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POPSThe Genius of Photography vs. Susan Sontag's On Photography
|quote]Sontag argues that the proliferation of photographic practice has long begun to establish within people a "chronic voyeuristic relation" to the world around them. And that therefore the meaning of all events is somewhat leveled to an unhealthy degree. As she argues, this fosters an attitude of anti-intervention. Within this it's felt that the photographer should leave their subject, whether it be a person or an event, to its own devices while being photographed, regardless of the moral character of the subject. The justification comes in the idea that the resulting photographs will be documents, representations of events already in motion, in the name of truth and enlightenment. Sontag goes even further to say that the individual who seeks to photographically record cannot intervene, and that the person who intervenes cannot then faithfully record, for the two aims contradict each other. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Photography Just something I'm pondering.
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POPSIt's time to put a bullet in the head of the Republican Party Eying a shift to the center? It is probably no secret that I despise parties. I support a two party system above prominent multiple parties, but I think it would be a good thing when the useless ones die, especially in light of the fact that we basically have one big statist progressive party now.
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POPSBush’s Last Bullet: Why the US Attacked Syria 
Equally important, is that Syria has been improving its relations with Europe, including its once greatest detractor, France. Not only is the relationship between Syria, its neighbors and the EU significantly improving, but also the type of language used to describe such relationships: endless accolades of Syria’s important regional role in bringing peace and stability to the Middle East and so forth. The European response to the US military raid also highlights the already existing rift between the US and the EU. “France calls for restraint and underlines its attachment to the strict respect of the territorial integrity of states,” read a statement by Sarkozy’s office. Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos of Spain demanded an end to “such dangerous events.” The claims that US national security comes first, and that Al Qaeda terrorists are infiltrating the border into Iraq, hardly suffice. In recent weeks, US military officials admitted that “Syria has been more cooperative than in t
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POPSWeapons of mass destruction. to make them appear higher in protein I don't want my food "appear high" in anything! I want it tasty and I don't want feel myself like shit after consuming it. May be I want too much, but that is it. I asking food experts: Do you know what is a chronic poisoning, when you have virtually no chance to avoid your chunk of targeted "magic bullet" from food producers, manufacturers, packagers and repackagers? How laboratory analyzes become main sign of food quality?
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POPSMcCain Campaign: Election Post-Mortems Begin
It's started: People switching sides. The rats abandoning the ship. The excuses. The questions in the newspapers and bluntly put forth on TV: What did McCain do wrong? Indeed, What did McCain do wrong? Now -- although we have to kick his butt for 10 more days -- but now it's somewhat sad like seeing a boxer past his prime being beaten to the floor. But no mercy. No pity. We have to finish the job. Vote Obama. Talk Up Obama. 10 More Days and if we race on we win, America wins. It's hard to kill these monsters, like in the movies. You gotta have a special bullet for the Wolf Man; Count Dracula has to have a stake planted in his heart. We have to continue to do it: This old man is looking foolish, speaking in broken and twisted sentences not even able to keep his words straight. The false smile painted on a face no longer convincing to anyone. What honor he once may have had now forever tarnished. His legacy now summed up with one word: failure. The Post-Mortems have
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POPSA Kid That Had A Lot Of Heart Some Vasquez students said they hope that Lasater's death will finally force the campus -- and schools elsewhere -- to more seriously address the issue of bullying.
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POPSBullet Ice Cube Tray "Serve up a killer cocktail– without adding molotov. This Bullet Ice Cube Tray makes a clip of 12 bullet-shaped ice cubes ready for your rocks glass chamber."
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POPSTrench A two-minute movie dedicated to all the soldiers out there, past, present and future. It's not pro- or antiwar, but an insight into what some could possibly be going through during unknown times. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a soldier. Trench - Morgan Clamp
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POPSPolitical Satire Stronger Than Candidates This is a good article about extra-wonderful satire and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin (the first quote clipped here)...and a couple of nice slashes at Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden. These comedy sketches are becoming more well-known than the candidates themselves. Many folks now, when they hear Palin speak, wonder ahead to how SNL will parody it. Palin, certainly, gives the comics a lot of material to work with. A link to a video of the skits is at the bottom of this article. With the elections just a bit more than three weeks from now, we have to "press on," -- these Republicans are like vampires and to kill them you really have to drive a stake through their heart: They're not dead till they're dead. At least with our talented comics we not only can 'press on,' but laugh-on as well.
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