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Hopscotch 2010

Hopscotch Music Festival 2010 recap video from 521studies on Vimeo.

Via 521 Studies

Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

Mixtape by Washed Out!

Please do tell!

'Don't ask, don't tell' is repealed by Senate; bill awaits Obama's signing. The U.S. military will for the first time in history allow gays to serve openly after the Senate voted Saturday to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the policy that has required such troops to hide their sexual identity or risk being expelled from the services. Via The Washington Post.
"Don't ask, Don't tell" policy, is a disgrace to the US and especially to the military. I am so glad 'we' are finally ridding our country of this prejudice act.

Top Ten Albums of 2010

1. Beach House – Teen Dream
2. Arcade Five – The Suburbs
3. Active Child – Curtis Lane EP
4. Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
5. Future Islands – In Evening Air
6. Lower Dens – Twin Hand Movement
7. Gayngs – Relayted
8. Twin Sister – Color your Life
9. War On Drugs – Future Weather (EP)
10. Sharon Van Etten – Epic (EP)

*top ten songs of the year was released exclusively to a mix-tape 

CURED!

For the first time, a man has been declared officially cured of HIV. The remedy may nearly have killed him, but it opens a door—just a crack—to hope that we may someday kill off the scourge for good. 
via Gizmodo
This is unbelievable!!!!

Top Ten Performances of 2010

1. Joanna Newsome (Bijou Theater, Knoxville, TN)
2. Active Child (Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC)
3. Bear In Heaven (Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC)
4. Sounds of the South (Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC)
5. Future Islands (Night Light, Chapel Hill, NC)
6. Beach House (Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC)
7. Gayngs and Glasser (Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC)
8. Old Bricks (Ti Ni Nog, Raleigh, NC)
9. 802 Tour (Sam Adado, Niko Mullie, Dove Man, Nadsuroto) (Knoxville, TN)
10. The XX (Bijou Theater, Knoxville, TN)

 *Stay tuned to top ten albums and songs. 

Standing up against Bush era tax cuts

Senator Sanders is fiercely opposed to the deal to continue all of the Bush-era tax cuts, even for the highest-income Americans. He thinks that it is a huge and unnecessary giveaway to the rich. And he has already put Senate leaders on notice that they will have to jump over all the procedural roadblocks available to him. As a result, a vote to overcome a filibuster is already set for Monday afternoon. Please continue reading and/or viewing via The Caucus.


As unfortunate as it is not to extend unemployment benefits, it does not make any sense to extend tax cuts for the rich. I do not worry what will happen to those rich american's that have  to pay taxes that are equivalent to there usage, but I do worry about what will happen to the those that will loss there unemployment benefits. 

This week on Daytrotter: Lonnie Walker!

 

via daytrotter

Luckovich's Cartoons

 

via Mike Luckovich

It's a Small World, Afterall

This map shows the most remote places on the earth. 

via newscience

Sexy Infographic ;) The Ebb and Flow of Movies

The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 — 2008

Summer blockbusters and holiday hits make up the bulk of box office revenue each year, while contenders for the Oscars tend to attract smaller audiences that build over time. Here's a look at how movies have fared at the box office, after adjusting for inflation. The New York Times has an interactive version of this model, so it's a quick find for any specific movie (link). 

via nytimes.com

GOOD.IS - Infographic About Energy

via GOOD

Troika 2010

I missed Troika festival entirely this year, and am just getting around to reading up on what I missed. And as I read Indy's reviews of the festival (link), I realized that it's not a festival for everyone and Durham is not a place for everyone (i.e. Duke). Durham is a place for the young-at-heart--entrepreneurs that are interested in revitalizing a community - a community for their expression.  If an outsider went to Troika they wouldn't be listening to the music intently, but would be wondering what they were doing there - what they were all doing there.I maybe one of those, and most of the Indy writers are sure to be one of them, but am glad Troika exists as an outlook for those that belonged.