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Shades of the timeless pop of Odessey & Oracle-era Zombies on this beautifully restrained track from Memphis' Magic Kids, taken from their upcoming full-length MEMPHIS, out later this summer on True Panther. If the lush, soaring Memphis tracks I've heard so far are any indication, this record represents a huge leap forward for the young band. Catch 'em on tour this summer with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti + Puro Instinct. mp3:Magic Kids :: Summer MEMPHIS is out August 24. Pre-order now from True Panther.

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You Ain't No Picasso Bifo: The Obsession with Identity Fascism Franco Berardi Bifo Translated by Steve Wright. This text is an extract from Franco Berardi's La nefasta utopia di potere operaio. The original can be found here. Potere Operaio presented itself explicitly, even provocatively, as a movement that had severed all links with the history of realised socialism. Lo Recordings Shop Green Pea-ness The Need for Life Insurance Policy As long as you’re getting ready to buy life insurance, you’ve most probably asked: Is it better to find a term or whole insurance policy? Your unique needs will affect which product makes sure that the most sense. Major purpose for obtaining life insurance will without a doubt to protect the ones you care about in the event of your death. The amount that capital would you possibly need with a purpose to pay off debts, support anyone you care about, or to maintain all your affairs and lifestyle? As you get to know what priorities you’d like to protect through life insurance it is rather easy to work out the correct amount of coverage.

Infos et musique gratuite Letter to Lord Chandos Hugo von Hofmannsthal The Letter of Lord Chandos THIS is the letter Philip, Lord Chandos, younger son of the Earl of Bath, wrote to Francis Bacon, later Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, apologizing for his complete abandonment of literary ac­tivity. Mark Vidler // Go Home Productions GHP's home of 'bootlegs / m@sh-ups' since 2002 Soon enough Mark Vidler's entire Go Home Productions output will be back online here but for the time being grab these 3 compilations: Go Home Productions "This Was Pop (2002-2007)" A selection of GHP favourites. Ben Smith: Political News and Analysis From our report on today's Pulitzer Prize announcement: Edward Snowden didn’t win a Pulitzer on Monday, but he might as well have. In a move certain to be interpreted as a vindication of the former government contractor’s efforts, the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday awarded The Guardian US and The Washington Post its coveted Public Service award for reporting on the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance practices. The award was given for the “revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, marked by authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security,” the committee said in its release.

largehearted boy: a boy, a girl, and his radio April 14, 2014 Book Notes - Liel Leibovitz "A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen" In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Kevin Brockmeier, George Pelecanos, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Myla Goldberg, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others. The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper Slog tipper Tea Lopez says she was maced by a man shouting transphobic slurs, including "tranny" and "bitch" at about 11 p.m. last night, as she walked to a bus stop with her friend, who is transgender. According to Lopez and the subsequent police report filed by Officer Edward Medlock, a gray-silver SUV pulled up and stopped suddenly in front of them as they stood waiting to cross the intersection of Bellevue Avenue and East Pine Street. A man jumped out of the car and ran up to them. "He asked if we like mace, and then he maced us," Lopez says, though she and her friend turned away swiftly enough that most of the spray landed on their jackets and bags.

Kevin Drum The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell, in which conservatives will argue that the text of Obamacare limits federal subsidies only to people who buy insurance from state-run exchanges, not from the federal exchange. Roughly speaking, there are two prongs of the conservative argument: The law contains text that explicitly limits subsidies to state-run exchanges.

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