Category: Recommended
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The Photo Show – Susan Kismaric
I’ve been going through then entire archive of The Photo Show podcast. They’re all great. The beauty of this episode was the way Susan helped me remember that the career I chose has a rich history full of importance, towering artistry, and genius. [contentcards url=”http://www.thephotoshow.org/susan-kismaric-episode-19.html”]
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Christopher Anderson – A Small Voice
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What Happens When the Government Uses Facebook as a Weapon?
[contentcards url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-12-07/how-rodrigo-duterte-turned-facebook-into-a-weapon-with-a-little-help-from-facebook”]
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Reply All #112 The Prophet
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Motion City Soundtrack – Even If It Kills Me (10th Anniversary Edition)
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Reply All #102: Long Distance
A telephone scammer makes a terrible mistake. He calls Alex Goldman.
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Jocko Podcast 74: HARD TIMES, VIOLENCE, DEATH, DARKNESS, THE CRO-MAGS, & REDEMPTION. HARDCORE LIFE W/ HARLEY FLANAGAN.
HARD TIMES, VIOLENCE, DEATH, DARKNESS, THE CRO-MAGS, & REDEMPTION. HARDCORE LIFE W/ HARLEY FLANAGAN.
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The Leftovers Season Two
Cranked through season two with the help of wikipedia’s episode guide. This is the best line from the breakdown of the season finale: He’s plunged back into the land of the non-living, where he is told by a familiar face that he must sing karaoke to get back home, which he hesitantly does. Today’s longform…
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Spelunky
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been playing 10000000 on the iPad tile matching…
been playing 10000000 on the iPad. tile matching game with RPG elements. fun times.
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Review: All For a Few Perfect Waves
All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora, by David Rensin Why did I never know about Miki Dora before? How nice to meet a brother on the path, even if I’m not a surfer. Check it out: Dora played the game as only a natural can.…
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Review: Kill Bin Laden
It’s been so long since I posted a book review. It’s not that I stopped reading books, it’s that I just didn’t finish any. After carefully cataloging my library, I realized that I had started over thirty books in the past several months without finishing a single one. Time to get focused. So here’s a…
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Review: Stolen Innocence, by Elissa Wall
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs, by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer The raid on the FLDS Church’s YFZ ranch in Texas has changed the landscape of the FLDS story. Now that FLDS members are speaking out about their own…
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Review: American Indian Mafia
I’m a big fan of hearing all sides of a story. Having absorbed books and documentaries that take a pro-AIM (American Indian Movement) slant on the takeover and 71-day siege at Wounded Knee in 1973 I happily delved into the 600+ pages that make up FBI Special Agent In Charge Joseph Trimbach’s American Indian Mafia.…
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Review: Breaking News
Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World, by Martin Fletcher. [rating: 4/5] Martin Fletcher, the NBC News Bureau Chief in Tel Aviv with a penchant for posing on top of destroyed tanks, provides a great look back at his life covering conflict. War…
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Review: Roberts Ridge
Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan. [rating:5/5] I’ve been spending a lot of time this week with the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. This book by Malcom MacPherson, is another look at the events on Takur Ghar, where several special ops warfighters lost their lives to Taliban and/or al…
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Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
[rating:4/5] For a while, it’s fun watching legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler berate his son Mark, who has turned the camera on his father. After the thrill of that gets old, you’re pulled into the father-son dynamic. Starring: Peter Bart, Verna Bloom Director: Mark Wexler Plot Synopsis: Mark Wexler’s cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers…