REAL ART (and politics and culture)

STAR TREK Catspaw From Wikipedia: "Catspaw" is an episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is episode #3...

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The New Politics of Post-Katrina New Orleans From CounterPunch : Social justice activists in the city note that he’s the only candidate to t...

Cy Ridge photo prank leads to 3 suspensions From the AP via the Houston Chronicle: A spelling prank in a class photo for more than 600 senio...

MAJORITIES: IF THE SITUATIONS WERE COMPLETELY REVERSED From the Washington Monthly courtesy of Eschaton : In this hypothetical, despite two ...

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People's Historian and Progressive Hero Howard Zinn Dies From the Boston Globe courtesy of AlterNet : Howard Zinn, the Boston University...

STAR TREK Operation: Annihilate! From Wikipedia: "Operation: Annihilate!" is the last original episode from the first season of th...

ACORN gotcha man among four arrested for attempting to tamper with Mary Landrieu's office phones From the New Orleans Times-Picayune cou...

FROM THE REAL ART SPORTS DESK Saints seal trip to Super Bowl after Favre throws late interception From the AP via ESPN: NEW ORLEANS -- A 40-...

Spoon: A Slow Build To Success From NPR's All Things Considered: The band Spoon is a bit of a rarity in rock music — both critically acc...

Obama unloads on high court over campaign finance From the AP via the Houston Chronicle: Obama on Saturday unloaded on a divided Supreme Cou...

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Air America, the Talk Radio Network, Will Go Off the Air From the New York Times: Air America, the long-suffering progressive talk radio net...

STAR TREK The City on the Edge of Forever From Wikipedia: "The City on the Edge of Forever" is the penultimate episode of the firs...

Taliban attacks paralyze Afghan capital for hours From the AP via the Houston Chronicle: KABUL — Taliban militants wearing explosive vests l...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968 A day late, I know, but better late than never. From Democracy Now : AMY GOODMAN: While Dr. King is p...

What Happens To Polar Bears As Arctic Ice Shrinks? Or, more importantly, what happens to us ? From NPR: Anderson, former editor-in-chief of ...

RON REEDER LIVE! I'm busy tonight, so not much of a post here at the moment, but I do want to plug the fourth performance of my theater/...

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