Bornfamous

The Party. Almost 50 photos from one late 60s/early 70s biracial, bisexual, bacchanal. WARNING: NSFW. [Update: Nothing graphic, just a bunch of drunks in their underwear.]
Ah, I remember those days. And no, I never went to a party like this, though I did get invited to a couple. It didn’t sound like fun to me, [...]

Monbiot.com » Rigged
Ladies and gentlemen, I have the answer! Incredible as it might seem, I have stumbled across the single technology which will save us from runaway climate change! From the goodness of my heart I offer it to you for free. No patents, no small print, no hidden clauses. Already this technology, a [...]

Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls

George W. Bush’s Redacted Bill of Rights

From the Department of Irony: Pakistan in Crisis: U.S. Urges Restoration of Constitutional Rule
How about let’s remove “Pakistan in Crisis” from that headline?
[Remember: tomorrow is Constitution Day. Don't work. Don't buy anything.]

An amazing series of photos by Karen Tapia Anderson of twelve firefighters caught in a burnover during the fires in Orange County. You can also hear the radio calls between them and their crew members who weren’t trapped. [Spoiler alert: don't worry, they all came through without injury.]

Come see our giant toxic stew! / 1,500 miles wide, floating in the Pacific, made of all your plastic crap. Bring the kids!
Have you heard? Did you see? It’s called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (or Pacific Trash Vortex, among other awesome nicknames) and it’s a staggering phenomenon indeed and after reading up on [...]

Smoke masks the California sun
With all the talk about emergency preparedness and homeland security, the true newsworthiness of these giant disasters lies in the way they punch holes in our false sense of security, the notion that, in case of emergency, the government will take care of us. Most of us tend to view [...]

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People say that I am hard core about some of this stuff but I know because I have been to Davos, and I’ve sat with Bill Clinton and I’ve sat with Bill Gates and I’ve sat with Tony Blair and I’ve sat with Nancy Pelosi. I’ve sat with all these people who we think are [...]

Farmers just say NO to war and terror:
War, and the enormous waste of resources spent in preparing for it, threaten our work.
All farmers of the world share the unique privilege and the daunting responsibility of making sure everyone is fed and the land is protected to feed the future generations. We come from [...]

Seventeen Rules for a Sustainable Community by Wendell Berry

Top 20 things that are more dangerous to children than lead paint in Mattel toys

Horse Power: A practical suggestion that would transform the way we live.

“Never believe anything until it’s officially denied.” –Claud Cockburn