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ed is a guy from Brooklyn, New York, USA
kooky aesthetician who likes 18th-century thought
Rated • 1 review • collecting, collectors, auctioneers, art, printed matter • tschoepe.de
Wow. So many odd printed things with scroll work--scripophily! I particularly enjoyed reading about the Duchamp item with the adorable Duchamp soap-face. Clicking on the images provides healthy-sized images for more detail.
Rated • 1 review • audio, humor, editor, editing, phone message • editorandpublisher.com
This is wonderful: a San Francisco Chronicle reader calls in to complain about an editorial oversight--and completely losing his composure. A one and a half minute audio file:
cdn.sfgate.com/blogs/sounds/sfgate/chroncast/2007/01/23/CorrectMe-001-2.mp3 [cdn.sfgate.com/blogs/sounds/sfgate/chroncast/2007/01/23/CorrectMe-001-2.mp3]
On the one hand, he goes too far, but on the other hand, you feel for him. WARNING: he does refer to micturating in clear language, if that sort of thing upsets you.
Rated • 7 reviews • activism, hugo chavez, liberation, bolivar, liberal politics • chavezthefilm.com
I just watched "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" tonight, and it was exciting! An amazing film: you see the coup against Chavez from the inside, and also how so much of the success/failure of the coup depended on controlling the media. A particularly striking scene was seeing the Chavez supporters in the Presidential palace after it had been re-taken by the legitimately elected rulers, as they watched the mass media (and CNN) reporting that the dictator who staged the coup was still in complete control--these words being watched by the very people who had undone the coup from within the Presidential palace--the are living the truth that the lie they see on the news is trying to erase. The documentary fills a gaping whole in most US citizens' complete ignorance of Venezuela and Hugo Chavez. I should note that you can see the whole documentary for free on google video at video.google.com/videoplay [video.google.com/videoplay]
UPDATE (2007): Chavez seems to be getting more and more dictatorial of late--not a good sign. But he's got a good role model here in the US. (And it still doesn't erase the US-backed-coup in his country...)
