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For Your ReadingFebruary 3, 2010 3:08pm

Yes, This Exists: “Nightlife Town Hall”

Via the SoHo Journal:

Own a bar? Like bars? Live above a bar and hate that particular bar? Have an opinion or suggestion about bars in your neighborhood? Then please attend Thursday’s Nightlife Town Hall and have an open discussion with your elected officials and the New York State Liquor Authority.

Some people may think this stuff is a waste of time, but I love that stuff like this exists.  It’s nice to remember that politics isn’t all… Read More

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Andrew
Copenhagen DiaryOctober 8, 2009 8:05am

Copenhagen Diary: “Martial Law Is The Only Answer”

When I picked up my newspaper this morning, I was met by a startling front page headline: “Permanent political martial law is the only viable answer to the climate catastrophe”.

The headline belonged to the Danish newspaper Information which today released a mock issue from the year 2059. Combining humor and horror, the issue was written as if the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15) had been a failure 50 years earlier.

The Problem with Democracy

The funny (or tragic) thing… Read More

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Nicolai