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rollingstone: As a rapper, [Adam] Yauch had a unique, raspy...

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:14:20 -0400

As a rapper, [Adam] Yauch had a unique, raspy baritone. He sounded more like a soul singer.
 Even when we were doing our first hip-hop records, when we were 19 and 20, he sounded like a gruff 40-year-old. He was the Bobby Womack of rap.

Yauch was a gifted MC. It was his flow on things, rather than specific lyrics, that first blew Adam Horovitz and I away. Early on, we were in the studio, amazed by how Yauch made it seem so effortless. Horovitz and I were maybe a little jealous. And Rick [Rubin] said to me, “No, this is good. This is where Yauch is at. You sound like you’re working hard. You’re the working rapper. [Laughs] I’m still not sure what to take away from that. -Mike Diamond on Adam Yauch

Adam Yauch died one year ago today.

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"I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a..."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:12:34 -0400

“I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contriube joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”

- Roger Ebert. (via nedhepburn)

EXCLUSIVE: Willie Nelson on same-sex marriage

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:14:00 -0400

EXCLUSIVE: Willie Nelson on same-sex marriage:

TM: But especially for a Texan, and more so, a Texan playing country music, you came around to this idea relatively early on.

WN: It never came up. Gay or straight? Married, not married? It was never a question. And now there’s fussin’, fightin’, and arguin’ over it? Let’s get off that and talk about guns.

Read here.

laughingsquid: The World As 100 People, An Infographic By Jack...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:36:49 -0400

laughingsquid:

The World As 100 People, An Infographic By Jack Hagley

Shuffleboard? Oh, Maybe Let’s Get High Instead

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:15:00 -0400

Shuffleboard? Oh, Maybe Let’s Get High Instead:

When company stops by her home in Akron, Ohio, she offers a joint, and when it’s someone’s birthday, a bong is prepared. She even hosts summer campfires where the older folk listen to the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles; eat grilled steaks and hot dogs; and get high (not necessarily in that order).

“It’s nice,” Ms. Neufer said. “It’s just a social thing. It’s like when people get together, and they crack open their beers.”

Statistics suggest that more members of the older generations, like Ms. Neufer, are using marijuana. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported in 2011 that 6.3 percent of adults between the ages of 50 and 59 used the drug. That number has risen from 2.7 percent in 2002.

And anecdotal evidence points to much of this use being sociable rather than medical.

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It makes sense that the baby boom generation and people a little younger might be more casual and open about marijuana use; after all, they grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, when getting high was the norm. According to Richard J. Bonnie, the author of “Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States,” in 1971 a national commission on marijuana drug use even recommended decriminalizing the drug, something that, for many people, was “recognized as a perfectly sensible proposal,” he said.

Some pot smokers of decades ago simply never stopped indulging with their friends. Indeed, Ms. Neufer, a self-proclaimed hippie (“I will be forever in my heart, and in my mind,” she said), started smoking at 21 and has been growing pot in her backyard and organizing drug-fueled sing-alongs ever since.

She pointed out that those who have moved on from corporate work might feel more comfortable revealing and sharing their marijuana use.

“Most of us are either retiring or are retired,” Ms. Neufer said. “You don’t have to worry about your job knowing, so it’s a little easier for us. I don’t care if you use my name, I don’t care if they know!”

wandrlust: The Dogtown Surfing Essay, 1974 — Anthony Friedkin

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:49:42 -0400

wandrlust:

The Dogtown Surfing Essay, 1974 — Anthony Friedkin

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gq: “Let’s all have a beautiful year, let’s get this money.” -...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:15:50 -0500

gq:

“Let’s all have a beautiful year, let’s get this money.”

- Rick Ross on 2013

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Obama for America: A word from the President

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:48:15 -0400

Obama for America: A word from the President:

barackobama:

In which the President contributes a blog post to this Tumblr (really):

We’re three cities and 12 hours into our 48-hour marathon extravaganza fly-around tour—and I couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off the last few days of the last campaign I’ll ever run.

Being out here brings back so…

Our Secret Sauce

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:07:00 -0400

Our Secret Sauce:

We need to weatherproof our house so we can control our destiny and play the vital stabilizing role the world needs us to play. And that leads to another difference between us and the Middle East. We don’t know how to fix their problems anymore. But we do know how to fix our problems. In the short run, we have to invest in infrastructure, education and research — the sources of our strength to stimulate growth — while simultaneously putting in place a credible long-term plan to cut spending and both raise and reform taxes as our economy improves. (Friedmann, The New York Times)

Entire article.

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barackobama: Fired up, ready for Joe.

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:57:33 -0400

barackobama:

Fired up, ready for Joe.

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