• The Second Plane – Martin Amis – Book Review – New York Times
  “The genital theory of history may be novelistically useful, but it is analytically silly.” :: that, and other gems, in a skewering review by leon wieseltier
  (tags: book review nyt islam middleeast orientalism 911 writing)
• Guess The Country [30 PICS] – world and people – pictures – eyje.com
  would you, like, “totally obliterate” this beautiful land and people? how about at 3am?
  (tags: photos iran middleeast critique politricks election08)
• seen.´s non-hippie reggae and dancehall blog /// Jamaican Heat in GTA IV
  jamaicans — making NYC cool and deadly for decades — now inna video game stylee!
  (tags: videogames jamaica representation newyork violence blogpost)
• Dancehall.Mobi » Mavado then and now
  gangsta for life, eh?
  (tags: dancehall mavado photos humor)
• Pitchfork Feature: The Month In: Grime / Dubstep
  “As summer 2008 approaches, a theme– not a genre– has emerged across many existing styles of music: the mid-range is being hijacked by off-kilter, unstable synths. Crossing hip-hop, hyphy, grime, chip tunes, dubstep, crunk, and electro…”
  (tags: dubstep grime hip-hop pitchfork bass synth midrange aesthetics tech)
• A Lying Sack | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle’s Only Newspaper
  ‘After shifting explanations, the White House eventually said the “Mission Accomplished” phrase referred to the carrier’s crew completing its 10-month mission, not the military completing its mission in Iraq.’
  (tags: politricks US war iraq)

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