Noteworthy and Not

Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith via Moving Poems

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Twitter users threaten boycott over censorship accusation guardian.co.uk

From Twitter:

“Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country – while keeping it available in the rest of the world,” the blogpost said, citing the prohibition of pro-Nazi content in France and Germany. The company also said that any user whose tweets were withheld would be notified, and stressed that Twitter’s transparency would be maintained by flagging any withheld tweets on an independent website, Chillings Effects, maintained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a group of universities.

Put a bird on it!

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Vowels by Temujin Duran via Moving Poems

Dave Bonta, of Moving Poems, says this found poem-ish work has an element of regular surprise that makes it a videopoem.

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We enjoyed the freedom of creating words which went against the grain, which disturbed our audiences, which permitted us to play in worlds of our own invention.

Tom Konyves referring to his beginnings as a participant in “an alternative to mainstream poetry.” Tom coined the term “videopoetry” in the 1970s. He has recently written a videopoetry manifesto. via Moving Poems

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A 7-year-old girl responds to DC Comics' sexed-up reboot of Starfire

from io9

What about this new Starfire?”

“No, I don’t think so.”

“Why not?”

“Because she’s not doing anything.”

smart stuff via Ambling Along the Aqueduct

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50watts:

Leonor Fini, Dama con calavera (Lady with Skull) (expired auction listing)

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The Girl With 7 Horses

“Once upon a time there was a girl who had 7 invisible horses. People thought she was crazy and that she in fact had 7 imaginative horses, but this was not the case. When autumn came the girl spent a whole day washing all her clothes. She hung them on a string in her garden to let the gentle autumn sun dry them. Out of nowhere, a terrible storm came and its fiercefull winds grabbed a hold of all her clothes and all seven horses (authors note: since they are invisible they obviously didn’t weigh much). The girl was devistated and spent all autumn looking for each horse spread around the country, wrapped in her clothes.”

a story with photos by Ulrika Kestere on BOOOOOOOM! )

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I will not take part in this masquerade.

European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The ‘Masquerade’ Behind ACTA | Techdirt

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I aspire to the manifestation of living on earth that nurtures, protects and fulfills the potential of existence in all forms.

I aspire to fulfill the full potential of my existence.

Found this in my drafts section. It is my mantra for 2012.

Sutras | Integral Life (downloadable audio DJ mix)

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(via Tin Can Forest)

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“Integral theory weaves together the significant insights from all the major human disciplines of knowledge, including the natural and social sciences as well as the arts and humanities.” I think this poster is an expression of integral.

Modern Art Oxford’s 50 Years of Art Exhibitions Posters

via socks-studio

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The Rise of State Schools - a summary by Will Richardson

U.S. schools under the jurisdiction of state and federal governments are now scripted processes that view knowledge as static capital, students as passive and empty vessels, and teachers as compliant conduits for state-approved content. The accountability paradigm is antithetical to human agency and autonomy and thus to democracy, but it serves the needs of the status quo and the ruling elite; in effect, accountability paradigms driving compulsory education are oppressive.

(Source info from dailykos.com)

Will is interested in Bold Schools!

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