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The Hummer might die?

Post author:Mindy Carney
Post published:May 23, 2007
Post category:American Culture Consumerism Current Events Economy Energy Environment global warming Religion Technology Web Site
Post comments:6 Comments

Just wanted to pass along this link to an article by one of favorite columnists. He goes over the edge some days, but most of the time he is spot on in his rantings! Enjoy -

Silent Beats – award winning short video

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:May 16, 2007
Post category:Videos
Post comments:2 Comments

I just finished viewing this six-minute video. It makes a good point with meticulous video and a terrific soundtrack. While watching it, I kept thinking, "We just can't help ourselves." Without further ado, [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76BboyrEl48[/youtube]

With Strings Attached

Post author:Mark Tiedemann
Post published:April 28, 2007
Post category:American Culture Communication Consumerism Culture Entertainment music Recommended Reading/Films/Sites Whimsy
Post comments:7 Comments

Not nearly enough, I think, has been posted on DI about things which I consider just as important as politics, economics, and social issues. That's all well and good--DI offers a necessary forum for viewpoints which, while becoming more available in the public discourse, nevertheless need all the voices it…

Bill Moyers returns to PBS to dissect the corporate media: “Buying the War”

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:April 27, 2007
Post category:American Culture Communication Iraq Media Politics Videos War
Post comments:3 Comments

On Wednesday evening, Bill Moyers' Journal presented "Buying the War," a terrific special describing the failure of the U.S. media during the run-up to the Iraq invasion. If you missed it, you can watch the entire show here. Here's the official description of the special: Four years ago on May 1, President Bush…

“Spin” – Award-winning video.

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:April 22, 2007
Post category:Entertainment Videos
Post comments:1 Comment

I found this eight-minute video on reddit.com tonight. It was "Penned, Shot, chopped, and Scored by Jamin Winans." I enjoyed it for it's clean execution and thoughtfulness. According to this site, Spin has been the "winner of 35 film festival awards worldwide." [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP59tQf_njc[/youtube] While watching this video, I couldn't help…

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