Online Books & Upton Sinclair

A friend of mine on Facebook called my attention to a site called "Read Print" that contains over 8000 free books that you can enjoy in full. I browsed the various categories in the site's library and came across a book by Upton Sinclair that I found of interest. It is titled "The Profits of Religion" and expresses Mr. Sinclair's views of organized religion and the effect that money has upon it. Take a dive into Read Print and see if there is anything you might like to absorb. - One side note. Since the information was digital text, I had my Apple computer read it to me.

www.readprint.com/chapter-47468/The-Profits-of-Religion-Upton-Sinclair

Video - Sarah Silverman Feeds The World

Comedian/actress sarah Silverman has a novel idea about how to deal with world hunger. Sell the Vatican. Watch her explain the concept in this video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bObItmxAGc

Be Inspired By The Artist "Sand Dancer"

New Zealand beach artist Peter Donnelly will knock you out. He spends a lot of time on beaches drawing marvelous patterns and illustrations in the sand with a rod and a rake. Quite a free spirit, his charm will infect you and draw you in. GEt ready to smile.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ZqKmaN2qw

A Look At The Heart Of Fox News

While doing my nightly review of Ain't-It-Cool News, I came across a story about a documentary called "OutFoxed", which takes a look at Rupert Murdock and his sub-company, the Fox News Channel. Below are the eight YouTube segments of that video. I think you will find this information quite revealing.

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Political Fact Check - Obama Addressing Students

Back in September 2009, there was a lot of fuss about a televised address President Obama was going to make to school children around the nation. Some critical sources said that this was the first time any US President had made such an address. To set the record straight, other presidents have also done this, with the acceptance of the citizenry for the most part. From PolitiFact.

www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/03/arne-duncan/barack-obama-not-first-president-address-school-ch

Daily Show Clip - Fox News: The New Liberals

This is a great segment from sly Jon Stewart at the Daily Show. August 19, 2009. Jon shows clips from Fox news criticizing Liberals for certain actions, then shows Fox personalities doing the exact same thing. Only only logical conclusion is that Fox News has now gone Liberal. Oh, the hypocrisy!

www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-19-2009/fox-news--the-new-liberals

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Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent - Final Chapter

Here is the final segment of Noam Chomsky's video "Manufacturing Consent". It talks about our social and political future and the choices we need to make. I very much agree with what is being said on the clip and suggest that you give it a serious viewing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3BmFf58UPg

Supernatural Chicago

Here's a plug for my friend Neil Tobin. He does a show at the Excaliber night club that revolves around things that have gone bump in the night in and around the Windy City. It's an intimate performance, with some audience participation that combines spooky (but historically factual) stories with demonstrations of magic. It's all good fun and Neil will leave you wondering how the outcomes to his psychic challenges could possibly turn out the way they do. Many people leave the show with questions that haunt them for hours. Come enjoy the unexpected and the mysterious. Friday nights.

www.supernaturalchicago.com

ArnoldBucks - California's IOU Program

A humorous page talking about California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to deal with their financial crisis by issuing IOU's. There's a video and a one dollar "ArnoldBuck" for you to print out and attempt to use.

www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/Arnoldbucks

Video - 1500 Convicts Perform "Thriller"

I suppose it's something you have to see at least once. For some odd reason, perhaps because they ran out of other things to do, a group of 1500 orange-clad convicts in the Phillipines perform and videotape Michael Jackson's "Thriller". See them here at practice doing all the cool dance moves. I hope they got time off for good behavior.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o

Know Your Dead People

There are always questions about which famous people are still alive and which have passed on. If you're not really sure, or simply want the facts, here are two great resources devoted to celebrity mortality. Believe me, you're going to want to bookmark these if you already haven't.

1. Dead People Server

www.dpsinfo.com/dps

2. Dead Or Alive

www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/pages-nf/main

Big Vault Of Noam Chomsky's Thoughts

Noam Chomsky is one of the most quoted people on Earth, especially when it comes to international politics. Noam seems to be rather apolitical, taking no particular side with any group. He more or less is a historian and social commentator, with a unique and amazingly well-informed view. Be warned, though. His tales of governmental activity are pretty distressing and depressing. It's not the bright, shiny world the media hands us to see.

www.chomsky.info/audionvideo.htm

Laura Ingraham's Rough Adjustment To Fox

Here's an insightful peek behind the scenes at the Fox News Channel. Commentator Laura Ingraham has some difficulty dealing with Fox personnel and procedures.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3lCfHtaR30

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William F. Buckley Debates Noam Chomsky

Talk about two radically different perspectives on politics! It's amazing, especially in this day and age, to watch two eloquent, highly-intellectual people discuss politics. Check out this discussion of US intervention in foreign countries from 1969 and see what you think.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYlMEVTa-PI



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Interviews Between Mike Wallace & Iconic Ayn Rand

In 1959 CBS Television taped an interview between host Mike Wallace and guest Ayn Rand. In these interviews, author/philosopher Rand fields questions and discusses her unique point of view regarding morality, economics, history and other facets of human society.

In listening to these, I think she challenged practically every common social viewpoint I have heard of. In her, there is something for virtually every person to admire and despise.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukJiBZ8_4k



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Disney's Enchanting Fairies

Ever since I saw a promo video for the Tinkerbell movie, I have been mesmerized by Disney's beautiful fairy characters. If the long line of Disney's animated female heroines weren't attractive enough, these particular ones are deliciously gorgeous. I guess you have to give the parents something to hold their interest while they take their little ones to the show. In fact, Dad might be more motivated to see these films than his daughter.

disney.go.com/fairies/

Ovilia Munn From G4 - Official Website

For those of you who can't get enough of G4's flirtatious newscaster Olivia Munn, here is her official website.

www.oliviamunn.com