irrevolutionary | Site Wide Activity http://www.irrevolutionary.com/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:31 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.2.8 en http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/gruber-ipad-3-is-getting-retina-display-and-its-going-to-look-great-aapl/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: GRUBER: iPad 3 Is Getting Retina Display, And It's Going To Look Great (AAPL)]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/gruber-ipad-3-is-getting-retina-display-and-its-going-to-look-great-aapl/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:31 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: GRUBER: iPad 3 Is Getting Retina Display, And It's Going To Look Great (AAPL) Thumbnail Ace Apple blogger John Gruber said yesterday that the iPad 3 is going to be getting a retina display, which is Apple's super sharp screen. This adds to the heap of reports that have been emerging lately about Apple adding a high-def display to the iPad . Of course, this being Gruber, he dropped this news slyly in a post about something else. [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/the-real-inglorious-bastards/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: The Real Inglorious Bastards]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/the-real-inglorious-bastards/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:31 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: The Real Inglorious Bastards ThumbnailEric Dezenhall, author of "The Devil Himself," uncovers the mob’s fight against Nazis during WWII.

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/the-dangerous-hi-jinks-of-the-gops-juveniles/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: The Dangerous Hi-Jinks of the GOP's Juveniles]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/the-dangerous-hi-jinks-of-the-gops-juveniles/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:29 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: The Dangerous Hi-Jinks of the GOP's Juveniles I’ve spent enough of my life in Washington to take its theatrics with as much seriousness as a Seinfeld episode. A large portion of what passes for policy debate isn’t at all — it’s play-acting for various constituencies. The actors know they’re acting, as do their protagonists on the other side who are busily putting on [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/cops-kid-beat-parents-to-death-with-hammer-threw-a-party-with-their-bodies-on-the-floor/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Cops: Kid Beat Parents to Death With Hammer, Threw a Party With Their Bodies on the Floor]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/cops-kid-beat-parents-to-death-with-hammer-threw-a-party-with-their-bodies-on-the-floor/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:28 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Cops: Kid Beat Parents to Death With Hammer, Threw a Party With Their Bodies on the Floor ​UPDATE: Police have provided us with a few extra details about the alleged hammer murders of Blake and Mary-Jo Hadley.Cops in Port St. Lucie say a 17-year-old kid murdered his parents, then decid... Continue reading "Cops: Kid Beat Parents to Death With Hammer, Threw a Party With Their Bodies on the Floor" > [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/elizabeth-warren-i-am-fine-with-not-heading-the-consumer-protection-agency-if-that-means-it-can-survive/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Elizabeth Warren: I Am Fine With Not Heading The Consumer Protection Agency If That Means It Can Survive]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/elizabeth-warren-i-am-fine-with-not-heading-the-consumer-protection-agency-if-that-means-it-can-survive/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:26 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Elizabeth Warren: I Am Fine With Not Heading The Consumer Protection Agency If That Means It Can Survive Thumbnail "We are not, not, not going to let the minority come in and dictate the terms of this agency, rip its arms and legs off before it's able to help a single family." Please follow The Wire on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story » See Also: Rachel Maddow Is Practically Speechless Over How FNC Has Been Covering The [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/readers-tell-great-recession-stories-of-triumphing-over-long-term-unemployment/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Readers tell Great Recession stories of triumphing over long-term unemployment.]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/readers-tell-great-recession-stories-of-triumphing-over-long-term-unemployment/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:22 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Readers tell Great Recession stories of triumphing over long-term unemployment. ThumbnailThe latest government jobs report is bleak, weak, and dismal. But somehow, some of you are still managing to get hired. Last month I asked readers who had been out of work for a year or more to tell how they overcame the dreadful economy, the psychological battering, and the stigma of long-term unemployment to land [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/moleskine-monday-the-great-dilemma/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Moleskine Monday: The Great Dilemma]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/moleskine-monday-the-great-dilemma/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:12 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Moleskine Monday: The Great Dilemma ThumbnailHere’s a blogger sharing a concern of many buyers of upscale notebooks:
What should I write in here? I just spent $10 on this notebook – I’m not going to waste the space on things that don’t count. I have heard this particular concern from countless Moleskine converts. Because the books are so nice (yes, I love the [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/this-bridge-boasts-a-haunting-musical-secret-design/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: This Bridge Boasts a Haunting Musical Secret [Design]]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/this-bridge-boasts-a-haunting-musical-secret-design/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:11 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: This Bridge Boasts a Haunting Musical Secret [Design] Thumbnail

