Les Pensées de Ed

War/Peace — Turning war into Peace, the UN Peacekeepers. (via...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:56:00 -0500

War/Peace — Turning war into Peace, the UN Peacekeepers. (via Point of Focus)

"Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have doubled salaries for the state’s..."

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:41:27 -0500

“Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have doubled salaries for the state’s lawmakers.”

- The Associated Press — It only took a recall petition to convince him to veto it. How pathetic.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:20:47 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29):

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Newspaper Blackout Poems — I’ve been subscribed to his...

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:01:26 -0500

Newspaper Blackout Poems — I’ve been subscribed to his feed for a while, and I thoroughly enjoy Austin Kleon’s work.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:23:13 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22):

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"Polls suggest that 10-20% of the electorate are willing to define themselves as “libertarians” in..."

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:42:55 -0500

“Polls suggest that 10-20% of the electorate are willing to define themselves as “libertarians” in the sense that, like this newspaper, they are “conservative” on economics and “liberal” on social issues. […] Ronald Reagan once remarked that he did not leave the Democratic Party: the Democratic Party left him. That is what many libertarian sorts now feel about the Republicans.”

- Raising the Barr - The Economist

Pools in security lather over shampoo

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:51:58 -0500

Pools in security lather over shampoo: Commuters carrying bottled drinks on Beijing’s subway were bemused last month when station workers began demanding they take a swig to prove they were not holding banned liquids like petrol. — Somehow, the way the Chinese deal with security threats seems to actually be entertainingly logical. If you’re not willing to use it, then you can’t bring it.

Stained Glass — Artists in NYC placed semi-opaque cover on some...

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:13:00 -0500

Stained Glass — Artists in NYC placed semi-opaque cover on some of the advertisement displays on the subway and created a stained glass look which changes colors when the ad changes. Interesting social critque, eh? (via Urban Prankster)

You Got It Made — Ok, so this concept is really slick. It shows...

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:26:00 -0500

You Got It Made — Ok, so this concept is really slick. It shows you exactly how far along your pizza is in the ordering process. However, WTF is up with the use of “YOU GOT”? That’s not cute grammar stylization. It’s just wrong.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:44:12 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15):

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:20:50 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8):

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I love the world. — J’adore this advertisement from The...

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:53:11 -0500

I love the world. — J’adore this advertisement from The Discovery Channel. (via riotrepublic)

Sister Judith Brun — (Pardon my libertarian commentary...

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:03:38 -0500

Sister Judith Brun — (Pardon my libertarian commentary here…) The government isn’t helping enough. Private citizens and organizations are picking up the slack. More of the relief effort (long and short term) should be handled by NGO’s. (via NYT)

Holdouts at FEMA Trailer Park Test Aid’s Limits

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:59:18 -0500

Holdouts at FEMA Trailer Park Test Aid’s Limits: A NYT’s piece on some of the residents up at Reniassance Village trailer park just north of Baton Rouge. I’m not fully convinced that FEMA deserves all of the blame here, they certainly should not have been then agency in charge of long-term housing for Katrina evacuees.

Difficult Is Worth Doing — Skydivers spell out...

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:09:02 -0500

Difficult Is Worth Doing — Skydivers spell out “HONDA” on TV for the first live advertisement in the UK. Makes me want my Honda back… (Actually, it’s high gas prices that make me want it back.)

Change the world with one person. — Not sure why it has to be a...

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:06:28 -0500

Change the world with one person. — Not sure why it has to be a girl, but an interesting concept nonetheless. And a well-produced video, too.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:20:46 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1):

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"Dow said effective this weekend, prices for all 3,200 of its products are going to go up by as much..."

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:29:14 -0500

“Dow said effective this weekend, prices for all 3,200 of its products are going to go up by as much as 20 percent.”

- Marketplace — This might just cause more people to start rethinking their use of petrol-based products. A 20% increase isn’t going to go over well with our current economy.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25)

Sun, 25 May 2008 22:51:39 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25):

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In an ABSOLUT World — Rioting with pillows. (via riotrepublic,...

Sun, 25 May 2008 13:16:53 -0500

In an ABSOLUT World — Rioting with pillows. (via riotrepublic, pun purely coincidental)