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George Carlins last great interview
Heather Havrilesky interviewed George Carlin on Feb. 28, 2008
In this interview he talks about the secret of his success, religion and even the Obama movement.
Do you have any subjects that you regret joking about?
No, not really. I'm very happy with everything that's happened. That's a good way to feel. I've had a very lucky life. I've been very productive as a writer, and I've been able to produce a lot of material. You hear about writer's block and you hear about someone who says, "I have a great 40 minutes and I can't get beyond that." Well, it just turns out that's not my problem. I found that out along the way. Somewhere in the '90s, I found my voice.
In the '90s?
Yeah, I had a voice of sorts until then and it worked fine, but I really kind of matured into a craftsman at that time. But the writing also matured. You know, for many years in interviews I would like to point out that I wrote my own material, because a lot of people don't. Even people who you think write their own material don't. I always pointed that out. But around then, instead of being a comedian who wrote his own material, I was really becoming a writer who performed his own material. It's a very significant shift. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Heather Havrilesky interviewed George Carlin on Feb. 28, 2008 ... more -
Word Spy
Are you looking to "tweetup" in order to talk about your latest "cowpool"? Word Spy is a Web site that helps you understand all of the latest terms showing up in books, magazines, and newspapers online. Are you looking to "tweetup" in order to talk about your latest "cowpool"? Word Spy is a Web site that helps you understand all of the... more
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Im not a democrat, nor a republican, but I am what everyone agrees with.
"I am for truth no matter who tells it. I am for justice no matter who it is for or against. I am a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a WHOLE." - El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz "I am for truth no matter who tells it. I am for justice no matter who it is for or against. I am a human being first and foremost, an... more
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Monomyth - Joseph Campbell
The Monomyth (often referred to as "the hero's journey") is a description of a basic pattern found in many narratives from around the world. This universal pattern was described by Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949). A noted scholar of novelist James Joyce, Campbell borrowed the term monomyth from Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Campbell's insight was that important myths from around the world which have survived for thousands of years, all share a fundamental structure.
In a well-known quote from the introduction to The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell wrote:
? A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.?
The monomyth has influenced a number of artists, musicians, poets, and filmmakers, including Bob Dylan and George Lucas. Mickey Hart, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead had long noted Campbell's influence and agreed to participate in a seminar with him in 1986 entitled From Ritual to Rapture.
Campbell's work has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists, for example, in creating screenplays for movies. The best known is perhaps George Lucas, who has acknowledged a debt to Campbell regarding both the original Star Wars trilogy and its prequels.
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Speaking in Bubbles
As advertising takes over our public spaces, a global movement is counter-attacking this corporate monologue, turning it into a public dialog of citizen commentary in the form of speech bubbles. As advertising takes over our public spaces, a global movement is counter-attacking this corporate monologue, turning it into a public... more
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Chetan Bhagat - Best Indian Novelist of 21st Century.
FOR all our billion-strong population, 620 million of whom can officially read, India is hardly commercially viable territory for the workaday novelist. The typical Indian "bestseller" sells between 3,000 and 5,000 copies; a true success is one that remains in print for years, with successive reprints of 2000 copies or so every nine or twelve months. In this modest market, One Night @ the Call Center has reportedly sold over 1,00,000 copies in the two months since its publication, and the demand shows no sign of letting up. Its author,
Chetan Bhagat, a 31-year-old whizkid with degrees from two of our country's most prestigious educational institutions — a bachelor's in engineering from IIT and a MBA from IIM — works for Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and dabbles in didactic fiction in his spare time. The success of his previous novel, Five Point Someone, a tale of three college friends, shows he has a talent for tapping into the zeitgeist; that he is not much older than the people he writes about makes him a particularly credible portrayer of their world.
Read More about books and review at
http://www.worldamazingrecords.com
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Global Shift in Dimensions 2008-2012 Mass Awakening GoldRing
Now Available~GOLDRING DVD's PREMIERES COM ~
Higher Resolution presentations of the Game of Enlightenment ~ From a cosmic energetic perspective the Omni-centric root chakra is the basis of Dark Matter, the Black Hole or seed of all that comes into existence, the Void and the Oneness of All that is. Existence then expands into Atomic/Mineral/Elemental Structures which is the Second Dimensional domain of things and the building blocks of creativity, variety, contrast and abundance. Upon the third dimension as held with the energy of the Solar System and the Solar Plexus it becomes the power control and focus for manifestation. It is herein that existence arrives at a spatial temporal mirror or reflection of what is communicated to be created from Cosmic Thought as exemplified by Light and Love.
Now Available~GOLDRING DVD's PREMIERES COM ~ ... more -
Constructive graffiti on Johns house
Somebody wants to contact John so they leave a written message on the wall
Tags: Constructive graffiti John the hat house telephone sexy tate modern art Somebody wants to contact John so they leave a written message on the wall ... more -
Dave Eggers TED Wish: Once Upon A School
Dave Eggers, 2008 TED Prize winner, wished to collect 1,000 stories of private citizens engaged in their area public schools. He called upon every adult to bring their time, skill, and energy to bear on the lives of students. In collaboration with teachers and schools around the world, people are making his wish a reality.
Now it’s your turn...