Imagine a traveler's surprise as they walk across artist Mark Nixon's Chimecco and the hidden chimes begin to play a ghostly tune. If they don't jump off the bridge in terror, they'll probably get to enjoy a nice haunting song. More »

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/rebekah-brooks-will-testify-before-parliament-in-phone-hacking-case/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Rebekah Brooks WILL Testify Before Parliament In Phone-Hacking Case]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/rebekah-brooks-will-testify-before-parliament-in-phone-hacking-case/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:09 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Rebekah Brooks WILL Testify Before Parliament In Phone-Hacking Case Thumbnail Despite her arrest yesterday , Sky News is reporting that Rebekah Brooks will appear before Parliament Tuesday morning alongside James and Rupert Murdoch to testify in the phone-hacking investigation that is threatening to take down Murdoch's News Corp. Following yesterday's arrest it was unclear whether Brooks would be able to testify leading some to question the timing of the arrest and whether Scotland [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/we-can%e2%80%99t-all-be-robin-williams/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: We can’t all be Robin Williams]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/we-can%e2%80%99t-all-be-robin-williams/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:34:06 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: We can’t all be Robin Williams Thumbnail Robin Williams turns 60 on Thursday and I nearly died laughing watching the five minutes of his segment on “Inside the Actor’s Studio” — all before James Lipton got a chance to ask his first question: I’ve written before about the importance of smiling on the phone, or psyching yourself up before an interview, or getting a mirror so you have [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/womens-world-cup-2011-team-usa-loses-to-japan-in-a-bizarre-final-match/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Women's World Cup 2011: Team USA loses to Japan in a bizarre final match.]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/womens-world-cup-2011-team-usa-loses-to-japan-in-a-bizarre-final-match/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:33:13 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Women's World Cup 2011: Team USA loses to Japan in a bizarre final match. ThumbnailMay you live in interesting times, or—if you're a sports team—may you play in interesting matches. On Sunday, the U.S. women's soccer team, which had brazenly passed through a pair of wild, close games to reach the final of the Women's World Cup, finally ran out of lives, losing a thrilling and deeply weird championship match [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/stream-carla-morrison-jugando-en-serio/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Stream: Carla Morrison - Jugando En Serio]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/stream-carla-morrison-jugando-en-serio/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:32:09 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Stream: Carla Morrison - Jugando En Serio Thumbnail

Following her outstanding and star-maker album, Mientras Tu Dormias , Carla Morrison continues to prove she’s one of the hardest working ladies in the biz. The Tecatense sensation just released Jugando En Serio , a five-track EP of self-revisions that pretty much seals her position as Mexico’s new sweetheart. Carla’s recent documentary, Dolores a Colores , showed the artist driving her pickup [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/jeff-epstein-wants-to-muzzle-jack-scarola/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Jeff Epstein Wants to Muzzle Jack Scarola.]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/jeff-epstein-wants-to-muzzle-jack-scarola/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:32:09 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Jeff Epstein Wants to Muzzle Jack Scarola. Thumbnail

The twisted tale of billionaire Jeff Epstein rolls on, with inevitable collateral litigation arising from the original claims of underage sexual abuse. In the latest iteration, Epsteins's complaint against former RRA attorney Brad Edwards was dismissed with leave to amend , and a motion to muzzle Edwards' counsel Jack Scarola was denied as well:

