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Rio por Urbano

Jolly Goodfellow — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:05:30 +0000

Powerful images of the nasty side of Rio de Janiero. Click here to view the photos…

The Disappearing Intellectual

Jolly Goodfellow — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:14:27 +0000

We live at a time that might be appropriately called the age of the disappearing intellectual, a disappearance that marks with disgrace a particularly dangerous period in American history. While there are plenty of talking heads spewing lies, insults and nonsense in the various media, it would be wrong to suggest that these right-wing populist are intellectuals. They are neither knowledgeable nor self-reflective, but largely ideological hacks catering to the worst impulses in American society. Read more…

The Third Depression

Jolly Goodfellow — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:40:16 +0000

Recessions are common; depressions are rare. As far as I can tell, there were only two eras in economic history that were widely described as “depressions” at the time: the years of deflation and instability that followed the Panic of 1873 and the years of mass unemployment that followed the financial crisis of 1929-31. Read more…

Collapse of Music Industry

Jolly Goodfellow — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:29:01 +0000

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is warning the music industry is on the brink of collapse, insisting young musicians should resist signing record deals because the major labels will “completely fold” within months. Read more…

9 Types of High Friends

Jolly Goodfellow — Sat, 29 May 2010 18:07:51 +0000

Despite being raised on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, I still managed to be brought up sheltered and naïve. I was led to believe that partakers of the Goodie Green were a small minority. Stereotypes dictated my thought processes when my mind conjured up the image of what said partaker might look like. Read more…

People Paintings

Jolly Goodfellow — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:39:22 +0000

Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas. But not Meade – she applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting! See this!

Princess Saved…Game Over?

Jolly Goodfellow — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:58:25 +0000

What Really Happens After You Save The Princess

The Most WTF Billboards of All-Time

Jolly Goodfellow — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:35:51 +0000

Most billboards are purely functional. Advertising something with a workmanlike attitude. But there are extremes. Read more…

An open letter to conservatives

Jolly Goodfellow — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:02:51 +0000

You’re going to have to come up with a platform that isn’t built on a foundation of cowardice: fear of people with colors, religions, cultures and sex lives that differ from your own; fear of reform in banking, health care, energy; fantasy fears of America being transformed into an Islamic nation. Read more…

What Kind of Drug Are You?

Jolly Goodfellow — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:16 +0000

Alcohol? Ecstasy? Marijuana? PCP?
Deep reflections of the self.