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Save the World - Swedish House Mafia

I was fortunate enough to see Swedish House Mafia on their One Last Tour at San Francisco. One of the best shows I've ever been to. The best part was that they saved this song for last (my favorite!) and they acted as if they forgot about it, only to reveal it at the very last moment.  

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And on Robben Island, Mandela learns that not even a life sentence can condemn a man to abandon the mastery of his soul.

Roger Cohen - NY Times (via anthropica)

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From Stefan Sagmeister's "The Happy Show"

Check out Sagmeister & Walsh here.

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Ads vs. News ratio from Thursday, June 20th 2013 edition of The New York Times. Source: PageOneX

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Would You Visit Atomic Bomb National Park?

Image: Getty Images, "An atomic cloud rises July 25, 1946 during the 'Baker Day' blast at Bikini Island in the Pacific."

Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allocate $21 million to create a National Park in honor of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was the top secret World War II project to create a nuclear weapon, which culminated in the first test in New Mexico on July 16, 1945 and ultimately the destruction of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. 

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The proposed park is, of course, controversial. Legislators and academics are debating what establishing such a park would communicate to Americans and the rest of the world about our role in unleashing such a destructive force on humanity. Specifically, some are asking if the proposed park would focus too much on the technology of war and death, rather than the lives affected by it. Last year former Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich raised this very issue about the park:

“The technology which created the bomb cannot be separated from the horror the bomb created…. If there was going to be a new park, it should serve as a solemn monument to Japanese American friendship that rose from the ashes and the worldwide work for nuclear disarmament that continues to this day, rather than a celebration of a technology that has brought such destruction to the world. Failure to recognize this dimension, even in its first iteration, really is a significant injustice.”

Source: Paleofuture

$21 million to glorify America's military power? Yes, the Manhattan Project was a big part of U.S. history however wouldn't a museum be more suitable if the idea is to educate the public about the scientists and technological process? A park to me is more about honor - how can we possibly honor such a weapon and its destruction? Also, what about prioritizing that money on education or health care instead? 

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Salvador Dali, Mysterious Mouth Appearing in the Back of My Nurse, 1941

Beautiful.

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Colugo baby!

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Ironic picture of the day? Occupy masks mass produced in a sweatshop in Brazil. Even though the translated version of the article does not imply that the working condition is that of a sweatshop, the image can speak for itself. Found this while browsing through Chris Blattman's blog. Original article is here (in Portuguese). 

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Of the world’s 100 largest economies, half are corporations. Walmart is bigger than Greece; Philip Morris is larger than Chile; Chrysler and Nestle are about the same size as Pakistan and Hungary, respectively. The six largest corporations in the world have revenues greater than the 30 countries containing half of the world’s population.

Karen Brodkin, global capitalism: what’s race got to do with it? (via thestolencaryatid)

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Favorite character!

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I still believed he’d love me again somehow, love me that intense, thick way he did, the way that made everything good.

Gillian Flynn (via middlenameconfused)

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"No one will keep us from seeing."

Source: BuzzFeed- The Most Powerful Ads of Amnesty International

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Such a bright and brave young boy exposing his views on his country (Egypt) and the injustice behind those leading it.

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The Great Gatsby with and without visual effect.

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Why is this important? To make it simple: no bees, no food. The honeybees play an important role in pollinating commercial crops and domestic fruits and vegetables such as asparagus, almonds, soybeans, celery, cucumbers, kiwis, citrus fruits, and more. 

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Afghanistan. 1990. A woman on a donkey, holding a baby in her arms and a man walking across the mountains covered by snow.

Photo by: Reza

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Between 2003 and 2006, French conceptual artist Philippe Ramette created a series of gravity-defying photographs that show him in seemingly impossible poses. These illusions were not created digitally as Ramette explains to The Guardian in 2009, “You see a tension in my hands, my red face is far from serene as the blood rushes to it, my suit is ruffled.” Web Urbanist has images and a brief explanation of how Ramette’s illusion is accomplished.