IT’S ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL: Flaming Lips, Fesitval Pier, 2006 [by JONATHAN VALANIA] The Lips headline the Jam On The River this weekend.
THE NOMINATION: All Over But The Shouting
TIMES ONLINE: Barack Obama is poised to reach an important milestone tonight in his nomination battle against Hillary Clinton by capturing a majority of elected delegates on offer in all the primary and caucus states, as voters go to the polls in Kentucky and Oregon. Mr Obama, who is expected to win Oregon but suffer another heavy defeat in Kentucky, heads tonight to Iowa, the scene of his first breakthrough victory in January, as a backdrop to announce that after 53 contests, he has an unassailable lead among elected delegates. Yet Mr Obama will be still be short of the […]
THE BEATDOWN: D.A. To Turn It Over To Grand Jury
INQUIRER: District Attorney Lynne M. Abraham said today that the cases of the officers videotaped beating three shooting suspects would likely be handed over to a grand jury soon. At a press conference called to announce an alternative treatment program, Abraham said: “I’ve pretty much decided that we will turn it over to a grand jury….We’re going to give it to a grand jury to review the evidence.” She added: “It will be given to a group of citizens with a diverse background to reach a conclusion.”
Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor. Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said. His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy. Malignant gliomas are a type of brain cancer diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a year — and the most common type among adults. It’s a starting diagnosis: How […]
GIMME SHELTER: Sheriffs Begin Dig At Manson Ranch
HELTER SKELTER: Police raid Spahn Ranch, Death Valley, California, 1969 LOS ANGELES TIMES: PANAMINT SPRINGS, Calif. — A posse of Inyo County sheriff’s investigators and forensic experts this morning began digging for human remains at a remote ranch in Death Valley National Park once used as a hangout for the notorious Charles Manson family. Armed with ground-penetrating radar, spades and a cadaver dog named Buster, the 20-member group’s mission was to wring every fact they could out of the sandy soil at the ranch where Manson and his followers holed up in 1969 after the massacre of pregnant actress Sharon […]
THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW: 11th & Tioga
[Photos by JUSTIN ROMAN] BY JEFF DEENEY Near the corner off 11th and Tioga is a memorial set up around the base of stop sign for Tim Haines, aka Boosa, a 24 year old who was gunned down here one early Saturday morning late last month during a violent weekend that left five dead citywide. This is a neighborhood I know fairly well; as a social worker I had a client who lived nearby and longtime readers might remember that around this time last year I got caught in the middle of a daytime shoot out around the corner on […]
KILLADELPHA: Mayor Nutter Vs. The Gun Nuts
INQUIRER: New city laws to control the number of guns sold in Philadelphia is meant to stop the illegal flow of guns to criminals and not meant to stop legal sales, Mayor Nutter emphasized in a morning press conference. The conference was scheduled hours before city officials return to court this afternoon battling whether the city can independently pass legislation to limit gun sales here. The mayor has already signed legislation backed by City Council. The National Rifle Association, along with others, including gun dealers, has filed a civil lawsuit to block the laws. With Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey […]
A SILVER MOUNT ZION: Stumble Then Rise On Some Awkward Morning
? Three members of Godspeed You Black Emperor + string section + tape loops + astonishing visuals. They play tomorrow night at First Unitarian.
NEWS CLUES: Like The Enemies List Of The Truth
The Richest Man On Earth Endorses Senator Barack Obama FRANKFURT (AFP) – Warren Buffett, the world’s richest man, is backing Barack Obama for US president and thinks current US economic policy will push the dollar lower against other global currencies. Buffett told a press conference here Monday he had offered support to both Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton but that since it appeared Obama would win the party’s nomination, “I will be very happy if he is elected president. “He is my choice,” Buffett said. Commenting on the US economy, the 77-year-old investor who is known as the “Sage […]
WORTH REPEATING: The New Enemies List OR The Fascist Plot To Take Over The United States, Right Now!
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you only read one article this year about the Fascist plot to take over the United States of America, PLEASE read this one! RADAR: Addressing the nation from the Oval Office in 2005 after the first disclosures of the NSA’s warrantless electronic surveillance became public, Bush insisted that the spying program in question was reviewed “every 45 days” as part of planning to assess threats to “the continuity of our government. “Few Americans — professional journalists included — know anything about so-called Continuity of Government (COG) programs, so it’s no surprise that the president’s passing reference received […]
TEXTING: It’s The End Of The World And IFF, LOL!
BY AMY Z. QUINN Down in D.C. today, the FCC is holding a summit on the state of the country’s emergency alert system, which many of you know as “the annoying beep that interrupts Clifford and makes your toddler cry.” And soon — remember, we’re talking government time here so “soon” means at some uncertain point in the future, if ever — 90-character emergency text messages could come through to your cell phone, alerting you to national disasters, emergency missives from the President, and Amber Alerts.That is, if the government agencies involved can stop dickering over which one will run […]
Q&A: Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
As promised, sexy time Q&A with sexologist Susana Mayer, host of the Erotic Literary Salon. PHAWKER: So, just to bring the reader up to speed: Your name is Susana Mayer, you are 60-years-young, you live here in Philadelphia, you are the creator and host of The Erotic Literary Salon and you are a sexologist. What exactly is a sexologist? SUSANA MAYER: It is the study of how we give and receive pleasure. PHAWKER: And you were telling me that you are working on your doctoral dissertation… SUSANA MAYER: Yes. The working title is, In Pursuit Of Sexual Pleasure Reframing Obsolagnium: […]