Anthony Bourdain, Detroit, and Feather Bowling What you can learn about Detroit by sitting at work and reading shit on the internet (and no, I'm not spelling it teh intranets, t'internets, interwebs, or any other way. My typing is so straight edge.) First up, Feather Bowling. (Taken from Wikipedia): Feather bowling is a game played with wooden balls shaped like wheels of cheese. The balls are rolled down a dirt or synthetic alley towards a feather sticking out of the dirt at the other end. The game was created by American Catey Traylor, who famously murdered magician Dyna-Mike's bird and then played a game of bowling with its feathers. And now here's a link to the Cadieux CafeI am going to have to go there sometime very soon! Anthony Bourdain took a trip through Detroit for his travel food show No Reservations and visited the Cadieux Cafe. Detroit. Add to that techno and house music.
Declaration of the Occupation of New York City This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on September 29, 2011 Translations: French , Slovak , Spanish , German , Italian , Arabic , Portuguese [ all translations »] As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. To the people of the world,
Thomas Ferguson: How to Take Back Our Political System From the 1% | Economy November 3, 2011 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. The following has been adapted from a version of a speech delivered to Occupy Boston by Thomas Ferguson, the father of the "Investment Theory of Politics." I’m honored to speak to you today about money and politics, but it’s not the first time I’ve been here. I’m a social scientist, so I actually counted: about a third of all the signs that day had money and politics as their themes. So I begin by thanking you for reminding the rest of us about what really matters: That our problem right now is not “the government.” It is to force government to take account of the interests of the 99% of Americans who have been left holding the bag for bank bailouts, bonuses, and corporate welfare as they scramble to find jobs and dig themselves out of debt. I know that you’re getting all kinds of advice about programs and what to do next. Firstly, the rot is very deep. Now about remedies.
Report: Area Woman Has Best Friends In Whole World | The Onion - America's Finest News Source NEW HAVEN, CT—A new report released Wednesday by a privately funded think tank revealed that local receptionist Amanda Berley, 31, has the best friends in the whole world. The report, which compared Berley's friends to a wide sampling of similar groups across multiple demographics, found the women to be superior in all aspects of friendship, including going out for cocktails after work, telling someone they are too good for that asshole anyway, and remembering birthdays even if the person didn't want to make a big deal out of it. "After months of intensive analysis, we can now determine conclusively that Amanda Berley's friends are indeed the greatest in the world," said Stephen Reynolds, spokesperson for the Fielding Institute. "These individuals are her girls. And according to our findings, all of them are the absolute best." "In fact, these women exhibit levels of support that go far beyond those displayed by any of the other friends observable anywhere on earth," Reynolds added.
Occupy Colleges | In Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street The latest crackdown threat to hit 'Occupy' Mayor Michael Bloomberg is talking tough again, darkly hinting that he may have to take action to shut down Occupy Wall Street. He now claims that the community in Lower Manhattan is upset by the occupation of Zuccotti Park and he must heed their wishes. The problems: there have been cases of urination and defecation. The drumming is too loud. There is a seeming fear of violence from the street people and homeless the park seems to be attracting. So it appears that his honour has found a new pretext to send the police in to clear the park. In the eyes of much of the press, the endgame is in sight because the protesters just don't know how to act, how to be responsible. As in many stories, however, what's not said is often what's most important. First, after the last merry-go-round with a top city official who claims to support free speech - but perhaps in some other city - Occupy Wall Street met with community groups. Sanitation issues Forced to take drastic 'action'
Congress Gets In 12 Solid Hours Of Gridlocking Before Calling It A Day | The Onion - America's Finest News Source WASHINGTON—Exhausted but satisfied leaders from both parties came together Tuesday night to announce that Congress had successfully completed 12 solid hours of nonstop gridlocking, once again going above and beyond to needlessly prevent the nation from moving forward. In a marathon session that lawmakers proudly called "one of [their] least productive ever," each of the 535 members of the House and Senate gridlocked deep into the night to ensure that no bipartisan compromise could be reached, no laws intended to aid the American people could be passed, and no sense of national unity or progress could possibly be achieved. "There is nothing more satisfying than knowing you've just put in a full day of bringing our nation's legislative branch to a complete standstill," said House Speaker John Boehner, who like the vast majority of his colleagues worked without break throughout the day and night fostering political disharmony and rejecting the passage of crucial legislation.
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