1,360 posts tagged Apocalypse
SubscribeApocalypse Prep Friday: Step One, Buy an Ark
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Compulsive heterosexuality: It’s on your permanent record
http://pandagon.blogsome.com/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ compulsive-heterosexuality-its-on-yo…This is extremely bizarre. A Staten Island high school has banned girls from the prom if they don’t have a male date. It’s a girls-only school, which probably means that proms generally have a huge number of girls and not that many guys. Maybe the principle is pitying the boys at the prom, feeling they shouldn’t be outnumbered.
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This Week’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse (#132)
http://www.markaelrod.net/ 2008/ 05/ 17/ this-week%e2%80%99s-sign-of-the-impendi…A Japanese lingerie company has manufactured a solar-powered bra. The “Photovoltaic-Powered Bra” comes with a detachable solar panel that can produce enough energy to power an iPod or mobile phone. It is also environmentally-friendly and made of high quality organic cotton.
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My Hero!
http://blogaboutablogaboutablogabout.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ my-hero.htmlMy Hero! I do my best thinking on the bus... The more you drive the less intelligent you are. Read books and throw Scientology, Tom Cruise and his subprime spawn out the window! I think I saw a little Pomeranian on the hood of the car... Posted by Akubi
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Polygraph 22: Call for Papers
http://gerrycanavan.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ polygraph-22-call-for-papers.htmlPolygraph 22—Call for Papers http://www.duke.edu/web/polygraph/cfp22.html Special Issue: Ecology and Ideology The contemporary moment abounds with speculation concerning our ecological future. Specialists in a variety of fields forecast immanent catastrophe, stemming from a combination of climate change, fossil-fuel depletion, and consumer waste.
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The Wisdom of Gore Vidal
http://hedonisticpleasureseeker.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ the-wisdom-of-gore-…Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman recently interviewed writer and social critic Gore Vidal, whose most recent memoir, Point to Point Navigation, is getting rave reviews. It’s a must see; in fact I wish every high schooler in America could take some time out from civics to watch it.
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All the President’s Nazis (Real and Imagined): An Open Letter to Bush
http://hedonisticpleasureseeker.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ all-the-presidents-…George W. Bush has inspired a whole new CATEGORY of posts: JUMPING THE SHARK. Larisa Alexandrovna’s response to Mr. Bush’s egregious statements while in Israel this week is reposted from the Huffington Post in it’s entirety as a service to humanity.
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Delicious link of the week: End of the world files
http://sturlington.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ delicious-link-of-the-week-end-o…This is a new feature where I highlight one of my del.icio.us bookmarks for some fun end-of-the-workweek surfing. End of the World Files (Green Daily) takes a look at a few of the most popular scenarios for the end of life as we know it, from peak oil to the singularity, and gives you the straight scoop.
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Enviro-Scientists Discover Nitrogen, Panic
http://thedrawncutlass.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ enviro-scientists-discover-nitrog…Nitrogen: the new Carbon Dioxide? Relax. At worst it will form Nitrous Oxide in the atmosphere and we'll all die giggling.
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NIGHT TERRORS: They
http://www.wiziclick.com/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ crime/ night-terrors-they/An anthology of horror and suspense. You live in a land of light and warmth for a third of your life, Another third is spent in the loving embrace of the darkness. But there is a THIRD Portion, seperate and distinct from the others, a land of shadow and mystery. A place where your wildest imaginings can become…Night Terrors.
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FreeFall-finished
http://imeldas-brain.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ freefall-finished.htmlWow, I cannot believe I haven't written since April. BAD BAD ME. But a lot has been going on, getting ready for the BWAC Pier show. Two sisters leaving for the Camino, Feeling sorry for myself (that takes up a lot of time). Here is FreeFall. I hope the color is not too off; it was a spur of the moment photo.