http://www.moonfarmer.org/ Embedded in my pigmentation en-us BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific "If Bobby Fischer has a passport in hand and a country invitation, then we expect the Japanese government to release him, to drop this procedure against him and to allow him to go to Iceland," Bosnitch said.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_15.php The Chronicle: 12/17/2004 The promise of smart is that it purports to be a way to talk about quality in a sea of quantity. But the problem is that it internalizes the competitive ethos of the university, aiming not for the cultivation of intelligence but for individual success in the academic market. It functions something like the old shibboleth "quality of mind," which claimed to be a pure standard but frequently became a shorthand for membership in the old boys' network. It was the self-confirming taste of those who talked and thought in similar ways. The danger of smart is... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_14.php Yahoo! News "We had tons of people, like more than 2,000 people show up for the opening on Thursday night," said show organizer Bucky Turco. "Then this manager saw the piece and the guy just kind of flipped out. 'The show is over. Get this work down or I'm gonna arrest you,' he said. It's been kind of wild."... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_13.php Artdaily.com - The First Art Newspaper on the Net Visitors are invited to interact with the tree by leaving digital presents (photos, movies, texts etc) via the Christmas tree’s bluetooth antenna. If your phone has bluetooth you can send a file to the tree, choose the send via bluetooth option on your phone and choose Christmas tree from the available devices. If you cannot connect to the tree you can send your file via email to christmastree@untitledfolder.org. The digital presents will be unwrapped at www.untitledfolder.org/christmastree on Christmas day.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_12.php Guardian Unlimited | Arts features Last week, Bush's base introduced a bill that would ban the use of state funds to purchase any books or other materials that "promote homosexuality". Allen does not want taxpayers' money to support "positive depictions of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle". That's why Tennessee Williams and Alice Walker have got to go.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_11.php Michael Paulus Each character resides on a translucent, hinged panel. When the panel is lifted the character’s skeletal structure is revealed giving each a certain validity and glimpse into its origins. Each panel is hand-drawn with archival ink and covered with an acrylic/acetate transparency. Skeletons include Hello Kitty, Tweety Bird, the Powerpuff Girls and Fred Flintstone.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_11.php Language Log As today's final (?) contribution to dude science, we take a look at the relative frequency of dude as spelled with different numbers of u's, advancing an area of inquiry pioneered here.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_10.php Gizmodo : Email of the Week I want you to know Toshiba is the craziest Enemy in the World. Toshiba tops and employees do everything for money.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_09.php 2photo The Shekhina project is a collection of gauzy, surrealistic nudes, taken by Leonard Nimoy. Yes, that one.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_09.php ManyFishInTheSea Pair up D-listers to bump nasties!... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_08.php Radio Vulva! Songs about the menstrual cycle— a top 28 list. (OK, an all 28 list.)... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_08.php JS Online: News: To decode the word's meaning, Kiesling listened to conversations with fraternity members he taped in 1993. He also had undergraduate students in sociolinguistics classes in 2001 and 2002 write down the first 20 times they heard "dude" and who said it during a three-day period.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_08.php Products placed perfectly on NBC shopping site? | CNET News.com Shoppers can browse for items by episode, character, set, product type or brand. Merchandise for sale on the sites include a $2,900 steel and fiberglass DJ table ("Queer Eye"), a $9,750 crocodile skin handbag ("Will & Grace") and a $7.99 bottle of Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc ("Queer Eye").... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_07.php BBC NEWS | UK | England | Gloucestershire Search and Rescue Assistance In Disasters (SARAID) said there had been five major injuries. These included a broken ankle, concussion and a dislocated shoulder. A further 16 people were treated for minor injuries.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_12_01.php ChessBase.com - Chess News - Listen to Bobby Fischer Yes, it is a vicious betrayal. They stabbed me in the back. They got one [expletive] call from the US Embassy and they are ready to sell me down the river. I spent about $350,000 here in Japan, I gave them my time, I gave them my money, spent a fortune on Japanese electronics here, spent a fortune going to Japanese mineral baths. But just one call from the US Embassy and they are sending me to prison in the US to die. It is a really vicious, disgraceful country.... http://www.moonfarmer.org/archives/2004_08_30.php