Month: August 2015
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@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode171 – Get Some ♬
♫Makin’ a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫ on Episode171 – Get Some which features brand new sounds from Mew, New Order, Gwenno, Cleopold, Big Scary, Froth, Telegraph Canyon, Lana Del Rey, Sharon Van Etten, CHVRCHES, Tenement, Ultimate Painting, Hustle Rose, Ratatat and Chromatics… Download/Subscribe Previous: Episode170 – This Is The News **************************************** ♬Liner Notes♬:…
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@TboltsProject: James Evan Pilato on MSM
James joins Michael Goodspeed of Thunderbolts Project for a different kind of episode that brings it down to Earth. Who owns what? Where do you think that idea came from? Why are you arguing about this? Who cares what’s selling – it’s what you’re buying. Download/Subscribe
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Can Moral Disputes Be Resolved?
from opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com: Moral disputes seem intractable — more intractable than other disputes. Take an example of a moral position that most of us would consider obvious: Honor killing is wrong. But honor killing has its supporters. Anyone who suggests that we can compromise with its supporters on the matter misunderstands the nature of this type…
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Nestle Sued by India’s Government Over Lead in Maggi Noodles
Nestle Sued by India’s Government Over Lead in Maggi Noodles – NBC News: “The Indian government has filed a class action suit for 6.4 billion rupees ($99 million) against Nestle’s Indian unit on behalf of the country’s consumers, citing unfair trade practices and the sale of defective goods. Nestle is the first foreign firm to…
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How Did God Get Started?
from bu.edu: One day in the Middle East about four thousand years ago, an elderly but still rather astonishingly spry gentleman took his son for a walk up a hill. The young man carried on his back some wood that his father had told him they would use at the top to make an altar,…
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Understanding the Traditionalists
from newdawnmagazine.com: Traditionalists, for present purposes, means the loosely-constituted group inspired by René Guénon (1886-1951). Many of them also revere Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947). Later Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) became central to the group, while the work of Julius Evola (1898-1974) partly overlapped with the others. Any one of these four can serve as a gateway…
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‘Wrecking Crew’ Film Great Homage to Studio Musicians of the ’60s
‘The Wrecking Crew’ an homage to studio musicians of the ’60s | bozemandailychronicle.com: “In the 1960s, a group of studio musicians were behind the scenes crafting the sound and feel of dozens of popular bands. Danny Tedesco, son of the late Tommy Tedesco, one of the well-known guitarists of the group known as the Wrecking…
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The Four “Wise Monkeys” of Modern Society
from zengardner.com: Characterized by how they respond to information, modern societies are made up of four archetypes of people — idiots, zealots, elitists and patriots. Idiots refuse information, zealots refute information, elitists misuse information and patriots seek and distribute information. These archetypes are true of patriarchal societies around the world, and has probably been the case since Homo habilis was a boy. While consistent across cultures, these…
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@RadioFreeBlood: James Evan Pilato on ‘Hit Men’
Media Monarchy missed July but joins Jack Blood for an awesome August visit to talk about Cecil & Sanger’s Super-Friends, Papal Porn, Amy & Chuck, copycat shooters and payola ‘Hit Men’ + ‘This Day In History’ headlines and more on Radio Free Blood! Download/Subscribe
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#NewHorizons Reveals Eerie Haze, Earth-Like Ice Flows On Pluto
from hngn.com: NASA’s New Horizons mission has been revealing stunning details of Pluto, and the latest observations have shown it is an “icy world of wonders.” The most recent New Horizons discoveries indicate the presence of flowing ice and haze on the mysterious dwarf planet, NASA reported. “We knew that a mission to Pluto would…
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Religion and Zen Buddhism in Medieval Japan
from fsmitha.com: After the year 1000, militarized aristocracies were taking over in rural Japan, uncontrolled by any central government. And Buddhist estates had their own armies. There were wars between expanding estates or against the central government in Kyoto, and the wars were accompanied by religious ferment. Many Buddhists were appalled by the violence, including…



