Monthly Archives: May 2016

Word Cloud – KINTSUGI

Posted on May 6, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The big philosophical questions that humankind has been struggling with for millennia —  Birth, Death, The Meaning of Life, Love, Infinity — are inextricably woven into our daily lives. We are all born, we all die, we all wonder … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Campaign Art

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Slate: When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, an art piece by Shepard Fairy became synonymous with his campaign. Campaign art isn’t … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Octographer

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Sony New Zealand: I think she is laughing at us. 🙂 —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host … Continue reading →

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Frisco Flix Fascist Nix

Posted on May 3, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Hollywood North is not San Francisco South, nor North Hollywood or South San Francisco. But maybe in an age of media crime fascination there can be high-tech tours of location specific cinematic crime, something better than the Alcatraz … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Couch Commander

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From The White House:  “At his last White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama shares an inside look into his plans after the Presidency.” —oooOooo– … Continue reading →

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Revisionist Histories and a return of Glass-Steagell

Posted on May 2, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Perhaps Donald Trump has proven that it takes a village idiot to triangulate ten garlic bulbs and take puma mountain by strategy. Or despite hip-hop musicals about Alexander Hamilton, will the eventual POTUS think about central banking as part of … Continue reading →

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The Lusty Month of May

Posted on May 2, 2016 by wordcloud9

Camelot first opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre  in 1960, and closed 873 performances later. Julie Andrews played Guenevere, Robert Goulet was Lancelot, and Richard Burton played Arthur. THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY Tra la, it’s May, the lusty … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Flamingo Flamenco

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Sorry about that, there will be no “human interest news” today, instead the topic is for the birds.  😉 From BBC Earth:  “There are six … Continue reading →

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