don't Bail Out, Build Out of Our Present Economic Debacle http://www.realitysandwich.com/don039t_bail_out_build_out_our_present_economic_debacle
Once upon a time there was an economic disaster that laid low the United States of America and spread hardships from sea to shining sea and even out across the oceans blue. Then came a war of unprecedented proportions. But we beat back the Great Depression and won the Second World War. It's more than a little relevant at this point to ask, "How'd we do that?"
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| 12:03 pm |
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Construct Your Future http://www.realitysandwich.com/construct_your_future
Superstruct, an interactive, collaborative "forecasting game," wants your input on what life will be like in eleven years. Upon registration, participants create identities to interact within the online multiplayer game, view "breaking news reports" from the future, and explore the five threats the future world faces. Armed with information, players can band together and begin solving the problems before them.
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| 3:02 am |
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Time Eater http://www.realitysandwich.com/time_eater
Dr. John Taylor unveiled The Corpus Clock last month in Cambridge with the help of Stephen Hawking. The mechanical clock is a new take on the grasshopper escapement invented by John Harrison in 1725; the escape wheel is modeled after a chronophage, or time eater, that appears to devour the seconds shown on the LED illuminated disks. The inscription echoes the clock's reminder that tme is relative: "The world is passing away, with its desire." (Vulgate 1 John 2:17).
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| Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 |
| 2:01 am |
Aboriginal "History Rock" Discovered http://www.realitysandwich.com/aboriginal_history_rock_discovered
A new archeological discovery leads to questions of when the Australian continent was first visited by westerners. The Djulirri rock cave depicts a history of western vehicles from boats to cars to planes to bicycles. The earliest sailing ships depicted has researchers theorizing the continent was visited by outsiders long before the British arrived.
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| 8:21 am |
A New Deal Now http://www.realitysandwich.com/new_deal_now
Agit Pop's slick new video The Next New Deal,calls the $700 billion Wall Street bailout a scandalous waste of taxpayers' money that could and should be better spent elsewhere.
Calling for a "Next New Deal," the film suggests alternative and more appropriate uses for the emergency funds, such as child healthcare, a clean and independent energy grid, and the creation of green jobs to transform and stabilise the economy.
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| 7:31 am |
Domestic Occupation http://www.realitysandwich.com/domestic_occupation
On October 1st, the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division began training in NorthCom, a domestic federal defense command that encourages the support of "civil authorities." Troops will actively serve as an on-call response team, thereby breaking restraints that have been in place for over 100 years.
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| Monday, October 6th, 2008 |
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