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"Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general. I can’t recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death. At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, “I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.”
I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that …
As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted."
Lisa Marie Presley virtual ephemera: Just like Elvis
MJ’s hip hop influences
(via Conor McDonough and nahright.com and adamiss)
The New Yorker goes with unintentional irony. But I will admit to this: I never open emails from the NYer, so I guess it was effective. That’s what it’s all about Soup.Like I said, I respect game. It’s hard out there for a
I’ve lived in the Holy Land for a year now and the experience has stripped me of any lingering religiosity. I still have reverence and respect for those who believe, but this place is feeding my cynicism like you wouldn’t believe.I was raised Catholic, went to CCD and vividly remember not to worship false idols. I could be wrong but I take that to mean that the true spirit of religion isn’t a physical matter, places, or things but in good deeds. I’m agnostic now. I have one belief. Be good to each other, that is true religion.
Hebron is a hell on earth where fanatical Jewish extremists, Muslim Hamas sympathizers and overworked Israeli army soldiers all find new ways to be complete shits to each other. Jerusalem’s Old City is a theme park of fat, sweaty American tourists following the Stations of the Cross before buying an ice cream. The Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock is an Islamic central park with a few cool buildings, a lot of kids playing soccer and the occasional riot cop. Walk on the Mount of Olives after sunset and you’re likely to be mugged. Bethlehem these days is a Biblical version of Camden, New Jersey. Nazareth is a depressing provincial city with Eastern Bloc-style apartment buildings. Safed is a multi-level marketing scheme selling Kaballah junk to the same fat tourists from Jerusalem. Jericho is tiny and covered in as much dust as your grandmother’s old b&w tv. Megiddo, where the final battle between good and evil is supposed to take place… is a bus station.
Sorry to be cynical, but you know how it goes.
A little good news for your day!
Why doesn’t Gawker do this too in regards to those whose names we shall not mention?
THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.Shaquille O’Neal - “Over the Edge” (via T0nyMontana)
Shaq driving and lip-sincying “Over the edge” by Akon for his transfer to Cleveland from Phoenix.
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Their response to Obama’s initially measured rhetoric is another sign of a new political sophistication at work: everyone understands that US meddling would be the proverbial kiss of death to the opposition’s cause.
In the days and weeks to come, this infant movement will face difficult challenges. It may suffer some setbacks and reversals, but what matters is the experience it has gained. At this stage, it is doubtful that fear alone can contain the rising tide of discontent or return things to the status quo ante.
The New Revolutionaries, Tehran Bureau
"I’m sorry, but it’s quite self-involved of you to credit their revolution to how much Americans are paying attention. To say their revolution is over because of us is wrong on so many levels. They are their own country, they are their own people, they have their own revolution, and they are strong. We diverting our attention towards something else temporarily isn’t going to bring down their cause because we are (rightfully) only offering moral support anyway. To imply otherwise is simply presumptuous and, quite frankly, arrogant."
"AFP: Iran is to set up a special commission, including representatives of defeated candidates, to draft a report on the presidential poll."
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric RelaxationI’ve reblogged this song a hundred times and I’ll likely reblog it a hundred more.
MESSAGE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL June 26 is not a date chosen at random. It was the day, 11 years ago, that the Convention against Torture came into force. It was also the day, 53 years ago, that the United Nations Charter was signed — the first international instrument to embody obligations for Member States to promote and encourage respect for human rights. Today, we also pay tribute to all those who have worked selflessly to relieve the suffering and assist the recovery of torture victims around the world. These efforts by Governments, organizations and individuals, deserve the gratitude of the United Nations. Since its birth, the United Nations has worked towards the goal of eradicating torture. Numerous legal and political means have been identified, approved and implemented. The Charter was the first international instrument to call for a specific commission for the promotion of human rights. One of the first tasks assigned to the Commission was to draft a declaration of rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whose 50th anniversary we celebrate this year, provided for the first international prohibition of torture. Article 5 proclaims that “no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. Various international conventions have since reaffirmed, expanded and integrated that prohibition into positive public international law. The UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, currently meeting in Rome, is studying proposals concerning a mandate to cover torture. But as things stand today, sanctions are still sorely lacking at the international level. More than 100 States have ratified the Convention Against Torture. That means they have accepted obligations to take effective measures to prevent acts of torture and to ensure that any act of torture is an offence punishable under their criminal law. Many national Constitutions, criminal codes, laws and regulations proclaim the prohibition of torture. Yet torture is still reported even in these countries. And so, more than a decade after the Convention Against Torture came into force, the international community has realized the need to place a further spotlight on this atrocious phenomenon. The United Nations was founded to reaffirm faith in the dignity and worth of the human person; to create better standards of life in larger freedom. We cannot get anywhere near fulfilling that pledge unless we wipe the scourge of torture off the face of the earth. Let us, therefore, seize this day. Today, the United Nations appeals to all Governments and members of civil society to take action, every year, at the international, regional, national, provincial, community, village, professional, family and individual level, to defeat torture and torturers everywhere. The United Nations will support you every step of the way, until the day arrives when torture is finally consigned to darkest spaces of history.
26 June 1998
This is a day on which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable. It is long overdue that a day be dedicated to remembering and supporting the many victims and survivors of torture around the world.
Post the Photoshop version you started with. I was a 3.0 guy…list is here.Cool list. I am a 3.0 guy as well. I had no idea what the hell I was doing at first but trial and error is a really good teacher.
Lara Setrakian is one of the better mainstream reporters covering Iran. Here are some recent updates.
Tempting.I’m going to LBI, only two hours away and yet check out the difference in forecast for the weekend.
* I have a feeling Mr. Soup may revisit the idea of joining me at our mutual friend’s summer house.
