Tag: Fes
-
Could "RDB Phenomenon" occur in US?
The Chairman and I had the good fortune to attend a screening of Rang de Basanti last evening at the Honolulu International Film Festival. Rang de Basanti (Hindi for ‘color…
-
Birds do it…bees do it….
OSLO (Reuters) – The birds and the bees may be gay, according to the world’s first museum exhibition about homosexuality among animals. With documentation of gay or lesbian behaviour among…
-
Who is gonna vote for this clown?
ALAMEDA, Calif. – A real clown is running for mayor of Alameda, and even his sister won’t vote for him. Kenneth Kahn, 41, a professional joker known as “Kenny the…
-
Dog goes to NYC sans Ankle Bracelet
That is one thing I love about Hawaii, the spirit of Aloha. Where else would a judge say…”Oh, you are leaving the state? Sure, please take off the ankle bracelet!”…
-
Space Droids In The Desert
This is like a robot burning man festival…I would love to check this out… cd Space Droids In The Desert Arizona tourists may think they’ve stumbled upon a science fiction…
-
And the gold for mobile throwing goes to ….A Finn!
To find out more about this incredible event invented by the country that had mobile phones in every hand in the 80’s and that inspired a plastic boot maker called…
-
Nude cyclists peel off around Spanish cities
This reminds me of last years Burning Man Festival where I participated in a nude bike ride and Mink Hippie wore nothing but some body paint in the Critical Tits…
-
Lifestyles of the Despotic Dictators
I just came across a short blurb about Dictator Style in Esquire this morning in the, ahem, reading room. From what the reviews are saying it is a book like…
-
Freegans are Urban Survivalists
This article takes something I have been preaching for years and sort of institutionalizes it. I like it. The truth is that every day enough food and value is thrown…
-
Do you like to Party?
This looks pretty cool. Jason in Arizona sent me this link hoping that Mink Hippie and I would write about some of our burning man experiences last year or maybe…
-
Against 'Plastic Paddy' selling his very soul – Irish Independent
Here’s a St. Paddy’s Day rant for you from the Irish Independent. I NEVER thought I’d say this but, beneath all the plastic paddywhackery, St Patrick’s Day does offer a…
-
The coconut temple courier service
15,000 coconuts a day and up to 100,000 on festival days!! Amazing what people can do when they make it a priority. How does a temple in India make sure…
-
Burning Man = Giving Man
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation — Burning Man contributes $100,000 to charities RENO, Nev. â Organizers of the annual Burning Man festival in northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert announced nearly…
-
Nude scenes of Katie Holmes mysteriously disappear at Sundance! Tom Cruise suspected.
The biggest mystery at this year’s Sundance Film Festival: Who gave Katie Holmes the snip? At a sold-out screening for his new satirical comedy, Thank You for Smoking, rookie filmmaker…
-
Christmas thief steals 'Nun Bun'
Mother Theresa herself actually wrote a letter in 1997 to the coffee shop that preserved the nun bun. I gotta confess (pun intended) that I can’t really see the nun…
-
Scopes Part 2
(Thanks to Einsteinshrugged for this…) CNN.com – ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory – Oct 19, 2005 ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory Professor: Politics drives the evolution…
-
Sleuths Crack Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers
Much Mahalo to Paul Dylan who sent me this. I wonder if this came about because of the unabomber Manifesto…LINK Sleuths Crack Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers By Mike…
-
Surplus Burning Man food to help hurricane victims in Nev.
Las Vegas SUN: Surplus Burning Man food to help hurricane victims in Nev. Surplus Burning Man food to help hurricane victims in Nev. ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. (AP) – Unused…
-
There's More Work to Do for Longer Lives and Better Health – New York Times
(right on…KG) A Conversation With Jeremiah Stamler There’s More Work to Do for Longer Lives and Better Health By JANE E. BRODY Published: August 23, 2005 Dr. Jeremiah Stamler’s name…
-
TIME Global Advisor: Desert Storm — Aug. 29, 2005
(Just a few days away now….getting very excited…cd) Monday, Aug. 22, 2005 In recent years, an ever-growing chorus of festivalgoers has complained about the sanitization of music and arts fests,…
-
Gates Foundation To Help India's Red-Light Workers – Forbes.com
Gates Foundation To Help India’s Red-Light Workers Greg Levine, 08.19.05, 12:31 PM ET NEW YORK – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is building a bridge from the postmodern information…
-
Clown Classes Open in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — Tricks with water, how to make balloon animals, makeup technique — take notes, there will be a quiz. A festival offering a syllabus only a class full…
-
The Seattle Times: Local News: Seattle's
I’m starting to get excited about Burning Man…This story is just a part of why…cd The Seattle Times: Local News: Seattle’s “Machine” a metaphor in motion for Burning Man fest…
-
Library leader questions Patriot Act -Kafka-esque
Books by Kafka, Orwell, Camus, etc… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The president of the American Library Association has one word for the USA Patriot Act’s so-called library clause — “Kafkaesque.” “It’s…
-
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th is a day that seems to promise bad luck – but on the upside, it only happens once this year. And there is no evidence linking Friday…
Find Me
- My Books — indignified.com
- INDIGNIFIED Substack
- Hasan i-Sabah on Royal Road
- X — @vagobond
- CD Damitio on Bluesky
- CD Damitio on Farcaster
- Support on Patreon
Books
