Stunning Monsoon Photos

by | Aug 2, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from The Arizona Republic  Lightning strikes over the historic Rosson House in downtown Phoenix during a summer monsoon storm. Michael Chow/ The Arizona Republic   Lightning crackles in the sky as seen from a desert area near 67th Avenue and Happy Valley Road. Mark...

God Loves A Troll

by | Aug 2, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from The New York Times The Trolls Among Us Robbie Cooper for The New York Times The Trolls Among Us: Weev (not, of course, his real name) is part of a growing Internet subculture with a fluid morality and a disdain for pretty much everyone else online. By MATTATHIAS...

The First Anniversary of Jake Brown’s Blowout

by | Jul 31, 2008 | Culture Music Art

nudged by the LA Times The greatest wipeout in sports history  – a 4.5 story flailing drop to the hardwood. Skip to the slo-mo’s at the end and watch Jake’s shoes ejecting for a sense of just how hard he hit. And then he walks away.

Butthole Surfing Now Taught At School of Rock

by | Jul 29, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from The Village Voice Back to School With the Butthole Surfers They’re collaborating with teenagers now. Terrible idea. Wonderful idea. By Michael Hoinski Gibby Haynes is 50, but he’s still off the wall like he was in the ’80s, when he and the rest...

Cuckoo’s Nest To Be Razed

by | Jul 29, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from Time.com Cuckoo’s Nest Hospital to be Torn Down By AP/BRAD CAIN  (SALEM, Ore.) — So long, Cuckoo’s Nest. Oregon State Hospital, the mental institution where the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was filmed, is making way for a new...