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Two Wrens
two wrens on my window sillplainly looking inscouting for that place to safelyput their wren eggs inpeering at the far left cornerwhere the day before they’d beena ready-made perfect nestfor two ready to begin through an open door they’d flownwhile … Continue reading
The So-Called Success of the Surge
Dahr Jamail portrait ©2005 Robert Shetterly.Rule, Not Reconciliationby Dahr Jamail / FPIF / March 17, 2008 As we mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, rhetoric around the “success” of the so-called surge continues. Presidential … Continue reading
Million Musicians March : Alan Pogue
Saturday’s Peace Parade takes off from the capitol. Ragphoto by Alan Pogue.
Free Rodney Reed
Walter Reed, father of Rodney Reed. National Phone Jam For Rodney ReedMarch 17 and 18: Demand a new trial for Rodney Reed! Oral arguments in Rodney’s case are being heard Wednesday, March 19 by the notorious Texas Court of Criminal … Continue reading
Gotcha’ Bank Right Here…
George W. Bush puts an optimistic spin on purchasing Bear Stearns for $2 per share when it traded last year for $159. BuckFush.comThanks to Jim Baldauf / The Rag Blog
Nostalgia for Saddam?
Only Saddam Hussein could run Iraq, says aide By Damien McElroy / Telegraph.co.uk / March 16, 2008 Baghdad — A prominent figure in the Iraqi opposition movement that helped propel America and Britain to war in 2003 has said the … Continue reading
Police watch riot at SXSW
Fucked Up fucks up. Music fans leap into river to escape chaosBy NME.com / Mar 15, 2008 A riot occurred in the early hours of this morning (March 15) on Lamar Pedestrian Bridge in the midst of the SXSW festival … Continue reading
Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland: A True Texas Guitar Hero(ine) Gets Her SXSW DueBy Michael May / American Public Media / March 15, 2008 It’s South By Southwest time in Austin, Texas. And right now, the streets are clogged with an event optimistically … Continue reading
Eve Ensler : V-Day in Austin
Author Eve Ensler:Special Austin Production of Vagina MonologuesBy Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2008 Vagina Monologues author, Eve Ensler, participated in a special performance in Austin on Friday, March 14th. Austin supported three productions, including one … Continue reading
A Thousand Spirited Marchers Fill Streets of Austin
Photo by Nancy Simons / The Rag BlogMillion Musicians March:Second-Line Style Musical Parade Protests Iraq WarBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2008 AUSTIN — On a balmy Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas – the little sweet … Continue reading
South by Southwest : Music to the Ears
Lou Reed photo: Jonathan Snyder/Wired1,700 Bands, Rocking as the CD Industry ReelsBy Jon Pareles / New York Times / March 15, 2008 AUSTIN — “I don’t want to feel like I don’t have a future,” sang the Shout Out Louds, … Continue reading
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Bush and Afghanistan Envy
Napolean’s invasion of Egypt. Front lines. Very romantic.Bush’s romantic notions about serving on the front lines. By Fred Kaplan / Slate / March 14, 2008 If further proof were needed that President Bush resides in a dream world, he settled … Continue reading
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