Updates
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006I updated my post on Black Rock City maps to include this year’s “Acid Deco” map.
I updated my post on George Carlin to include video of his “There Is No God” and “Words You Can’t Say on Television” routines.
Archive for August, 2006
The Power of Nightmares
Saturday, August 19th, 2006The Power of Nightmares is a thought-provoking 3-hour BBC documentary that presents the strongest case I have seen for the damage caused by the confluence of fundamentalist religious faith— whether it be Christian or Islamist— and “ends justify the means” thinking so prevalent among politicos today.
Watching the over 40 years spanned by the history this […]
Good Citizens Know Their Rights During Law Enforcement Encounters
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006Busted: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters is an amazing, well-produced video (45 minutes) that should be required viewing for all U.S. citizens above the age of about 14. During routine traffic stops and other encounters, police often ask questions that amount to “idiot tests,” and which can easily lead citizens to unknowingly waive […]