Dave Eggers, 2008 TED Prize winner, wished to collect 1,000 stories of private citizens engaged in their area public schools. He calle... more -
China Death Toll exceeds 10,000
The death toll continues to escalate as more and more bodies are unearthed and uncovered by search and rescue parties along with Chinese civilians. The death toll continues to escalate as more and more bodies are unearthed and uncovered by search and rescue parties along with Chine... more
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Serial killers answer letters from guy pretending to be a 10-year-old
In the late '90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own entertainment, the then-unemployed thirtysomething launched a letter-writing campaign to some of the most powerful and infamous figures in the country, posing as a curious 10-year-old named Billy. In the late '90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own... more
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I Write About Sex For A Living
What it's really like to spend all day spinning sexy stories.
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LoLz, OMG-ing @ skoolz.
"But online slang in regular schoolwork still irks educators"
are kids stupid these days??
"A study released Thursday confirmed what teachers, parents and academics have long suspected: All that instant messaging and texting that teenagers do is creeping into schoolwork. In fact, 64 percent of youngsters ages 12 to 17 have used emoticons, text shortcuts and informal language in school assignments, the survey found.
But as the teens in the imagined conversation above might say, it's really NBD: no big deal." "But online slang in regular schoolwork still irks educators" are kids stupid these days?? ... more -
Deepest, Darkest Secrets
Do you have a secret? You'll feel much better if you put it on a postcard and send it to a guy named Frank Warren.
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan, our Heroes, Testify....
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan featured testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.
This four-day event brought together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists gave context to the testimony. These panels covered everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support. Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan featured testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account... more -
Is the Hillary Clinton campaign being deliberately sunk? by F. William Engdahl
''American Presidential politics are at best a cynical business. The outcome is typically determined, at least since the ill-fated campaign of George McGovern in 1972, by major corporate lobbyists and behind-the-scenes money interests who have little interest in national issues other than their own. Now, with the sudden departure of Hillary Clinton’s main campaign strategist, Mark Penn, it is clear that the powerful interests originally backing Clinton have decided to end the game with her.
On the surface the issue was a discovered conflict of interest between Penn and Hillary over Penn’s outside consulting for the government of Colombia on a policy which Hillary stated she opposed. Penn had agreed to be hired as a high-price lobbyist by Colombia to help secure Congressional passage of a bilateral US-Colombia free trade bill that US unions claim would cost American workers hundreds of thousands of jobs. Hillary desperately needed trade union support to win the primary in Pennsylvania, and unions are strongly opposed to the US-Colombia trade deal.'' ''American Presidential politics are at best a cynical business. The outcome is typically determined, at least since the ill-fated cam... more -
The Most Published Author in the History of the Planet
Philip M. Parker has written and enlisted a computer program to scour information and compile readable books on whatever he wants. To date he has "penned" 20,000 books with the help of his program.
Among the Highlights:
“The Official Patient’s Sourcebook on Acne Rosacea” ($24.95 and 168 pages long)
“Stickler Syndrome: A Bibliography and Dictionary for Physicians, Patients and Genome Researchers” ($28.95 for 126 pages)
“The 2007-2012 Outlook for Tufted Washable Scatter Rugs, Bathmats and Sets That Measure 6-Feet by 9-Feet or Smaller in India” ($495 for 144 pages). Philip M. Parker has written and enlisted a computer program to scour information and compile readable books on whatever he wants. To ... more -
Pathological behavior in people a result of human domestication?
"It is estimated that by the year 2050 three out of four people in the world will be living in urban agglomerations - up from one out of two presently. Between now and then the world's human population is projected to grow from the current 5.7 billion to 10.5 billion. The urban infrastructure of many of the world's largest cities is already stretched to or beyond the breaking point and the pressures continue to mount. By all accounts we are headed for collective disaster.
According to Dr. Wally N'Dow, the Secretary General of the UN Habitat Summit II to be held in Istanbul, Turkey 2-14 June 1996, the goal of the summit is to engage policy makers, planners, city administrators, and citizens everywhere in building sustainable habitats for the future. It is an important and timely goal. The crisis of the world's cities and towns is deepening so rapidly that this conference may be our last opportunity to build global consensus on necessary corrective actions before the damage becomes irreversible".
PCDForum Article #18 Release Date June 1, 1996
ECO-HABITATS: FULFILLING A DREAM FOR HUMANITY
by Dr. Rashmi Mayur "It is estimated that by the year 2050 three out of four people in the world will be living in urban agglomerations - up from one out ... more -
Kid's Books and Cartoons, Doggy Style
According to allhiphop.com, Snoop Dogg is penning a series of urban books for the kiddies. Add that to his recently announced Comedy Central cartoon series and you've got to wonder if a breakfast cereal can't be far behind. According to allhiphop.com, Snoop Dogg is penning a series of urban books for the kiddies. Add that to his recently announced Comedy ... more
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Why Should We Try To Fulfill Our Dreams?
I pose this question simply because I'm interested in hearing other peoples opinions regarding the purpose for fulfilling ones own dreams. There are other questions associated with this question also, like, why do we strive to achieve? and why should we? overall, or, what are we ultimately pursuing to accomplish in life? and why? I'd appreciate your thoughts. I pose this question simply because I'm interested in hearing other peoples opinions regarding the purpose for fulfilling ones own dre... more
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