February 2012
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Bruce Springsteen's new album Wrecking Ball: track... →
“No one else could sing a cliché like “This train carries saints and sinners” and still sound not just like they mean it, but that they are reminding us of something vital.”
Click the link for a great track by track review of the new album. I agree with most everything in it. I think the classic rock Springsteen fans won’t find much here to celebrate, but the fans who also...
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Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend On...
Support for Republican candidates, who generally promise to cut government spending, has increased since 1980 in states where the federal government spends more than it collects. The greater the dependence, the greater the support for Republican candidates.
Conversely, states that pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits tend to support Democratic candidates. And Professor Lacy found that...
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“Young people, ages 12 to 34, are spending less time in front of TV sets, Brian...”
– The Breakfast Meeting: Young People Drift From TV Sets (Which Are Getting Huge!) - NYTimes.com
Newly discovered mushroom eats plastic! →
But if we unleash it on our trash will we be able to stop it before it eats, well, everything?