Edwards filed a counterclaim, alleging Epstein [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/sharpie-has-gone-to-the-80s-with-their-new-series-of-ultra-fine/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Sharpie has gone to the 80s with their new series of ultra fine...]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/sharpie-has-gone-to-the-80s-with-their-new-series-of-ultra-fine/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:32:09 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Sharpie has gone to the 80s with their new series of ultra fine... ThumbnailSharpie has gone to the 80s with their new series of ultra fine point markers — the Glam series. Available in five candy colored, 80s-inspired colors. For just $1 each, I think I could afford all five, even in the 80s.
(via JetPens.com)

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/four-tet-to-release-fabriclive-mix/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Four Tet to Release Fabriclive Mix]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/four-tet-to-release-fabriclive-mix/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:32:08 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Four Tet to Release Fabriclive Mix ThumbnailFour Tet 's Kieran Hebden likes making music (obviously), but he likes spinning other people's records quite a bit, too. On October 18 in the U.S. (September 19 in the UK), Fabric will release the Four Tet-mixed  59th installment in their Fabriclive series . Artists that pop up in the mix include Caribou, Burial, Ricardo Villalobos, Floating Points, and Red Rack'em, [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/black-keys-finish-new-lp-with-danger-mouse/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Black Keys Finish New LP With Danger Mouse]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/black-keys-finish-new-lp-with-danger-mouse/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:32:06 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Black Keys Finish New LP With Danger Mouse ThumbnailPhoto by Graeme Flegenheimer Last May, Ohio blues-rockers the Black Keys released Brothers, an album that promptly blew the fuck up and turned them into something resembling stars. Spin reports that they're not wasting any time in making the follow-up. The band has already finished recording their next album in singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach's Nashville studio, and they plan to release it later [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/spotify-the-worlds-greatest-music-service-is-finally-available-in-the-united-states/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Spotify: The world's greatest music service is finally available in the United States.]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/spotify-the-worlds-greatest-music-service-is-finally-available-in-the-united-states/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:31:08 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Spotify: The world's greatest music service is finally available in the United States. ThumbnailThank heavens—Spotify is finally available in the United States.






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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/finkelstein-ups-the-ante/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: FINKELSTEIN UPS THE ANTE]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/finkelstein-ups-the-ante/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:31:08 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: FINKELSTEIN UPS THE ANTE BSO/SAO steroids complaint headed to the FBI by Elgin Jones , South Florida Times "The U.S. Department of Justice has deferred taking action on a complaint that alleges the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) and the Broward County State Attorney’s Office are engaging in a conspiracy to violate the civil rights of defendants charged with crimes. The complaint, which was filed [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/roseannes-nuts-reviewed-roseanne-barrs-new-reality-series-is-the-second-worst-show-on-television/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Roseanne's Nuts reviewed: Roseanne Barr's new reality series is the second-worst show on television.]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/roseannes-nuts-reviewed-roseanne-barrs-new-reality-series-is-the-second-worst-show-on-television/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:31:06 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Roseanne's Nuts reviewed: Roseanne Barr's new reality series is the second-worst show on television. ThumbnailThe new worst show on television debuted Wednesday night on Lifetime—Dance Moms, an ugly docu-circus featuring a megaton bully of a Pittsburgh dance instructor, the little princesses she costumes as lunatic street whores, and a quorum of strenuously pathetic stage mothers, one of whom warbles that she would slit her wrists if her daughter even thought [...]

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]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/the-cuban-grapevine%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0more-intelligent-life%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0jul-12-2011%c2%a0%c2%a0 <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: The Cuban Grapevine  |  More Intelligent Life  |  Jul. 12, 2011  |  13 Minutes (3,446 words)]]> http://www.irrevolutionary.com/2011/07/the-cuban-grapevine%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0more-intelligent-life%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0jul-12-2011%c2%a0%c2%a0 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:31:04 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: The Cuban Grapevine  |  More Intelligent Life  |  Jul. 12, 2011  |  13 Minutes (3,446 words) Somehow I’ve ended up helping to cater a party in Havana, and a burly, jovial architect called Rafael is asking me whether I’ve heard of Radio Bemba. Basically it’s the Cuban grapevine: “Bemba” is a slang word for big lips, and the expression has its origins in the way Fidel Castro communicated with his men [...]

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